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Calling out all in transit...
Too long gone, but I needed to say thank you to all who voted yesterday. For many it was your first Presidential and one to always remember. Now the real work begins.
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News & Notes
I'm still alive, even if absent.
I was admitted into the PhD program at KU and I'll be teaching two sections of Freshman English each semester--woohoo.
Kansas storms are totally freaky.
I went to a roller derby match in KC. WE HAVE A LEAD JAMMER!!!
The new Indiana Jones is terrible!
Speed Racer: visually stunning mindless fun.
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"It is the theory that decides what we can observe"
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Back from Paris
I went Paris over spring break--completely amazing. The weather was a bit cool, so I think I'll wait until May next time. I've fallen madly in love with Paris, and I've begun plotting my escape. First, I need to learn some French...
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Why I'm Supporting OBAMA
I caucused for Obama on Tuesday. I love to caucus! Throw out the voting machines! It feels like your doing something secret and shameful behind that curtain in the voting machine. Hmm...that's an idea. Nevermind! Anyway, at the caucus you get to talk politics with people for two hours and you actually get the feeling that you're doing something. ( Read more... ) -
I Ate Indian Food for the 1st Time Sunday, Delicious!
“In Western culture, sex is taken all too seriously. A person is not considered immoral, is not sent to prison, and is not expelled from her or his family, for enjoying spicy cuisine. But an individual may go through all this and more for enjoying shoe leather”--Gayle Rubin, "Thinking Sex: Notes for a Radical Theory of the Politics of Sexuality” ( ( Read more... ) -
Real Terrorism
You know, Rudy can keep his "Islamo-Fascists," I want somebody to save me from the people most likely to hurt me this holiday season: gun loving teen-age boys, and their NRA assault rifle hoarding lunatic uncles. Seriously, ever hear the story about the guy who ran into a McDonalds and stabbed 22 people to death? Me neither. It's time to outlaw ( Read more... ) -
InDecision 08
How's everybody? Man I'm swamped with classes coming to an end. I'm writing a paper on Blake right now, but I thought I would take a minute and Luke's suggestion and type a bit about the candidates this year. Tell me what you're think and who I should vote for ( Read more... ) -
Why I am still a Marixst: or "Into the Wild"
Hey there kiddies. Now that you’re spread across the upper-Midwest does the world feel bigger or smaller? Sorry I’ve been out. I should write more. Here’s a bedtime story to make it up to you. Did anyone see “Into the Wild”? It’s funny, after teaching the Chip Brown essay half a dozen times, the light finally came on. I had been reading Chris ( Read more... )
