I wish people would stop conflating the fact that Hillary Clinton is a WOMAN with HC as a politician. Who really gives a crap that she's a woman? Why waste all the time in the press and in conversations on what you think her advantages or faults are when what you're really doing is making generalizations about WOMEN ( Read more... )

I am posting here on an "in case you read it" basis because I don't want to clutter up your LJ with comments. I have a letter for you that I never got to send because I couldn't read the last two lines of the address (the one after you moved). This letter is now really out of date, but I'm working on a new one ( Read more... )

For anyone who happens to read this:
Have you read or heard about some "changes" planned for LJ to bring in MySpace type people at the expense of older users? What do you think of all this?I really wouldn't like to have to switch to some new, unfamiliar blogging site/device/program/doohickey. It seems that in my "old age" I've developed an aversion ( Read more... )

Could someone who is more informed that I am PLEASE explain this "clean coal" thing?
I've seen several tacky advertisements on t.v. about some magical new supposedly-clean way to use coal as a "major source of the nation's energy."

Yesterday, President Shrub was on CNN (?) giving a press conference about his "energy plan." One of the little gems ( Read more... )

*bold the ones you've seen
*add three of your own
( just because i've seen 'em doesn't mean i LIKED them all. )

I now know how to do a CUT!
hurray. that will make things look a lot NEATER than they do now.

now how does one make the thing say something other than "read more" for the link?

yes, i guess i'm finally doing something to benefit people besides ME and the few people about whom i personally care. I have volunteered my reading and proofreading skills to this project that proofreads stuff for Project GutenbergIn this capacity, i read several pages of the middle of a silly romance novel. I guess this new thing will at least ( Read more... )

clean a laptop screen?
Mine has spots and smudges of stuff on it, and i don't know how they got there, but in certain lights it's really annoying.

learn to ride a motorcycle ( Read more... )

We went to see Hypocrisy and Dimmu Borgir last night. That was cool enough that its coolness was not dimineshed by A's friends showing up and being stupid GUYS. I guess they're not all that bad, they just really leave a lot to be desired, maturity-wise ( Read more... )

www.humanforsale.com says that i am worth $1,419,258.00.

they say that the average female is worth $1,639,675.00 ( Read more... )