I wouldn't characterize him as a genius, but he's well read, principled, and decently thought provoking when not on a rant ( Read more... )

And so it begins that I shuffle off this Eastern Isle, with little savings, many happy memories, and something to fight for.

At the moment I think I'd prefer to have things just given to me, but I suppose that just won't do.

So here I come America. Have at thee!

I mean, at what point in time does the following make sense?

Targeting the South and Midwest in advance of the 21-state Feb. 5 GOP primary day, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee called for a constitutional amendment banning abortion at a rally on the steps of the Capitol here, saying simply overturing Roe v. Wade would not be enough.

"This ( Read more... )

Now would be the time to say that. Ladies and gentleman welcome to the show. The world it seems was ill informed as to the depth of American capital, at least in regards to the average consumer ( Read more... )

That every four years very stupid people get very excited about picking, not someone who has intelligence or principles, but someone they think will have their same feelings and is electable, like a presidential candidate was a proxy personal ad ( Read more... )

I believe ( Read more... )

As I don't frequent religious institutions and even when I did I mostly zoned out, I find myself desiring something similar but not. Perhaps it's my catholic upbringing, but I figure I'll start with a reciting what I believe. However to keep it kind of hip and happening I don't really plan on making any creeds, just kind of doing this whenever ( Read more... )

The following is a reply I made on slashdot to a group of people who firmly support the actions of the individual from this article about personal sufferingWhy did I make this reply, and why is it full of ire? Because the volume of support this guy is getting is offensive. Reading the article the first time I supported him, but even when you ( Read more... )

Ran from Kureha across the bridge to Toyama. To most anyone that may not seem far, but with two inclines both ways and a total of 45 minutes, it's not insignificant to me. Left over herb chicken and ripped lettuce salad never tasted so good ( Read more... )

When you call someone you want to hear from when they're dead tired from being out with friends. On the one hand you can't blame them for wanting you to shut up because relatively speaking they're dead tired and you are wide awake and dead tired people like nothing less than talking to someone wide awake. On the other hand a half assedly mustered ( Read more... )