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Mother Nature has a Sick Sense of Humor
It rained all freaking weekend, and now, the sun is out, it is great biking weather...and here I am, stuck at the office. It's all that bitch mother nature's fault. -
Do you bottle up anger, or do you let it out, and how?
I bottle it up and sell it on the internet. I just answered this Featured Question, you can answer it too! -
Restoring Faith in Humanity
Cruelty to animals just kills me, it is closely behind child abuse in the list of horrible things humans can do, to my way of thinking. I was happy relieved when Vick was handed a prison sentence, could have been longer… -
Rogue French trader taken into custody
PARIS - A rogue trader who cost France's Societe Generale bank more than $7 billion by making bad stock market bets was taken into custody on Saturday for questioning, judicial officials said.… -
The Age of More
Every generation needs a new revolution. Thomas Jefferson Forget the "Information Age" that is just something we tell ourselves so that we can pretend we are more advanced than previous generations. We are in the Age of … -
Another Iconic Passing
I missed the initial announcement of Sir Edmund Hillary's death on January 11. (January has been a busy month for me.)But, the passing feels some what fitting for me this year being a year of new adventures for me. Hilla… -
Shame, Guilt, and Responsibility
The featured blogs over the last week have discussed a bit about shame. I take umbrage with being held responsible for something I am not guilty of perpetrating. It is a shame that genocide, slavery, disenfranchisement, … -
How do you deal with stage fright?
I've found a cattle prod works well. The trick is to make the person more afraid of staying backstage with you than they are of going on stage. Granny Weatherwax would call that "headology."I never had stage fright mysel… -
One Down Two to Go.
Months, that is. Officially two months to go.Now that I'm in the home stretch, so to speak, all the things that bothered me, just don't so much any more. Because I know it is temporary, I suppose. So, while I get my docu… -
Change Junkie
I've come to the conclusion that I really only dig change in my life when I am the one engendering it*. I don't like when other people meddle, manipulate, or force change on me. As Billy Joel so aptly put it, "Keep it to… -
Talk about your bad break-ups
McGuin Charged with MurderI have had some relationships that ended badly, but, well, yuck.I lived in East Texas for a year and a half once upon a time. I met some strange people during that time, but never anyone that nu… -
Words for the campaign season.
"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost." - John Quincy Adams Update: Ron Paul is in favor of equality for all individuals. In his o… -
Monday Movie Quotes
Okay, so it isn't really Monday, but it's my Monday, because it is the first day I had to work this week. Besides, it is a fun way to start off 2008."And the [Main Characters]'s beat the Germans in a shocking upset.""I f…
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