* Arguing for the Olympics to be held in Chicago
* Following the traditional chain of command
* Some random teacher leading kids in a weird Obama song
* Following the unanimous advice of the Secretary of Defense and Joint Chiefs of Staff
* Michelle giving a speech at a farmer's market
* Czars
* Suggestion-collecting website
* School speeches
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I thought I was unique and original in my desire to rewrite the constitution. Apparently others have the same idea and same reason. Specifically, it's the whole "21st century, the government of tomorrow!" concept I loved. Unfortunately when I read them they sound crazy. Of course, so does the original constitution. The main thing is, the dogmatic ( Read more... )

Okay brief update. We have a cat, Renee has conquered her fear of bicycling and rides to work. Our car is dying we need to get a new one. My right hand hurts. I am going to be watching at least three movies a week this semester because that's how many film classes I have per week.


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I might be getting a raise. Very exciting. A raise of %4.71428571-ish. Why? I HAVE NO IDEA. It may have something to do with the comment I made that "I don't need to work anymore now, because Renee has a good job ( Read more... )

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For someone who plays too many video games, death isn't something to fear, just something to avoid. In fact, sometimes when you've screwed up so badly in a level, or with a character build, that you feel that any additional effort would be a waste, you may wish the game had a suicide option, or you may figure out a creative way to kill yourself. ( Read more... )

I had a thought, that there should be some sort of personality test type thing that you can take to find out what you think evil is. A spectrum of evil. I was almost certain there was one, but I searched "spectrum of evil" and didn't see one. Maybe I worded it wrong.


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So, today we're going to learn about a fatwa, because idiomagic is also out there educating the masses, and today I agree with her/him that the news is actually worth updating some people on. Today, a fatwa was issued, by one of the guys who opposed the last SUPREME LEADER being a dick in the last revolution, and the current SUPREME LEADER being a dick all ( Read more... )

New news, Iran (and you thought we forgot) some clerics refuse to recognize the election results. How many? I don't know. How high up? I don't know. BBC, you tell me nothing, but raise only my hopes. Information wants to be free. Iran wants to be heard.

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The above is a video of a sea lion, on a boat. The semantic shift of "coat" and "flippy- ( Read more... )