short bursts of random stuff today, a day where i feel unfocused but will try to focus as much as possible.
as much as possible.
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entitlement part two
part two in a continuing series of reporting on entitlement that i encounter. i should not get such vicarious enjoyment out of seeing powerful people who are accustomed to getting their way not getting their way.
but i do.
this episode: the plane.
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the joy of shredding
i’m out of the closet in nearly every aspect of my life, and now, after i tell you this, i’ll be completely out with no secrets left. well, practically none.
i love to shred.
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the inverness cooter festival
i’m from floral city, florida originally, but that’s just a smaller town than the small town which is the county seat of citrus county–inverness, florida. citrus county (which, ironically, has little to no citrus, at least in a commercial sense) is a sleepy part of northwest central florida. it’s probably most famous for the manatees you can swim with in crystal river, and the nuclear plant.
but imagine my shock when i, having tried mightily to forget the whole place (none of my family and not too many people i keep up with live there), see the city of inverness featured on the daily show with jon stewart.
actually, not the city featured, but its cooter. festival.
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holiday shopping list
where to shop this year? try patronizing the businesses in bold on this list, which donated the majority of their money to democrats, and avoiding the others, which dontated the majority of their money to republicans.
i will even pledge not to eat at waffle house on my trip to florida this weekend. if you know me at all, you’ll know what a major sacrifice this is.
i can’t vouch for the veracity of this emailed list, so if you have any updates or corrections, let me know!
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haircut followup
such a superficial subject, but i don’t care, because i’m happy about it, so i’m writing about it.
great haircut yesterday. great haircut. great haircut.
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internal financial conflict
apprehensive, by the way, because i’m off this afternoon to get my first non-cathy-rafanello new york haircut. i was so lucky to have her cut my hair all these years, and now she can’t because of carpal tunnel and all, and damn am i worried.
anyway, i’m thinking this morning about money, and how i make it, and how it makes me.
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cheating, i know
i know it’s cheating, but here’s another great thing i got via email through the magic known as the internets.
here it is–“some things to do before the inaugural”, presented unedited.
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civil unions for all
there’s a great thread on the daily kos site about gay marriage and civil unions today. the gist of the argument is best stated by a poster named pastordan, a minister:
“I believe that God sanctifies the covenant made between two people, and the state legally recognizes that same covenant, whether made in a church or not. It’s one less piece of paper for me to sign, and one step toward a more equitable society for all of us.”
this seems so simple, so clearheaded. why isn’t this happening?
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what i saw
boy have i been lazy.
not really. i helped cook thanksgiving dinner, and more importantly, i ate it, which takes much more time. i also helped put together all of our holiday cards. it’s kirk’s year to design it (we take turns) but i help out. not to mention everyday life stuff.
so i haven’t blogged for many days. my sincere apologies…i’ll get back on the stick.
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the menu
be jealous. be very jealous. kirk and i love to cook, and any excuse will do. thanksgiving is an especially good one. we usually go to his parents’ house in reading, pa., but this year we are staying home and they are eating at cracker barrel, which is legal now, at least for me, since they stopped firing all the gays.
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fingerprints
last few hours of work before the thanksgiving holiday. and what am i thinking about?
fingerprints.
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inconsequential conversations
quick take: another rant on red state/blue state stuff, this one in the form of a concession speech. familiar territory, but worth reading.
and on the subject of familiar territory, for some reason today i started thinking about the comfort of familiar conversations.
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random radio musings
first off, i missed my first day of blogging since i started this mess. i had wanted to keep an unbroken streak for as long as possible, but i worked my butt off around the house yesterday until late into the night. at 12:03, when i had finally sat down for a few minutes to watch u2 on saturday night live, i realized i had missed blogging.
it’s not a catastrophe. but i’m a little disappointed in myself. just a little. and this blogging software doesn’t allow you to cheat and backdate an entry, which i like. dirty little secret of blogging revealed.
but this morning, here i am blogging again. after a nice calm morning of npr, which i’ve decided to rediscover.
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abc news, reevaluated
i’m an abc news fan. i think it’s a holdover from when they actually were the best in the business. and i have a very dear friend who was a producer at abc news, and she’s told me so many great stories of how they were the best and why, that i still watch them almost exclusively.
post-election, though, i’m taking a break from tv news. i was overdosed, and needed a bit of a break from it. so, news fast time.
but, while watching abc news pre-election, i had started to notice a conservative slant to their reporting. not so much as to compromise integrity, but subtle things. i wondered if ownership had influenced news decision making, or if it was an inevitable product of budget cuts and pooled coverage.
then today i read a story about an upcoming 20/20 story on matthew shepard that, while i haven’t seen it and thus have not finalized my opinion, has the potential to send me over the edge into full-blown rage.
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childhood unconsciousness
everyone has their backlog of stories. i sure do. i really respect a person who has the confidence to be able to tell a story or two on themselves. a little humility and self-deprecating humor goes a long way with me.
so, in that spirit, i’ll occasionally tell a story or two on myself on here. that way when the probably inevitable senility sets in (both my mom and my dad have alzheimers. poor kirk.) i’ll be able to read these stories (assuming i still can) and say, “my, what an interesting life this fellow had.”
don’t be offended. you gotta laugh. what else can you do?
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quick takes, random thoughts
first in a series of short takes on various subjects. perfect for when i don’t have the energy or inclination to come up with a big statement.
such as today.
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6th grade history, 2090
civil rights
by jamie howard
civil rights has come a long way since the turn of the century and before the turn of the century. i saw on 3-d where countries used to take rights away from people because they were black or because they were gay or because they were poor.
it doesn’t make much sense to me, but the history book says it’s true, so it must be true.
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honey and vinegar
“you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.”
or do you? most times you do, but sometimes the vinegar is necessary. but when?
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my vote for rev. al
it’s been a weekend full of projects. the coffee soda always helps with that–i don’t normally drink beverages with caffeine (although i have nothing really against them…) so when i do it’s look out world. these are the thrills you get when you are 41 and boring. it’s come down to this.
so i’ll take a break from the furniture reclamation (we found a great hutch top on the street that makes an awesome bookshelf), the making of homemade mozzarella (astonishingly easy, you should try it), the general cleaning (kirk calls it “zipping” because i zip around the house like a maniac) and tell you about the day i voted for rev. al sharpton for president.
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