I felt I should share this, and it wouldn't fit in a Facebook update. I didn't even write this; an 18th century US senator named George Graham Vest did.

The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog. A man's dog stands by ( Read more... )

This is to update my prior post about gay marriage in California.

Apparently, in a stroke of good news, gay marriages are now legal in Connecticut. I saw it on YahooFile that one under "when one door closes, another one opens up ( Read more... )

Proposition 8 was recently passed in California. This rescinded the right of gay people to get married there ( Read more... )

It's not about money.
It's not about "us" versus "them."
It's not about continuing the status quo.

I cried at McCain's concession speech, where he showed himself to be the hero I knew he is. (If you don't believe me about how great he is, go watch the hour biography on him.) I cried more while watching the Obama acceptance speech, because he ( Read more... )

I feel caught between a rock and the proverbial hard place.

I need to work. I know I need to work. And I want to work. But I want to do something I like, not just something to pay the bills. I figure I've earned it, no? I have worked enough McJobs just to bring in money; I'm tired of doing that. In fact, the last three or four jobs I've ( Read more... )

Far be it from me to complain much about anything. I've tried to cut that out of my life; I've been moderately successful and the the quality of said life has gone up quite a bit as a result. As Something To Do Before You Die, I would recommend it to anyone, really ( Read more... )

I can't afford to think negatively.

I will get a job.
I will fix these relationships.
I will be happy ( Read more... )

I feel like such a naughty naughty boy ( Read more... )

This post is mostly for my local friends in Austin.

I just stumbled across the best Indian restaurant I think I've ever found. This sort of thing has been done before -- the North and South Indian street foods all in one place -- but this is extremely good. I sincerely hope these guys make it ( Read more... )

I really abhor laugh tracks -- which is why I'll be damned if I know how I got started reading about them. I started with the Wikipedia article on the subject. It made for a fairly interesting read -- "know thine enemy" and all that. At the bottom of the page is a link entitled "Why do sitcoms have laugh tracks?" When I clicked on it, I didn't ( Read more... )