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politics -- The latest ammo against Barack Obama is the charge that he is 'elitist.' This baffles me on so many different levels, but I'll keep it brief. In fact, I'll copy from merrydian, who saw Jon Stewart's take on it: If you are trying to be president, and you don't think you're better than other people on some level, what the hell are you ( Read more... )

no good deed goes unpunished. it doesn't matter what i'm talking about, it's always true ( Read more... )

The kid discovered, through her internet connections, a love song written from the point of view of a supervillain toward one of his captives ("Skullcrusher mountain"). The lyrics "I made this half-pony half-monkey monster to please you / But I get the feeling that you don't like it / What's with all the screaming?" are pretty darn charming. A ( Read more... )

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A few minutes ago, just as I turned the corner onto my block I saw a wild turkey standing on a neighbor's stoop! I didn't crash the car, nor could I park it legally, so I completed the circuit of the block, parked in my spot, and ran to where I saw the turkey. It wasn't there, so I quickly scanned the area: the street (full of afternoon rush hour ( Read more... )

1. I'm pleased to see that after the Atheist Apocalypse there are still pigeons. It wouldn't have killed the cartoonist to change it to an American robin, but hey, I haven't given up the room in my heart for pigeons ( Read more... )

The Democrats' situation is depressing. Why is the Clinton camp doing all the Republicans' work for them? How is it that I have come to dislike people I used to have distant admiration for, like Bill Clinton, Geraldine Ferraro, and the nation's middle-aged white women? I'll be watching the nominating convention, not for the inspirational speeches ( Read more... )