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Rand again, oh and Amsterdam
Well, I finally took up The Fountainhead. I'm only to chapter 7, but already it's twice the book Atlas Shrugged was.
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Random stuff from left field
In no particular order and for less reason.
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Finding the silver lining
Much may be made of the clip "Christian extremists disrupt Hindu Senate invocation":
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There's little for me to say, but I have something to say
I never wanted to hear President Bush, or any President, say the name of Blacksburg. My beloved sleepy town should never be on the mind of a world leader. No one who hasn't been to Tech should have ever heard of Ambler Johnson. These are not things that should have more than 15 minutes of fame at a time ( Read more... ) -
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I will not blame BellsouthAT&T when it's my own dang equipment's fault.
I will not blame BellsouthAT&T when it's my own dang equipment's fault.
I will not blame BellsouthAT&T when it's my own dang equipment's fault.
I will not blame BellsouthAT&T when it's my own dang equipment's fault.
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Torn by David Armand
I'm sure this is well-worn, but it was my first time seeing it. Can't even remember where I got it; maybe someone else's LJ.... So enough disclaimer; it's hilarious (and SFW):
Interpretive Dance: Torn
walkinthewilds will remember when he explained to me sign language punnery.... -
British SF, Social Commentary and how you pick a reviewer
This is a good story, and it only took about 1 minute to tell to vilejynx, but it might take a little more background for the rest of you....
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Best-ever "get things off my to-do list"
I got to check things off my to-do list today with wild abandon. It made me feel way more productive than I possibly was (though I got a lot of good things done too). The secret was taking 20 minutes and going through my list and saying, "yeah, I'm never going to do that." Boom; list down by half ( Read more... ) -
Bush Compares Revolutionary, Terror Wars
Bush Compares Revolutionary, Terror Wars
"And as we work to advance the cause of freedom around the world, we remember that the father of our country believed that the freedoms we secured in our revolution were not meant for Americans alone."
Apparently Bush has not studied our first Commander in Chief very closely. Most notably Washington strongly ( Read more... )