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  • Chicago...

    I'm headed to Chicago via Central Illinois. I'll be in Champaign-Urbana, IL tonight then Chicago for the next few days. If you're along my parade route, give me a call or email (I'll have my blackberry with me) and let'…

  • On ne connaît que les choses que l'on apprivoise, dit le renard. Les hommes n'ont plus le temps de rien connaît. Ils achètent des choses toutes faites chez les marchands. Mais comme il n'existe d'amis. Si tu veux ami, ap…

  • "While the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth." ~V for Vendetta

  • Latkes anyone?

  • Charlotte's Web Quiz: Which Character Are You?You are Charlotte. A friend to the bitter end, you'd do anything to help your friends, even if it involves self-sacrifice. You are an intelligent, clever thinker, the one who…

  • Vous êtes fous; c'est pas moi.Je n'ai pas volé l'orange.J'ai trop peur des voleurs.J'ai pas pris l'orange du marchand.I have not been efficient today. I've accomplished things, but hardly anything worth mention. And you …

  • Lazy Time...

    Runners-Up For the Time Magazine "Person of the Year": As you may have heard, Time Magazine's "Person of the Year" has been named, and the person is "You." The magazine cover has a picture of a PC with the word "You" in …

  • Sigh. It has been a long weekend (that basically started last Thursday), but I’m looking forward to getting some personal productivity taken care of this week. It has been fun to be able to hang out with people a bit wit…

  • Opus One is my blood.

  • Words are my sovereign; I am their serf.

  • I think I need to eat a real meal today...

    As beer, tequila, and jelly beans, a healthy diet does not make.

  • This is too much....

    Soy Products Are Making Men Gay, Says Columnist According to a columnist on WorldNetDaily.com, soy products are making men gay. Though the article looks more like a satirical piece from The Onion, the author is apparent…

  • Heh... freakin' O-hi-o...

    "22 astronauts have come from the State of Ohio. What is it about that place that makes people want to flee the Earth?" ~Stephen Colbert

  • Do you remember when we used to danceAnd incidents arose from circumstanceOne thing led to another, we were youngAnd we would scream together songs unsungPost committments exhulation:(1) Louis Vuitton Cocktail Reception…

  • Grrrr....

    Being up for 28 hours has yielded a massive headache....perhaps I'm getting too old for this nonsense. At least it hasn't triggered a migraine. Physical fatigue and "regular" heacaches I can handle, but a debilitating m…

  • I don't listen to much from the 1940s, but this is a classic song I love...

    You've got to accentuate the positiveEliminate the negativeAnd latch on to the affirmativeDon't mess with Mister In-BetweenYou've got to spread joy up to the maximumBring gloom down to the minimumHave faith or pandemoniu…

  • Heh...

    So I have an interview for an adjunct teaching position with D.C.-area university in Accounting/Tax. That's Fun Times! Although it'll probably mean I would/should clean up my facebook account. Don't you wish you could …

  • How do you solve a problem like Maria...

    As a way to kill some time (see below entry), I decided to respond partially to an email asking in essence: "Isn't it a problem for you that voucher programs, which you generally seem to support, are federally funded, wh…

  • So evidently I have conditioned my body to only sleep for a three hour period of time or less, because after having fallen asleep sometime around 2 am (thinking I was doing well by getting asleep an hour early), I woke …

  • Seems like it was yesterday when I saw your faceYou told me how proud you were, but I walked awayIf only I knew what I know todayOoh, oohI would hold you in my armsI would take the pain awayThank you for all you've doneF…

  • Oh Hegel...

    "Note here that the German word for self-consciousness, 'Selbstbewusstsein', can also mean 'being self-assured', so it has a positive meaning (rather than the negative connotations of embarrassment associated with the E…

  • I will admit. As someone with more than a passing interest in Latin American and South American affairs, I've never quite understood the diefication of Che/Castro/etc and the vilification of Pinochet. Evidently murder is…

  • Sleep is, clearly, overrated; after several weeks of little sleep, I’m a trooper. Notwithstanding that fact, I have programmed out my day. Sleep: 3:00 AMWakeup: 6:10 AMFinal …

  • "There is nothing astonishing in this, the wise Plutarch continues, if it be true that men are more afriad of those who love them, even when absent, than they are of all others, when present."

  • To my CPA firm clients...

    If you would like to schedule an end-of-year tax planning meeting to discuss last minute planning strategies, please contact me at your earliest convenience, as my schedule is starting to fill up.If you want me to prepar…

  • In 2007, you will... Feel up a perfect physique'What is your sexual new years prediction?' atQuizUniverse.com

  • This time last year...

    One of my favorite stolen quotes:"[...] but we are not trying to put our dicks in their personalities now are we?"And it's hilarious for me to review what I was posting this time over the last several years.... Each year…

  • Again, another old-ish song...

    but a splendid music video ... almost anything that does an hommage to Tron is going to get a giggle out of me:

  • Hear my name...

    This is old, but still one of my favorite music videos for a dance track of all time.

  • If Conservative Judaism is trending this way...

    I always find things like this interesting, because it really seems to me that modern Protesetantism is fighting a losing battle for no gain.Conservative Jews Allow Gay Rabbis and Unions "The highest legal body in Conser…

  • This seems like a bad sign...

    Should I be concerned that I've been invited to holiday cocktail receptions at no less than three (3) seperate Louis Vuitton boutiques?Anybody want to be my date/guest at one?

  • ExamJam Playlist

    I typically create a new playlist on my iPod prior to any exam of any substance, and I thought I'd share the one I'm working on right now with y'all. I'm taking suggestions if you have anything. Currently, it's a bit wea…

  • PYT?

    Does any one else find Michael Jackson's Pretty Young Thing (P.Y.T.) pretty disturbing in retrospect? I was listening to it this morning while traveling, and when he leads the PYTs in an chorus... they really sound like …

  • Flying to D.C. in a few hours. It'll be good to be back.If you're around and want to meet up this weekend, let me know.Cheers!

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