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The Spin Room
I don’t watch post-debate coverage. To me, it seems silly to let the pundits tell you how to process what was said. I’ll admit I was taken aback by how manic Romney was, and how feckless Jim Lehrer...
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Wherein I Channel Angelo Dundee
When I was in 5th grade, there was a kid named John Heffington who lived down the street, and he was a bit of a bully. I was afraid of him. One day, he stood on the block wall that separated our...
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I Am Afraid
Malala Yousafzai is 14 yrs old, and is lying in a hospital bed, fighting for her life. She was forcibly removed from her school bus and shot in the head by the local Taliban. I won’t rehash the...
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I’ll Never Learn To Tweet
Though I’m sure anyone interested in Malala Yousafzai already knows she is being treated in the U.K. and has a pretty good chance at surviving. How she came to be there is pretty well detailed here....
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Foreign Policy?
Dear South America and Europe, sorry about that. No, really, we know you exist.
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Quick Hits, October Surprise Edition
Chiming in on the events of the day… The Donald: This is what happens to you when you must buy the attention of “C” list celebrities. Seriously, dude, most of the world finds you annoying. Ann...
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Torpedoes Away!
One of the things that separates gifted politicians from, well, hack politicians is the ability to quickly grasp situations and act accordingly. Enter Hurricane Sandy. Both POTUS and Romney cancelled...
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I Want My Country Back Too
For those of you who don’t already know, there’s an election happening today. Apparently, it’s the most important election of my lifetime. It must be. For over a year now, my inbox has been flooded...
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We All Get A Pony!
EDITED TO ADD: I wasn’t going to post this, but now I have to. Everything in italics was written the day after the election, the rest was written today: So much low hanging, schadenfreude dripping...
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Been Away So Long I Hardly Knew The Place
Well. Two years between posts. Just to be clear, I was unable to log in here for over a year, I finally had to get the good people at WordPress to work a little magic with my credentials. I’m not...
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Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag
I will choose to not give out details just yet, but I finally broke the inertia and put my long game plan into motion. Literally. There are a lot of moving parts to this plan, each is somewhat...
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I Guess It Took This
I’m trying very hard to keep from posting photos of dead children. One reason is that seems emotionally manipulative, and the other more obvious reason is that they are just so hard to look upon. I...
View ArticleThey Decide, and the Shotgun Sings the Song*.
We’ve been had. All of us. Every facet of American life has been corrupted. Even those who took advantage of the holes in the system to acquire wealth and power have discovered that wealth and power...
View ArticleWishing It Had Been a Grapefruit
As soon as I answered the phone and heard the doctor’s voice, I knew what the verdict was before he actually said it. Blah blah cancer blah blah. I’m sure they hate these phone calls, so I let him...
View ArticleThe Update
Well, it seems as if tomorrow was a long time coming. I had fully intended to write a little something about my battle with cancer…the truth is, I don’t know how I feel about it yet. I know that my...
View ArticleA Message From The Establishment
I have refrained nearly all year from posting anything overtly political, knowing how crazy the Primary process can be and all. I did not feel the need to add to the noise. As soon as the Democrats...
View ArticleMen Plan, God Laughs
Disclaimer: I write this from the warmth and safety of my home office. Next to me are a full water bottle, some healthy delicious snacks, a stack of paid bills, and a cellular device so I can reach...
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