my birthday
I had a nice birthday yesterday. I received a card from my parents and one from Todd, roses and a Joseph-Beth bookstore gift card from Todd, a mini vacuum from Jess, the promise of a shopping trip from...
View Articleput up or shut up
I’ve been so disgusted since yesterday evening when I found out that Microsoft is alleging Linux of patent infringement, but today a few articles have calmed me down: This is, to me, Darl II: “Our...
View Articlemy take on the Jena 6 fiasco
When news articles disappoint, consult Wikipedia. While browsing Fark, I came across an article about the Jena 6, a subject with which I was unfamiliar. Reading through the article left me confused and...
View Articlecontroversial comic
Last Friday in the local student newspaper, the Kentucky Kernel, there was a comic that has sparked all kinds of protest. I didn’t even see the comic, but boy have I heard about it since. Here’s a...
View Articletwo reasons I hate President Bush
I’ve been asked before why I hate President Bush, and I never can back it up because I don’t remember specific events that have triggered my anger. Well, now I’m writing down a couple before they get...
View Articlethe Lesbians are taking back their word
This cracks me up: inhabitants of the island Lesbos are annoyed that gay women everywhere call themselves lesbians, since all people on Lesbos are the real Lesbians. They had it first, and they’re...
View ArticleFISA and Obama slop
I’m so disgusted about yesterday’s result on the FISA amendments. I’ve emailed Kentucky’s senators, complaining about how if our own President, ideally someone who breaks no laws himself and especially...
View Articlegovernment bail-outs
I’m divided on how I feel about the recent Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae bail-outs by the government. While I don’t like our government saving private corporations (if they go bottom up, that just shows...
View Articlearguing against the auto bailout
Not that it’ll do much good, but I just left messages at the local offices for Kentucky’s Senators Jim Bunning and Mitch McConnell, and also Representative Ben Chandler, urging them to vote against or...
View Articleholy crap, McConnell did something I like!
I don’t often hear about my state’s senators, and when I do, I don’t often agree with them because they’re staunch conservatives and I’m pretty liberal. However, when scanning Google News this morning,...
View Articlelack of parenting
I just found, courtesy of Fark, this article: Boston mom calls 911 over son’s video game habit. I’m just flabbergasted. Really? You feel the need to call emergency services because you suck as a mom? I...
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