I don’t know why my blackout thing isn’t working…But… Many websites are blacked out today to protest proposed U.S. legislation that threatens internet freedom: the Stop Internet Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). From personal blogs to giants like WordPress and Wikipedia, sites all over the web — including this one — are asking … Continue reading »
American deceptionalism – Opinion – Al Jazeera English
American deceptionalism – Opinion – Al Jazeera English. This is so I remember to read this. But I invite you to do so, as well. I’m a big AJE and other international news sources. Tend to be a lot more objective and truthful than are bland domestic news. AJE (Arab), Haaretz (Israeli), YNetNews (Israeli), Der … Continue reading »
Status Change, No.14 [5]
Reading up on Social Security in the US on Wikipedia. This caught my attention: “Social Security is currently estimated to keep roughly 40 percent of all Americans age 65 or older out of poverty.” Only 40%? That seems horribly low. The 65> demographic includes about 39 million, of which 40% is 15.6 million – a … Continue reading »
Status Change, No. 13 [0]
There are always those people in our lives, who we just know, will always be around. No matter what. For better or worse. And that’s a problem for me. I am known to excise people from my life with astonishing frequency and speed. I moved a lot and subsequently changed schools often, so I had … Continue reading »
House party/Festive Gathering 101
There are rules associated with hosting your own party, festive gathering, or just plain having people over. I don’t know how many there are, but in my time of hosting things, I’ve learned these thus far: Rule No. 1: You can never get drunk/trashed/unconscious at your own party. Rule No. 2: You can never get … Continue reading »
Out of the Fantasy Land, Into the Fire
So I’ve been watching the Republican nomination process. Not too closely since I’m a Democrat and, honestly, will probably be voting party line in 2012. I’m not thrilled with POTUS, but that’s a different story. After the Ames Straw Poll last weekend, all the buzz has been about Michelle Bachmann and 2nd place finisher Ron … Continue reading »
Five Empty Chairs
I just came in from my back patio, enjoying a jack and coke and a few smokes. My brother is out doing God knows what and my friends are all working. So it was just me, the neighbor’s kids (in their own yard of course), and the rest of the neighborhood. Around the table, there … Continue reading »
Status Change, No. 12 [-5]
If I fucking punch you in the face while you’re driving, you should probably heed my screams and pullover or make the next exit. Especially when you’re driving drunk/high, weaving across the expressway, speeding in the rain, oh, and telling me that you’re “fucked up.” Then you have the gall to ask “are you mad … Continue reading »
Status Change, No. 11 [5]
Deals. Are. Going. On. Intense negotiations.
Status Change, No. 11 [0]
Typing from the shower. At a [0], too. Go figure. There’s a post stewing in my head, and my fingers are just ready to set this keyboard on fire. Eh, maybe later. Tiring week. Fun, sociable, but tiring. Yeah, I’ll come up with something… /Deuces, *with the peace sign sideways, across my chest* (Or so … Continue reading »
