It's a little slow at the mall today ( Read more... )

So, my mom forwarded to me this email, from my aunt to my dad, which took place after a conversation in which Dad told my aunt that he didn't know who Daniel and I were voting for, but that he had raised two smart, informed free-thinkers and he didn't tell us how to vote ( Read more... )

Especially for emallee

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And for good measure, because this is pure poetry to me:

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When I can set my mind to working, my office is the world’s most magnificent place. Today, for example. I woke up in a sort of fear paralysis*, the kind only rain and productivity can cure. My six 8-foot windows are thrown open to the elements, which are not particularly hospitable today. But the rain calms me, reminds me that there’s no place like ( Read more... )

I'm for the bailout because ( Read more... )

Palin Problem: She’s out of her league

Now I get it. Character has been a question in past elections because the characters of the nominees were questionable. This time, maybe, we'll actually get to the issues. Because, at first blush, I like Palin. And I like Obama, Biden, and even McCain. I think they are all basically persons of integrity, certainly when speaking relatively. I ( Read more... )

Courtesy of my father...

That's the Russian Red Army Chorus in the background

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The last three days marked a strange anniversary for me: the low point of my divorce drama, followed quickly by the high point and the light at the end of the tunnel. The Dixie Chicks album, Taking the Long Way, was my sound track for those first few weeks. In 2003, lead singer Natalie Maines proclaimed to an overseas audience that they were " ( Read more... )

Leaving in a couple of hours to go to Croatia and Budapest for 10 days to hang out with my bro. Trust me...I'm not not posting because my life is boring.

I know how celebrities feel when they check themselves into a mental hospital for exhaustion.

Heh. Spain, New England, Croatia. Oh how I suffer.