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Participating
http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/951685.html
I've never tried this challenge before. I like the idea of any community that's trying to keep LJ active.
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I've told this story before...
In August of 2004, I was at a friend's birthday party. Someone came up to me and said that the people who lived in the middle of the country, the ones who were going to be voting Republican were, and I quote, "stupid." When I disagreed, he said, "What do you call people who vote against their own interests?" We then got into a discussion about ( Read more... ) -
James Stewart Defining Consent
Tip of the hat to Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian for suggesting this in his column today.
The Philadelphia Story (9/10) Movie CLIP - The Whole Affair (1940) HD -
Utah may not cast its electoral college votes for Trump
From an article in The Washington Post, there are people becoming more vocal and public about their lack of support for Trump (and some are even voicing support for Clinton). If I may point out, I predicted back in August that Utah would go blue at the Presidential level. Let's see if it's true in 26 days. -
I love The Guardian
From their live factcheck, written by Alan Yuhas, of the Vice Presidential Debate:
Kaine: Even Richard Nixon released his taxesRichard Nixon did not release his tax returns while running for president in 1960 or in 1968 - he released them in 1973, after his second term began. In 1968 Nixon only gave a limited glimpse of his a magazine writer, and ( Read more... ) -
Dear Yule Goat...
Dear Yule Goat -- I've been a good girl and posted lots of stories ( Read more... ) -
Did the Patronus thing...
Since I am a slight Harry Potter nerd. (Apparently, Pottermore has changed and I had to get re-sorted into a house, too. Goodbye, Ravenclaw. *sniff* Hello, Slytherin? I hate snakes. *shudder ( Read more... ) -
It's so dreamy. *sigh*
It's no secret that my favorite car of all time is the Citroën DS. I've never owned one, but my "when I win the lottery" fantasies all include owning at least two DS (a convertible for which will be left in California for when I visit my folks in burgundy with a cream interior and a navy blue hard top with tan interior for the east coast).
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Toots Thielemans R.I.P.
I was never lucky enough to see him live. He had a club in Brussels, but we seemed only to hear about his appearances after they happened. He lived and played well into his 90s. It's not a common jazz instrument, but he did wonderful things with it.
His obituary in The Guardian
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