So I thought my myself, you're kidding right?  But no.  No, there was no kidding here.

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I know that a lot of people seem confused on the issue, but the cult of personality that swept him to office has no bearing on the fact that Mr. Obama is the President of These United States, not a reality TV show star.  Considering that his administration ( Read more... )

This is something that continually manages to catch my attention.

Honestly, there's nothing new about it at all.  People protest.  Company copes.  It rains.  Protest ends.    Business continues.   People protest.  Repeat.

I keenly remember the first time I saw a sign on the City Wall in Londonderry/Derry, reading something along the lines of "Lord ( Read more... )

I'm not going to lie to you here.

My first reaction to this was "I swear to God.  Faithlessness just knows no bounds."

It's just the idea that a soldier goes off to war and then his girlfriend/wife/what-have-you can't hack it and goes lookin' for something else.  Happened to a friend of mine who did a tour of duty in Iraq, which parobably also ( Read more... )

This was written over the course of a few hours and while I can't be bothered to read over it I am convinced it's disjointed.  So; roadmap -

Rambling leading to disgust over voter registration problems in Mississippi, then treatment of voter fraud allegations in general, then rugby, then moot court.

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Even after you move past all the trite little ( Read more... )

I'm going to finish up the bit on the IRA, but I stumbled on something that highlighted something near and dear to my heart; my vast disdain for the European Union.

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There have been a wide range of criticisms levelled at the EU over the years, ranging from being blatantly undemocratic to encouraging an insulated markets that do things like ( Read more... )

Eh.  The Dow comes and goes.

So far a few gains are holding, so the mind-blowing universe endng fiscal apocalypse shouldn't interfere too badly with the Halloween party.

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Okay, so this is a bit silly, but it's true.

I'll be attending my first 'college party' come thursday.

"Now Phillip!" you might say.  "You've a undergraduate degree, you've ( Read more... )

I changed my mind.

We're all screwed.  There is no hope.

I hope that all of those prospective retirees are girding their loins, because I'm afraid that enormous amounts of their retirement planning is being pissed away.

But look on the bright side: there's a new Star Trek movie coming out next year, plus the Watchmen.

I also find that looking at shiny ( Read more... )

Y'know, this economic crisis has been a bit worrisome.

Even with the Dow's gain of 976 points yesterday coming as a welcome reprieve from the decidedly gloomy tone of the news over the last several weeks, people still seem concerned.  Even jumps from Europe and Asia haven't quite made us feel all warm and fuzzy about the situation.

Allow me to allay ( Read more... )

Whoever you are reading this right now, whether I know you or not, whether I love you or not, I feel that you should be aware:

I would gladly sell you into slavery for your weight in Coleraine Cheddar.

Hell, they could have you for half.

I'm sorry to tell you this way, but really, it's best that we be honest with each other.

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Right.  Election.  ( Read more... )

My Ipod randomly cycled to Roger O'Hehir and The Jolly Beggar-Reel while I was doing some Archive stuff in the Eastland Room.  Considering this to be an odd coincidence, I glanced up at Senator Eastland's portrait and was struck by how amazing it is that people can make such colossally bad choices based on transient circumstance.  The circumstance ( Read more... )