thematically fickle

And it felt really fuckin’ good, too.

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In the meantime,  I’ve been reading the blog of conservative writer Andrew Sullivan over at The Atlantic with the hope of understanding where thinking conservatives are in this whole Palin mess.  I don’t often agree with him but he is an independent thinker which helps me know that not all conservatives are balls-to-the-wall evangelists. In fact, Sullivan wrote an incredibly [...]

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I used to be extremely active politically. I disagreed with George W. Bush’s platform so vehemently that I got involved beyond standing in a voting booth. My reality television was C-SPAN. My junk television was NOW with Bill Moyers and The News Hour with Jim Lerher. I volunteered and went door-to-door. I attended rallys [...]

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The news of the past few days seems to be more of a soap opera than a soap opera and if you ask me, that calls for a little relief in the form of shock therapy. Consider this a warning.
We showed this incredible 10-minute indie film “Spider” (thanks, Angela!) in our backyard last Friday night. [...]

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I believe that a society is judged by how it treats the least among it. The elderly, the sick, the young. Someday, when history takes a look back at what kind of place the United States has become under George W. Bush and the Republican party (and, to an extent, the neutered and all-to-frequently ameobic [...]

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This summer, as in the past two summers, we spent five Saturday evenings attending free concerts in a neighborhood park. We, along with friends, haul a bunch of food and wine and children and wagons and wine to Bird Park, where the kids run and dance and pretty much live their lives for a brief [...]

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How incredible is this photo? It was taken by Doug Mills of the New York Times and is part of their Olympic slideshow for day 13. Are those arteries visible through his scalp? And his flesh is actually rippled because of the speed at which he entered the water? Wow. Just, wow.

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Because I haven’t done much that’s worthy of self-promotion, I’m not too comfortable with doing it. Fortunately, I know someone who is very good at promoting others so I’ll let her do the dirty work.
Perhaps I’ll see you tonight?
Please be gentle with me…I’m delicate like a whisper.
 

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My momma taught me that it’s always best to leave the party before you’re ready. Sort of like quitting at the top of your game. It’s just good toilet training. And I thought Brett Favre had it. But no. He can’t stand to miss out on that last body shot or the naked table dancing [...]

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