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Writer's Block: Regime Change
I'd like to see the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy abolished. I'd like to see all people treated equally on matters of housing, employment, and the right to marry who they wish. I'd like to see massive growth in training programs and jobs working with renewable and clean energy. Maybe if I keep my list short I'll see some of these changes. For the ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Clothing Options
I think it's completely possible to be both. Well-made clothes should fit well and therefore be comfortable. If you choose fabrics that let you move, don't cling too much, and hang properly, you can be both comfortable and fashionable. But, if pushed, I will err on the side of comfortable. But not so much that I would go out in public wearing ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: True Crime
When I was a psych major in college I developed a fascination with serial killers, Ted Bundy in particular. Now I work at the college campus where his mother used to work, and talk to people every day who remember seeing him walking around campus. Weird.
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Writer's Block: Tricky Questions
I immediately wonder what I did wrong. It's a "principal's office" kind of feeling, even though I never once got sent to the principal's office as I child. I still had an irrational fear of authority anyway. Few good conversations start with "I need to talk to you." -
Writer's Block: On the Bus
In high school I used to take the city bus to school in downtown Minneapolis, which had a pretty sketchy route through the south end. One night I was coming home from a basketball game and somebody shot out the back window of the bus. -
Writer's Block: Prepared Answer
What's the one question I want someone to ask me?
What would it take to steal you away from your position with ______ organization?
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Writer's Block: Auld Lang Syne
I plan to drink cheap pink campagne until about 11 and probably fall asleep. My daughter is determined to stay up until midnight, but I know that if we let her stay awake, she'll fall asleep by 10.
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Writer's Block: Untimely Passing
Kurt Cobain didn't really surprise me - that was expected. the surprise was in how much it hurt. Heath ledger shocked me, and I actually teared up a little. Princess Di I ddin't believe at first. I thought people were kidding.