Yearly Archives: 2008

Zoo Humans

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Jay

Seeing the news of the uncontacted Amazon tribe, and the fact that there are both more of them than I might have imagined had I even considered the possibility of it being non-zero, and that lack of contact is carefully … Continue reading →

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President Obama

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Jay

Looking Forward to President Obama is a fantastic post over at CultureFeast. I especially like the way he pulled Def Leppard into it.

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Hi there, navel.

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Deb

I solved the mystery of my anemic blogging today: it’s just too damned depressing. My first thought when reading an article about renters facing eviction because the owners of the properties they rented were being foreclosed on was, “and somewhere … Continue reading →

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Vinick for President

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Jay

I loved The West Wing, despite the leanings of the President, who was, after all, sensible above all. I even enjoyed the final season – heck, maybe enjoyed it more than most of the run – and the Santos character. … Continue reading →

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One of the saddest things I’ve seen in a while…

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Deb

Was this woman on some morning show yesterday. I was sitting in a waiting room waiting to give someone a urine sample so that I could prove in advance of employment that I have not violated one of the many … Continue reading →

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I’ve disagreed with him frequently over the years…

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Deb

But I think Steve Verdon’s got this one pretty much dead right. On top of all that, I generally like to point out the irony of the same folk who want people to stay in Mexico making it prohibitively expensive … Continue reading →

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It frightens me sometimes when I realize how *dumb* I must have sounded five years ago.

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Deb

Fer chrissake, the fact that you find someone’s observations of you unflattering doesn’t make them untrue. And sometimes an observation is just that. It doesn’t have to be hatred just because it came from the opposing party. Obama scares me. … Continue reading →

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Yes, we’ll be back someday soon.

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Deb

It’s been a stupid busy couple of weeks. Please stand by…

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Just Remember…

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Deb

This guy? Should have totally expected the cost of diesel to increase 435% over the last ten years and done something else with himself. /conservative Which would be one of the reasons I’m not much of one, anymore.

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Re: Spitzer.

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Deb

For the FSM’s sake, people, NOBODY cares about the sex. Stop feeling so morally fucking superior because you think prostitution ought to be legal. So does anyone with half a brain. Have a nice cup of STFU, already. The point … Continue reading →

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