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Strange New World
This is a dream I had last night, without commentary for the most part except for some of the thoughts I managed to have during the dream. I decided to write it down because it was especially long and I was much more aware than usual that I was dreaming. Despite such awareness, please realize that the plot elements are still dream elements. Any ( Read more... ) -
So What if Obama WAS a Muslim?
Way back when I was in the sixth grade I found myself having to deny the same nasty rumor again and again. The middle school attack machine had begun spreading the mistaken idea that I had a crush on a girl named Meredith, a girl who--for whatever warped sixth grade logic--you did not want to be accused of liking. The truth, of course, was that I ( Read more... ) -
Hillary's New Bi-Polar Strategy
So I woke up today to see that Hillary Clinton spent the morning in Ohio screeching at the top of her lungs, "Shame on you, Barack Obama!" for a mailer his campaign has sent out in Ohio. She even compared him to Karl Rove, saying his tactics were underhanded and sneaky and destructive and that they were a long way from all that hope and nonsense ( Read more... ) -
The Myth of Clinton's "Blue Collar Base"
Despite what all the media pundits have been saying about her "base", Hillary Clinton is not the candidate of "blue collar" Democrats. Last night's vote in Wisconsin is proof that the backbone of the Democratic party has woken up to this fact. It's times like these when I wish I was back home in the Ohio Valley to continue to drive that point home ( Read more... ) -
Why I'm Voting for Barack Obama
In July of 2004 I was mostly unemployed and kept myself busy by house sitting and volunteering for the Kerry campaign not out of any particular love for the senator from Massachusetts, but because I felt it was imperative to have anyone in the White House besides George W. Bush. It was the first or second night of the Democratic National ( Read more... ) -
It's a Great Night to be a Mountaineer!
Wow. What an exciting Fiesta Bowl win for the West Virginia Mountaineers! Not only did they win, but they dominated a team 85% or so of the country was sure was going to win the game. That's two BCS wins in the last three years. How's that compared to Michigan?
But though I had originally intended to, I'm not going to harp on how angry I was ( Read more... ) -
Absence Present
In a few minutes, I will shut down the computer, take out my contacts, use the bathroom and head for bed. That consists of walking through the kitchen, where I will turn out the lights, and then reach down to grab the pet gate, putting it across the entrance way to the living room to make sure the dog stays in the kitchen through the night.
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Dream Interpretation
So yesterday’s blog described a dream. Since there is a danger that some people (who will remain anonymous) might take it too literally, I’ve decided to offer up my own beginnings of an interpretation that will never really end. The reason I left it un-interpreted to begin with was so that any readers out there in the world could interpret it ( Read more... ) -
Falling
What is it like to fall?
How do you answer a question like that? Well it’s like…it’s like having the ground taken out from under you. So like floating? No, not really. Like…rushing toward something, knowing it will hurt. Hurt. What is hurt? What is rushing? What is toward?
What is it like to fall?
Yesterday I visited my new second cousin. A day old. ( Read more... ) -
Todd's New Video: Phoenix Ashes
A friend sent me this untitled bonus track from AFI's "Sing the Sorrow" and the middle section is this beautiful piece with very simple, haunting music and lyrics. As some of you know, I have a fascination with "end of the world" myths and stories, especially the Norse Ragnarok, the new Battlestar Galactica, and even the rather slow-paced 1980's TV ( Read more... )