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New Journal
OK, I said I'd be back and sure enough, here I am. I can now be found at idealistagain.
I'm going to keep this journal, but its going inactive and all new posts will be at idealistagain--so that's probably the one you want to add if you just happened to stumble on to my journal. -
The Final Chapter
Since this is my first post of 2007, I want to wish everyone the best for the new year. The way it usually works out, the week or so before the winter solstice through the first week of the new year tend to be a time of relaxing and self-reflection for me. Someone close to me refers to a "spiritual new year", which has been something I've ( Read more... ) -
What the hell??
It was reported earlier tonight that Senator Tim Johnson from South Dakota had a possible stroke. Now jajy1979 has just IMed me with the update that the senator's office is now saying he did not have a stroke. That updated article is about five minutes old ( Read more... ) -
Eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity
I've become increasingly frustrated with our society this week. That's not exactly new in itself. For me, a sense of frustration and dissatisfaction with the way things are is a constant companion. The past few days have produced a larger degree of frustration than usual on a very personal level. One of the main reasons I believe so much in ( Read more... ) -
The hardest work anyone does in life is to appear normal
1. Today was one of those days at work where it seemed like it was one thing after another going wrong. Between tons of holiday donations coming in, deliveries, ill-tempered clients, and staff getting stressed out and snapping at each other over nothing, it was nice t finally get out of there. Fortunately I was able to leave early, though not as ( Read more... ) -
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I'm pretty sure that Yahoo's Launchcast can read my mind and has decided to mock me. I started listening to it earlier and here's the (supposedly random) songs that it played within the first half hour or so ( Read more... ) -
A commerical for how normal we are...when we're anything but.
Bonus points for anyone who knows the source of the subject line before reading the rest of the post (where there'll be obvious hints ( Read more... ) -
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Coworker: Did you need some help with anything?
Me: Are you a psychiatrist? I could use help with a lot of things.
Coworker: Well let's just start with putting this stuff away and go from there. Small steps, Mike. -
A pointless post (but then, aren't they all?)
The New York Times Magazine has a cover article this week on the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Our local paper was a bit ahead of the curve on this, since they published a series of articles titled "Afghanistan: The Forgotten War" about two years ago. It seems that Afghanistan was forgotten by most Americans not long after it began. ( Read more... )
