Nine days into the new year and it begins with the subtlety of an artillery strike. 3 of my friends have been laid off in the past two weeks, 2 have had their hearts ripped out, and 1 is being forced out of his home.

Uhm…Happy New Year?

Okay. So things for bad for many. To say people are “vexed” would be to put it mildly. And to casually dismiss ( Read more... )

Something.  ;)

The year was 1989.  My best (and at the time, only) friend, Jeff, was sleeping over for the weekend, and in addition to bringing his sleeping bag and his copy of the uber-cool Zelda II, he had brought the Player's Handbook for AD&D (2nd ed.).  As he explained how cool the game was, I hesitated on his offer to help me create a character.  "But Jeff ( Read more... )

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Remember kids: sex at work can be fatal.  Not just for your career, but quite literally.

Q.:  Why are Republicans happy Bush vetoed stem-cell research?

A.:  Because now the Democrats can't grow a spine!

I'm a fan of Michael Moore's work.  Though I'll concede that he sometimes goes a bit far (e.g, his portrayal of pre-war Iraq in Farenheit 9/11 was a bit heavy-handed), he generally has the right point (e.g., the Iraq War has been a pointless waste of several hundred thousand lives and half a trillion dollars).  I respect him for his courage; he was ( Read more... )

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Yup, today is the fourth anniversary of our victory over Iraq.  Happy V-I Day, my friends!!!


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