Monthly Archives: October 2005

Pain in My Ass

And, actually, a little higher than that. I mentioned that I had a doctor’s appointment earlier today. I actually made the appointment last week. The reason is that I’ve been experiencing lower back/body pain. It’s been going on for more … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo: T Minus One

No, I haven’t forgotten about National Novel Writing Month; NaNoWriMo for short. It’s just that I’ve become a bit superstitious, and find myself believing that the one sure way not to get the thing written is to talk about it … Continue reading

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I’m a Ho.

Of heresy, that is. Looks like I made another list. This time it’s the “Whores of Heresy” list over at Edicts of Nancy. Heh. Considering who some of the other members of that list are, I figure I’m in very … Continue reading

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Blogger Down

With news like the Supreme Court nomination breaking, some folks might be wondering where I am. After being up sick all night, I’ve spend most of the morning in bed. And with a doctor’s appointment this afternoon, blogging will probably … Continue reading

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Friends on Frappr

It’s been great checking out the folks who’ve signed on to the Frappr map I set up for this blog. The readership here is quite widespread, and I’ve discovered readers I didn’t know were out there. I suspect there are … Continue reading

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Pete Williams, Tap-Dancing on Plame

Dave Sirota points to a tidbit on the Huffnigton Post, concerning the reality that Pete Williams — Dick Cheney’s former press man from his days as Secretary of Defense during Bush Sr.’s administration is covering the Libby indictment for NBC. … Continue reading

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Hot Hosts of Children’s TV

This is a post that’s been writing itself in my mind for some time now. It solidified last weekend. when we were driving along the beltway, and suddenly Parker started yelling “Daddy! Papa! A clue! A clue!” I didn’t know … Continue reading

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Liberal vs. Progressive

How do we define ourselves politically? When I started this blog, I chose the name on a lark. I thought it would be a clever take on that other site and the product that sells. I had another name picked … Continue reading

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Walking the Talk

Scott’s post reminded me of stories I’ve heard about gays and lesbians responding when ministers launch into homophobic rants. In one, when a minister delved into gay bashing during a sermon, the sign language interpreter simply started signing a sermon … Continue reading

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Chomsky on the Nightstand

Well, I can no longer say I’ve never read Noam Chomsky. Earlier this week I picked up Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky. I can’t really comment much on it, because I only just started reading it today, but I’m already … Continue reading

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About the House

We’re still making visits to the new house construction site on weekends. There hasn’t been much progress on the outside that would make exiting pictures, except that now we have white trim up around the windows, doors and other places. … Continue reading

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I’m a PoMo Ho

You are a Theory Slut. The true elite of the postmodernists, you collect avant-garde Indonesian hiphop compilations and eat journal articles for breakfast. You positively live for theory. It really doesn’t matter what kind, as long as the words are … Continue reading

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‘Official A’

I’ve was out of the loop yesterday evening, but it appears that Rove may have a difficult time wriggling off Fitzgerald’s hook, having been identified as ‘Official A’ in the indictment. In a sign of the trouble lingering for the … Continue reading

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From Law Dork to Lawyer

Looks like I can add another name to my list of lawyer acquaintances. (And in D.C. that gets to be something of a long list.) Chris, of Law Dork has passed and been admitted to the Ohio the bar. Congratulations … Continue reading

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Don’t Hotlink, Bitches!

As much as I hate to do it, I’m going to have to say something about hotlinking. Bandwidth theft or “hotlinking” is direct linking to a website’s files (images, video, etc.). An example would be using an tag to display … Continue reading

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