Examining the arguments that many conservatives tend to make these days, be it on gun control, financial regulation, etc, it's amazing to me how often their arguments boil down to paranoia, over-compensating machismo, insecurity and meanness.  How did those things become virtuous?

Trying desperately to stay positive during a 14-hour work day.

...if a lunatic shot up an NRA convention with an automatic assault rife he'd bought at a legal gun show? Or if a lottery winner bought and dismantled Bain Capital, leaving its shareholders and employees penniless? Or better yet, if a county that defunded its fire department burned to the ground? These are the thoughts that are cheering me up ( Read more... )

Well, we succeeded in finding a new place, up in Washington Heights. A lovely modern 1-BR with a terrace TWICE as big as what we had previously. We got everything moved and are currently unpacking. It's been a long stressful journey, but we're through the worst of it. I'm taking this as a fresh start and a chance to really make our combined ( Read more... )

When an old tree grows
Rotten, the seeds fly away
Growing tall alone.

It's a very bad thing that talking with my GOP/Teabagger friends makes me sympathize with the tactics of Stalin and Pol Pot.

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As I slowly deal with the logistics of this forthcoming breakup, I'm faced with the ache of waiting, of anticipation. ACS comes back on Monday. My arguments are clear and concise. My reasons are solid and my course is clear. The waiting, alone with my own wounded heart is the least bearable part of all. I know in order to get out of this lease ( Read more... )

ACS informed me via text that she'd been hooking up with one of her castmates while on tour in MN. This in and of itself is possibly forgivable, but when put along with the drama with the dog and the fact that we've been fighting for the past 6 months or so, I'm really only left feeling sick and numb. So, while I still have the place to myself, I ( Read more... )