Perhaps I will have a black wife. We will have a female child. We shall name her 'Zebra.'

She'd always come last in roll call.

"Zebra Wohlford?"
"It's pronounced 'Zeh-bra.' Like Debra with a Z. Which is to say, 'present.'"

What a racist fucking teacher, "Zebra."

How very boring it is to blunder into adulthood without any common cause. This sure as hell isn't the '60s.

Former Senator John Edwards and Senator Barack Obama are the only Democrats with the legitimacy, popularity, and strength of message to build an election winning ticket in 2008.

This group is for anyone who supports the powerhouse in '08.

when did "be respectful" stop meaning "be a pansy?"
is that part of "maturity?"
fuck, are you telling me that my kindergarten teacher was right all along?

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For most of my life, I have held what I thought were simple and intuitive views of morality, existence, and the human experience. During my sophomore year in high school, I discovered that my moral views were enumerated by the philosophy of Utilitarianism. The following year, I learned that my views about the latter two subjects were expressed by ( Read more... )

As we walk through our lives, we hastily try to envision what we want just as we barely begin to accept what we have. Amidst the chaos, we occasionally collide with another, and it feels wonderful. For that fleeting moment, while the lingering eye-contact remains, our vague desires dissolve into a simple and complete understanding. In that instant ( Read more... )

How strange to have known someone so profoundly well who no longer exists but in name.

There once existed a polarization of social associations into two distinct categories: the platonic, and the romantic. By default, everyone began in the platonic capacity. Through deliberate effort, though, interactions could be made romantic ( Read more... )

Today our bass bone left us, so the 3rd bone decided to take his spot. Now there's only 4 bones, and I am 3rd chair. I liked the guy (who was also named "Matt") and I hate to lose a bone, but I admit it feels nice to have some job security. Additionally, he didn't say why he was departing... mysterious / he probably just had way too many credit ( Read more... )