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Bad form, Sir
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), author of Section 1233, was delighted. "Mr. Blumenauer's office celebrated 'a quiet victory,' but urged supporters not to crow about it," reports the New York Times. Deathly quiet. In early November, his office sent an e-mail plea to supporters: "We would ask that you not broadcast this accomplishment out to any of ( Read more... ) -
Horkheimer RIP
His short videos were really great back in the day. -
Our cat's condition
She's regained some weight and the jaundice is completely gone. She had an infection set in around the feeding tube due to a bit of pus discharge. But broad spectrum antibiotics have beat it down to nothing. Her strength is returning but she's still weak enough that she prefers laying about rather than walking around the house. Also she is eating ( Read more... ) -
Feline Hepatic Lipidosis
One of our cats came down with liver failure Thursday before last, so we brought her in to the vet. We didn't realize anything was wrong at first because all of her food was being eaten (by the other cats) and we seldom pick her up because she hates being carried. Her lethargy and secluding herself in the closet is what tipped us off that something ( Read more... ) -
New Rule
You can't claim to be a defender of women's rights or children's rights if you think that raping either of them is not worthy of jail time. -
Something for posterity
About 3 weeks back my dad was helping me do some renovations around my house when he commented on how I do so much work around the house it reminds him of himself. I told him that I just feel compelled to do them because I don't like the way they did things when they built the house and I want to do them right. He laughed and said that yup, I'm ( Read more... ) -
How can we eliminate poverty?
A lot of the ideals people have towards eliminating poverty seem to extend from the hopeful belief that if only there was a way for people to work their way out of it, they would ( Read more... ) -
Getting punch drunk
Time to take a step back. Getting too punchy. -
Watching a movie alone
Just watched Hot Tub Time Machine. Not a bad film. A little short on development though.
It's been just over 4 years since I watched a film alone. Feels very lonely.
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