last night, we were leaving dinner, and a man approached us on the street. he was pretty agitated and told us that he'd been trying to get someone to stop and give him directions for blocks and everyone had just ignored him. he said that he'd just gotten out of jail, 10 years in prison for some unspecified crime, and he was told by his PO to go ( Read more... )

zoe and eli left this morning after being here 5 days ( Read more... )

molly ivins, in 2006

"Do not sit there cowering and pretending the only way to win is as Republican-lite. If the Washington-based party can't get up and fight, we'll find someone who can."

barack not hillary, right before super tuesday

"I won’t compromise my commitment to peace, so I can’t vote for somebody who voted for war."

still not for ( Read more... )

so everyone of course is speculating about the election, constantly. we don't even have to specify what kind of election we're talking about because everyone knows that at the moment, there's really only one that matters. a lot of people are really conflicted about this election, but i'm really not. it's pretty straightforward for me ( Read more... )

( look at you now - agent 99 )

i have been trying to figure out how to say what i want to say, but i'm having trouble with the words. everyone seems to be having a month full of upheaval ( Read more... )

george w. bush: "In Afghanistan, America, our 25 NATO allies and 15 partner nations are helping the Afghan people defend their freedom and rebuild their country..."

CNN: "...WITH OPIUM!!!"

( tuesday happiness )

later, when i think about 2007, i'm sure what i will remember is how it ended, not how it began. but if i manage to think about 2007 past the last couple weeks of december, i will remember other things ( Read more... )

1. Father went to college ( Read more... )