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Monday, January 18, 2010

Yesterday's poem...

i used to yearn for understanding but finding none learned to do without now when someone seems to see my point and worse agrees i have to question the motive behind it as well as the soundness of the mind that dares pretend to parallel mine a warning whistle like trouble at the mill sounds in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Only an idiot argues with an idiot...

I think that may have been on Wiley's list a day or so ago. Or maybe it was something on Corbin Dallas' blog. Anyway, it got me thinking about political debates I've had with friends. You know those long-winded things where both (or all) participants argue their side of it and nobody budges from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 17, 2010

The thing about the quake in Haiti,

it's part of an ongoing nightmare of mine. A few years back, after thinking I had finally gotten to an earthquake-proof part of the continent, I found out about the New Madrid fault line and the quake that changed the course of the Mississippi River a hundred years ago or so. An earthquake reaching... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Who ya gonna call?

Jean and I were talking about going to lunch. "Some place where I can get something besides beef or chicken," she said. "They treat those animals so cruel." "Who treats them that way?" "You know, the farmers." "Really?" "They keep 'em in cages, all crowded in together. And they feed them bad things... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 15, 2010

Swimming naked at the Y

Jean called a couple days ago, laughing. "If you hear about some old lady being arrested for swimming naked at the Y, it will be me," she said. You can't help laughing when you get a call like that. "But what would make you want to swim nude? At least in a public pool with a bunch of seniors," I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Mixed emotions...

You know that old joke about mixed emotions. Guy goes into a bar, orders a beer, raises glass in a toast, and then puts his head in his hands and groans. Old buddy next stool says what's wrong Guy? Guy says I've got mixed emotions: my mother-in-law just drove over a cliff. Bud says what's the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Obviously I'm not a liar, otherwise my pants would be on fire...

In this neck of the woods, the pundits are pondering Mark McGwire. He admits he lied. He says he's sorry, that what he did was stupid, that it breaks his heart now that he's coming clean. But, he insists, the steroids had nothing to do with his hand-eye coordination, he'd already been a super hitter... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Just when you think it can't get any better...

Sarah Palin's getting her own talk show on Fox. 'nuff said. Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 11, 2010

Hesitation in the face of controversy.

I've been thinking on this one. Almost didn't say anything. But we have an opportunity to grow here, and silence is wrong. I grew up on the fringe of American society, unconnected by political ties, social status or money. My mother raised the three of us by herself, gardening to keep us from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Stanley Tucci was on CBS Sunday Morning...

And coincidentally (NOT) they talked about "The Lovely Bones" in which he plays the serial killer. After the magazine interview, complete with clips from several of his movies, I've decided he's one of my favorite actors. He's not classically handsome, not overly humorous, but he seems real. And he... Sign in to see full entry.

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