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Say it with me, albeit through clenched teeth: "I am already paying for Universal Healthcare."
I have a much larger post in me about my friend Alan, but I had an interesting thought this morning that I felt I had to share, especially with the Libertarians on my list.
For all the liberals decry our healthcare system, as much as they complain that we're the only industrialized nation without Universal Healthcare, I have good news: we HAVE ( Read more... ) -
Trust me.
Here's a hypothetical: you're walking down the street in a major city when you see one man suddenly snatch another man's briefcase and bolt. In fact, the briefcase snatcher is bolting right past you - you could easily stick out your leg and trip him. Would you? Decide now.Now, what if, somehow, you already knew that the briefcase was actually full ( Read more... ) -
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In other news, something amazing happened this weekend. I finished a project I have been working on for about five years now: The Ultimate Playlist. 2000 songs, carefully selected and rated and evenly distributed by mood. There are as many loud, angry songs and sweet pleasant ones; the list includes every genre from country to hip-hop to speed ( Read more... ) -
He ain't scary, he's my brother!
So, my little brother told me a couple months ago that he and his friends were making horror movies. And I thought, "Aw, how cute, they're playing pretend with their video cameras."
Ok, granted, it was a little condescending of me. But it's hard for me to think of him as growing up. Until now ( Read more... ) -
Question of the Day: What's Brown and Rhymes with Snoop?
Answer: Dr. Dre.
Now, hit me with your funniest jokes that are still safe for work.
(Bonus: What's orange and sounds like a parrot? A carrot.) -
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It occurs to me that some of you are not on Facebook or Twitter, and so may not have heard the news. So to you I say . . . I am, once again, employed. You can thank GridPoint, a fantastic private company seeking to build the legendary "SmartGrid". And today is my first day.
Wish me luck! -
OK, ONE MORE TIME: STOP.
STOP!!This is it - we have one chance to stop the social media giant that laid off my buddy Alan for b*llsh*t reasons ( Read more... ) -
YOU GO NOW! YOU HAVE TEN MINUTES!!
Please click here: http://www.bit.ly/gagnonftl and vote for Patrick Ruffini. This is very important to me. -
CALLING ALL HANDS.
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Employment
Sorry I've been silent for a week - I've been working. Well, temping. And I'm still doing it, so I still owe you a long post. But let me say this: I completely underestimated my body/mind reaction to going to work again. I thought I'd be pissy and unhappy having to temp for less than a third of what I made when I was steadily employed. But I forgot ( Read more... )