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muu-muu-wearing parliament smoker
I may not be the most entertaining person to grace the pages of this site, but I can be one captivating wordsmith when the urge strikes. If my witty, NPR-listening, New-York-Times-reading, West-Wing-watching, politics-assessing self doesn't suit your fancy, you can return your friending (unopened) within 30 days.
(Receipts are required.)
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thank you, 2006
For laws and sausages. For teenagers discussing nuclear options for North Korea. For "1776" moments. For couples in class. For Strauss Man and Danny Boy. For Calculus safety blankets. For crime scenes at one in the morning. For squirrels and tails. For ill-fitting shirts and cheese graters. For forgetting pillows. For marathons and sitting on top ( Read more... ) -
the hippies who made JCS would be proud
Last year, for a long term project, I studied speech patterns and compiled a report on the history and science of speech. One section required that I research theories as to the origins of speech. My favorite?
The Psychedelic Glossolalia Hypothesis"As the continent of Africa began to dry, grassland savannas opened, forcing humans out of the ( Read more... ) -
something useful
A note for the me of the future: I will never go into televison journalism because those who work in the field are heartless vultures. All they want is the first crack at the story; they care for nothing else.
Death is cruel, fate is an asshole.
And TV journalists are a sick group of people.
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sharing an obsession
Found at Digital Common Sense some time ago. It was worth reposting for anyone who has ever had qualms about the English language.. which is all English-speakers, I'd say ( Read more... ) -
tv's crystal ball broke
Bush just spent 20 minutes giving an address on border security. The speech sounded eerily familiar.. and then I realized that most of the topics being addressed had been discussed in West Wing episodes this season during the "campaign." "Temporary Worker Program?" I do believe that TWW referred to it as the "Guest Worker Program ( Read more... ) -
go to war? circle one: yes / no
SUN went really well on Monday. I was really nervous the night before because I was afraid I was going to look like a complete idiot, but I decided my motto was going to be, "I'll never see these people again, so feel free to look like a moronMonday morning I was supposed to get a ride from Cheryl at 7 a.m., but she somehow got lost coming to my ( Read more... ) -
appeared to contradict earlier police reports
"July 21 bombing suspected was innocent: An innocent Brazilian man shot to death a day after botched bombings in London had walked casually onto a train before being gunned down by undercover officers, according to leaked footage that appeared to contradict earlier police reports that said the man disobeyed police orders."
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why would you consent to this
Sentenced to Rape and Imminent Death
"While this practice is condemned as barbaric by modern societies, some societies punish the victims of rape as well as the perpetrators. According to such cultures, being raped dishonors the victim and, in some cases, the victim's family. In Middle Eastern societies, rape victims may be killed in "honor ( Read more... ) -
lies, damned lies, and statistics
4,000 soldiers from the Army National Guard [2,000 some from the PA Guard] were deployed today for ground duty in Iraq.
Four thousand more young soldiers, men and women, are being sent off to serve in this war being waged in Iraq, four thousand more individuals are being sent off on a tour of duty to protect those who are still living despite the ( Read more... )