This is an interesting 99 question meme I stole from Alanna. As she said, don't be offended if you know me and are surprised by some answers.

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I've been tagged by the meme that's going around and so now I must name 10 things that make me happy. OK, so, 10 things...

10. The feeling of laundry that's still warm when you put it on the day after you washed it, because you packed it so tightly into your laundry bag that it wasn't able to cool off ( Read more... )

Since it's all the rage to do this, I suppose I should point out that I'm still alive. Barely ( Read more... )

Lying here in bed, I feel as if I am being gently tossed to and fro by the rhythym of the Chesapeake Bay. This is not as crazy as it sounds ( Read more... )

21st Birthday: June 30

Cape Cod: July 1-5

Dayton, OH: July 8-10

Detroit, MI: July 22-24

Annapolis, MD: August 6-7

San Diego, CA: August 12-15

Detroit, MI: August 20-27

Denver, CO: September 3-4

Life is good.

So, apparently the Papal will doesn't hold much weight after all. The late Pope JP II's personal secretary has saved his papers, in direct contravention of the papal will, which ordered them to be destroyed upon his death ( Read more... )

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You know what the problem with the Golden Rule is? Every now and then you run into someone who -- either truly, or doing a great job of acting -- does not care how others treat them, and we are woefully unprepared for the situation. Said person seems to have carte blanche to sow the seeds of anger and unhappiness through the land, as there exists ( Read more... )

However, on religious issues there can be little or no compromise. There is no position on which people are so immovable as their religious beliefs. There is no more powerful ally one can claim in a debate than Jesus Christ, or God, or Allah, or whatever one calls this supreme being. But like any powerful weapon, the use of God's name on one's ( Read more... )

Brad Dupree: [reading Lester's job description] "My job consists of basically masking my contempt for the assholes in charge, and, at least once a day, retiring to the men's room so I can jerk off while I fantasize about a life that doesn't so closely resemble Hell." Well, you have absolutely no interest in saving yourself ( Read more... )