First of all, I like Hillary Clinton. I do not like her as much now as I did half a year ago, but underneath the me-first attitude is a politician whose principles I generally agree with and respect.
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Hillary Clinton (and Ron Paul)
Posted in culture, life, politics, rants, thoughts on June 3, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Canditatorial Candor
Posted in culture, movies, politics, rants, thoughts on April 23, 2008 | 13 Comments »
Hillary Clinton is beginning to seem like Hubert “The Happy Warrior” Humphrey to me. The prospect of Hillary running against John McCain feels to me a bit like choosing between Humphrey and Nixon.
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Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton
Posted in culture, life, politics, rants, thoughts on April 6, 2008 | 28 Comments »
A friend emailed me this question recently:
What do you think of Barack and Hillary?
I never thought I’d feel sorry for Hillary. But I do. I like Barack. But I’m kind of amused by the prevailing optimism about him.
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Out of the Bamboonies — part three
Posted in animals, dogs, gardening, life, pets, rants on March 31, 2008 | No Comments »
New little pointy-headed shoots of bamboo are peeking up in new places both in and outside of our raised bed. Being a weekend gardener/warrior (spawn of Schwarzenegger and Martha Stewart?), I rip out what I can on a Sunday, then am gone for the work week, and come back the next weekend to raise pick [...]
Bamboozled - part one
Posted in dogs, e-scrapbook, gardening, humor, nature, pets, rants on March 24, 2008 | 8 Comments »
I am going to write to you about bamboo, and what is entailed in its removal. This is part of why I’ve been so delinquent recently. Or remiss, at least — time spent with pick and shovel more often leading to collapse in the easychair than tapping a keyboard.
But first, some happy news on the [...]
Ikea Tugs Rug out from Under the Danes
Posted in culture, entertainment, humor, politics, rants, travel on March 10, 2008 | 6 Comments »
A friend, who knows that a passel of my great-grandparents emigrated from Sweden, sent me this news story claiming a novel form of prejudice.
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Emergency Preparedness
Posted in beer, commute, life, nature, rants, thoughts, travel, walking on February 28, 2008 | 6 Comments »
If the world were to begin shaking and tumbling and the streets of the Financial District filled with shards of broken glass falling from the office highrises, I would take some comfort, were I to survive and be trapped high in a building, in knowing there was a first aid kit with high-quality anesthetic near [...]
Price, the Princess, and the Pea
Posted in beer, culture, entertainment, humor, life, rants, thoughts on January 16, 2008 | 11 Comments »
I know a lot of people who like wine. I like it, too — but sometimes shake my head at the prices involved in enjoying vino.
So I was amused recently to read this story, on how the price people pay for wine affects their perception of its value.
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Charity, Beginning at Home
Posted in animals, birding, nature, pets, politics, rants, thoughts, writing on December 27, 2007 | 8 Comments »
I want to give some money away.
I do not want to give my money to people who will use it to send me more solicitations for money.
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The Sleighing of Christmas, Continued
Posted in art, culture, entertainment, humor, life, rants, thoughts on December 17, 2007 | 9 Comments »
How many people still eat a Christmas goose? A figgy pudding? I’m not even sure what a sugar plum fairy is, outside of little ballerinas in the Nutcracker. Are real plums involved?
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