Republicans tend to talk about entitlement. Who's entitled? The people who work for it, that's who. It's a strong point. Hard to argue with. After all, the question frames the issue in terms of people who work and those who don't. Even "the little guy" wants to feel the pride of having earned his/her wages. Feeling like you deserve what you ( Read more... )

Do you have a blue-collar job? Do you think of that job as one you had to compete for? Do you think of your wage/salary as a bargaining chip? How about your willingness to work harder and longer than your fellow employees? What besides wages and work ethic do you consider bargaining chips? Perhaps you're good looking? Or maybe you're strong ( Read more... )

Outkast. I was telling my sister once that Speakerbox, The Love Below Disc 2, kicks ass. And she informed me that the album "is so Prince", and I was like: "what?" haha. She said, yeah... all the music has a Prince flavor which she's not surprised by because the album was produced by Prince. again, I was like: "what?" ;) So I listened more ( Read more... )

The Smithsonian, a publicly chartered operation that receives 75 percent of its funds from Congress (read: tax payer's money) has made an exclusivity deal with Showtime. The deal, if I understand it correctly, allows Showtime to refuse access to filmmakers and researchers who seek "more than incidental" use of its public archives. A spokesperson ( Read more... )

( haha! not work safe... )

someone should make this, so I can buy it from you. a little sign like thing meant to hang on the front of the dishwasher. on one side of the sign is a picture of an extremely sexy pin-up girl with a devil outfit on... a tail, horns, fishnets and heals. On the other side (the back side) is a picture of an extremely sexy pin-up girl wearing an ( Read more... )

and, of course this is all inspired by an intense fear that I cannot and will not be loved. so what up? I am sooo not cool. I've always known it. So, what're you lookin' at! fuck face. get the fuck out a' here, or I'm gonna pound your ass...

driving home from the bookstore a little while ago I was thinking... lately I've been coming to believe that maybe the most destructive thing in my life has been my seeking for admiration, love and money. seeking it for myself, while thinking only secondarily of others. this want... the want for others to acknowledge me in all/any way(s) has ( Read more... )

that's a question that, strangely enough, has been bothering me a little... on and off. He's decided that his powers of Commander in Chief mean he doesn't have to follow any law he doesn't want to. So, what happens if a new president is elected who he (actually Cheney) thinks won't carry on the war in the way believed necessary? Will he ( Read more... )

hey y0. this is weird. my sleep schedule is so messed up, I don't know what it is. I've been telling people lately that I sleep from about 7 or 9 in the morning till 2 or 4 in the afternoon. Then I'm up all night. But it's not quite that cut and dry. For instance. Last night I got awfully tire at about 1:30, so I decided I would try to fall ( Read more... )