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Coming briefly out of the shadows
I realize I have not been seen here in quite some time...but reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated. I dunno...I just haven't been in the journaling mood in a while.
But I had to come back, because today is a special day!
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Book Review: The King's Peace
This is quite possibly the best fantasy novel I've read in years, excepting only George R.R. Martin's ongoing epic. I don't want to overhype it, but I enjoyed it immensely ( Read more... ) -
A Winter Interlude
Been a while. I'm going to save the fancy speeches, since I'm probably not getting back into regular blogging...sorry. Be aware that I am around, lurking in the shadows of the internetz.
So what's new?
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I hate banks (along with doctors, insurance companies, and cell phone companies. Maybe more)
What is the deal with businesses (especially large ones) treating all their customers like criminals? Does they seriously think that gives the impression that they give 2 shits about their customers ( Read more... ) -
Movie Reviews: "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and "9"
So I saw a couple movies lately...they weren't that great. Like, seriously, I would not recommend you pay money to watch either of them, though if you could view them for free, I guess there are worse ways you could spend your time.
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Crimes Against Society: America's Movement Towards a Police State
Dear God in Heaven, I am about ready to disband all law enforcement in America. I wish that was a joke. But I am now entertaining serious, serious thoughts about whether organized law enforcement is a net good to society.
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Gary Trudeau needs to be punched in the cock
I really don't hate liberals. At the risk of sounding like That Guy, some of my best friends are liberals. I consider myself a liberal, in many ways (in the sense of Thomas Jefferson, not Jesse Jackson, that is). And I resent the right-wingers who disparage liberals, and try work against that type as much as possible ( Read more... ) -
The neverending march of time
So another year has come and gone, and I'm not dead (instead, I am 32). Hooray ( Read more... ) -
Book Review: True Grit
So I re-read Charles Portis's excellent western "True Grit" over the past few days. It's a good fast read, and I was in the mood for something like that ( Read more... )