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Monthly Archives: June 2003
“Judicial Activism” on Privacy
I’m tired of hearing the press refer to the recent Supreme Court decision solely as “a victory for gay rights.” The media, which habitually opts for the salacious and controversial over the serious, is only focusing on the lower half … Continue reading
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Idiocy
“No, Frank, I didn’t get a raise,” my supervisor exclaimed, his arms outstretched in a what-do-they-want-from-me pose. “It’s a Jewish hospital!”
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For the Love of God
People who write CHECKS (for items that total less than twenty dollars) in the EXPRESS LINE should be dragged out and seriously beaten.
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Zithromax (Azithromycin)
Sure, I read the labels before taking medication. They always warn of the “headaches, nausea, vomiting, blah, blah, blah” that occur in like one percent of patients. But when you have no known allergies and rarely even get sick (once … Continue reading
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Barnard Street Crime Scene
I told you I lived in an asylum. Imagine my surprise when I walked down the stairs only to see my porch cordoned off like a crime scene… Upon closer inspection, I realized the tape said CAUTION rather than POLICE … Continue reading
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Encounters
There I was, laid out on the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum, having rollerbladed for several miles around the Schuylkill River. I hadn’t done that activity in several months, and it showed. At the end of my sprint, I was … Continue reading
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Howard Dean: Unelectable
I just watched Howard Dean’s appearance on Meet the Press. After a full hour, here’s what I imagine voters gleaned about Dean and his views: -Dean wants to repeal 100% of the Bush tax cuts, and therefore raise my taxes … Continue reading
Morality and the “Yuk” Factor
Oh yes, another test. A pretty good one, too. Your Moralising Quotient is: 0.04. Your Interference Factor is: 0.00. Your Universalising Factor is: 0.00. “You see very little wrong in the actions depicted in these scenarios. You don’t think that … Continue reading
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Big-Budget Movies Worth Waitin’ For
I’m only seeing The Hulk because Ang Lee directed it. I figured that, with him at the helm, just maybe it’ll have some substance beyond the special effects. From a marketing standpoint, actually showing “The Hulk” in the commercials was … Continue reading
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My Favorite Movie Line
“I wanna shoot you so bad that my dick’s hard.” -Ice-T, holding Wesley Snipes at gunpoint. New Jack City (1991)
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Total War
Michael Totten thinks there will not be a chance for peace in the Middle East until there is “a brief and total war” between the Israelis and the Palestinians: The Palestinian regime will be demolished. The Al Aqsa Martyr’s Brigades, … Continue reading
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Ban Comic Sans
Could there possibly be a more annoying and inappropriately used font? Join the movement!
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Democrat Derby #3
This is my early assessment of the democratic presidential candidates and their chances of winning the nomination. If you’re viewing this for the first time, please start with the first post. Dennis Kucinich The Good: Kucinich’s major political accomplishment was … Continue reading
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Democrat Derby #2
This is my early assessment of the democratic presidential candidates and their chances of winning the nomination. If you’re viewing this for the first time, please start with the first post. Richard Gephardt The Good: Gephardt has the benefit of … Continue reading
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Democrat Derby #1
This is my early assessment of the democratic presidential candidates and their chances of winning the nomination… Carol Moseley-Braun The Good: She a black woman running for president (as she reminds us in every speech). The precedent is good. The … Continue reading
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Losing It
I think my friend has finally lost it. I guess one can only spend so much time outside the good ol’ US of A… Meanwhile, in other absurd sightings…
Anyone But Bush
See the newest assortment. P.S. Is it just me, or is there something just plain wrong with buying those panties?
Geekdom
According to this rather long test, I’m 17.357% geek. Just enough, I think, to hold my own without being dysfunctionally geeky. Here are my affirmative answers: I HAVE… – studied a language on my own. Programming language, that is. – … Continue reading