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Monday, December 15th, 2008
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12:41 pm - Shoo!
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| Friday, December 12th, 2008
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4:58 pm - Bettie Page Dies at 85
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| Thursday, November 13th, 2008
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7:43 pm - It's been too long
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For a lot of things.
But first let's get a post on LJ. It's been way too long for that.
What do you want first? The saga of the girlfriend's spinal surgery?
How about the saga of the girlfriend in the first place? How about explaining how a gay man in his 60s winds up with a girlfriend in her 40s a week after he has a heart attack?
Or would you rather hear the one about how in the same month as the heart attack and the girlfriend another girlfriend from 30 (count 'em thirty) years ago shows up and just gives me a call? And then I went out to San Francisco to be with her in September while she celebrated her 70th birthday and her 25th anniversary in AA.
Oh, and by the way, the U.S. had an election and for the first time ever elected a Black man to the highest office in the land. And he's the first President we've ever had that is younger than me. (No, Kennedy doesn't count. He was 43 when he got elected. I was 14 that year.) These kids today! What'll they think of next?
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| Monday, June 2nd, 2008
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2:23 pm - HTMLove
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| Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
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4:00 pm - My daughter thinks of me
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My daughter sent me this picture because, she said, it reminded her of me.
OK, so should I be
A. proud that my daughter has such good political
sense,
B. embarrassed that a picture of a bunch of old people
carrying signs reminds my daughter of me,
C. embarrassed that my daughter thinks she can say
'fucking' in front of her father,
D. proud that my daughter knows she can say 'fucking'
in front of her father.
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| Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
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2:32 pm - How to Use Your IRS Rebate
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Jim: The federal government is sending most of us a $600 rebate.
If we spend it at Walmart, the money will go to China.
If we spend it on gasoline, the money will go to Saudi Arabia.
If we purchase a computer it will go to India.
If we purchase fruit and vegetables it will go to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala.
If we purchase a good car, it will go to Japan.
If we purchase useless crap it will go to Taiwan … and none of it will help the American economy.
The only way to keep the money here at home is to spend it on prostitutes, weed and beer since these are the only products still produced in the USA .
Thank you for your help and please support the US
Charles: But if you buy a good prostitute, she'll be European. If you buy good beer, it'll be German. And if you buy good weed it'll be Mexican. We can't win this one at all. I'm using mine to pay off my American Express card. At least that's American (I hope).
Tom: I'm using my rebate to finance the campaign of the next President of the United States, Barack Obama. Thanks, Dubya.
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11:11 am - Services Available at Exit
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| Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
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10:01 pm - Heart Attack
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My first heart attack hit me Monday at about 11:45 a.m.
Isn't it amazing how much good news is buried in that sentence. It was my first; so, there's room for more. I'm writing the sentence; so, I've survived so far. Here it is Wednesday night; so, in only three days I'm feeling well enough to write about it and I'm back in front of my computer instead of stuck in the hospital.
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| Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
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4:34 pm - What scares you about this guy?
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My conservative brother sent me a video of Barack Obama and said it scared him. I asked him what scared him about Obama and he sent the following list:
> > What scares you about this guy?
> A; He is a socialist
> B; He has No clue about foreign affairs(and yes I
> heard what McCain said)
> C: He is afraid to have one on one interviews with
> anyone and does not want
> anyone to know what he believes in
> D: The statements on that video I sent you
> E: The failure to disavow the statements of his
> Pastor BEFORE they came out on
> the news.
> F: He is acting as if that evil woman he is running
> against is the one
> bringing race into the fight (not that she wouldn't
> it's just that he did it
> first.)
I sent the following reply:
While it's unlikely that you will ever vote for any Democrat, I am glad that I can reassure you about your fears about this one in particular.
Point by point:
1.Socialism is anti-capitalism, in which the workers own the means of production. Obama doesn't advocate that solution to our economic problems because capitalism isn't the problem.
We are in the spot we're in today with Communist China holding all the I.O.U.s for our national debt because of the deliberate looting of the national treasury by a gang of criminals from Texas.
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/economy/
2. He has a lot more foreign policy experience than George W. Bush had. How much experience does it take to formulate these goals? "... finish the fight against Al Qaeda. ... combat the common threats of the 21st century: nuclear weapons and terrorism; climate change and poverty; genocide and disease."
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/foreignpolicy/
3. Here's a trick with Google: Search for "interview with obama" and you'll get 24,500 web pages. You can skip the top one; it's his own website. The next one is with Time magazine, not exactly hiding out in an "undisclosed location."
If you want to know what he believes, just ask: http://www.barackobama.com/issues/
He may not believe what you and Bill O'Reilly believe, but he's not keeping it a secret.
4. The video you sent says he wants to get out of Iraq and cut waste in defense spending. If you want to stay in Iraq and continue waste in defense spending, I'm afraid I can't help you. And I'm afraid of whoever you're voting for.
5. Does the failure to disavow Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson before they said the same thing about the terrorists who blew up the World Trade Center make you think maybe Bush really was responsible for the tragedy? If Barack Obama is really a stealth candidate for the Black Panthers, he's going about it in a really, really sneaky way. But I don't think so.
6. Black people bring race into the fight on the day they enter. You never heard any political commentators asking if McCain or Clinton was white enough to get the white vote.
It was Hillary who started with the sly innuendo and the fear tactics. But as you say, she's evil. What Barack Obama didn't do was use race as a reason to vote for him against someone of a different race. The next link is to the transcript of his March 18 speech on race in America. http://www.barackobama.com/2008/03/18/remarks_of_senator_barack_obam_53.php
Vote for McCain, but for God's sake don't do it because you're afraid of bogeymen.
Tom
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| Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
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11:43 am - I hit the big time
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| Friday, March 14th, 2008
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11:43 am - Pi Day
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Pi, Greek letter (), is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi = 3.1415926535... Pi Day is celebrated by math enthusiasts around the world on March 14th.
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| Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
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10:51 am - It's never as good as you think
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Turns out the $4,300 per night included a down payment on future business. And the Emperor's Club representative was only getting a 60/40 split with the agency.
Guess my dream job doesn't pay as well as I thought.
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| Monday, March 3rd, 2008
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1:32 pm - Today in History
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Thirty eight years ago today, the United States Army released me from the stockade at Ft. Meade in Maryland and granted me an "undesirable" discharge. That "less than honorable" designation was their form of remarking upon my refusal during my 13 months in their custody to take part in war making activities.
If you love a soldier, encourage her or him to give up killing people and find a more peaceful way to serve our country. I did. And I've never regretted it.
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| Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
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2:37 pm - Affirmative Action
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| Sunday, February 24th, 2008
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4:49 pm - Seneca, MD
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When I was in high school, that old gang of mine used to make an annual trek on or near Washington's birthday to Seneca to camp out in the cold. We had to thaw the beer out by the fire in order to drink it. It was great fun. Here's what the old place looks like 44 years later. 
( two more behind the cut )
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| Monday, February 18th, 2008
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3:27 pm - Subject: Presidential Library
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The George W Bush Presidential Library is now in the planning stages.
The Library will include:
* The Hurricane Katrina Room, which is still under construction.
* The Alberto Gonzales Room, where you can't remember anything.
* The Texas Air National Guard Room, where you don't have to even show up.
* The Walter Reed Hospital Room, where they don't let you in.
* The Guantanamo Bay Room, where they don't let you out.
* The Weapons of Mass Destruction Room (Which no one has been able to find).
* The Iraq War Room. After you complete your first tour, they make you to go back for second, third, fourth, and sometimes fifth tours.
* The Dick Cheney Room, in the famous undisclosed location, complete with shooting gallery.
* Plans also include: The K-Street Project Gift Shop - Where you can buy (or just steal) an election.
* The Airport Men's Room, where you can meet some of your favorite Republican Senators.
* Last, but not least, there will be an entire floor devoted to a 7/8 scale model of the President's ego.
* To highlight the Presidentʼs accomplishments, the museum will have an electron microscope to help you locate them.
When asked, President Bush said that he didn't care so much about the individual exhibits as long as his museum was better than his father's.
[Thanks to Winston W.]
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| Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
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4:54 pm - Call Your Mom
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Thanks to Olivia for passing along this ad for the best job I've ever had
HELP WANTED
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call.
Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities. Travel expenses not reimbursed. Extensive courier duties also required.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The rest of your life. Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily, until someone needs $5.
Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly.
Also, must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat just in case -- this time -- the screams from the backyard are not someone just crying wolf.
Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets and stuck zippers.
Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects.
Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks.
Must be willing to be indispensable one minute, an embarrassment the next.
Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices.
Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.
Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product.
Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.
POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION:
None.
Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
None required, unfortunately. On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.
WAGES AND COMPENSATION:
Get this. You pay them. Offering frequent raises and bonuses.
A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that college will help them become financially independent. When you die, you give them whatever is left. The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.
BENEFITS :
While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options are offered, this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth, unconditional love, and free hugs and kisses for life if you play your cards right.
** AND A FOOTNOTE**
THERE IS NO RETIREMENT -- EVER. If you are fortunate enough, you will become grandparents.
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11:59 am - 'Hot as a pistol'
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| Sunday, January 6th, 2008
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9:35 pm - Politics
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Barack Obama won in Iowa and I finally sent a contribution to his campaign. I am embarrassed to admit that I held off until there was some real evidence that he had a real chance. Now it looks like he does if he can overcome Hillary Clinton's long-time strong support in New Hampshire.
Why do I support Obama?
Because he supports some of the same policies and principles that I do.
Want to see which candidate is actually congruent with your views? Take the match up quiz. Here are my results:
93% Barack Obama
91% John Edwards
89% Chris Dodd
87% Hillary Clinton
86% Mike Gravel
85% Dennis Kucinich
84% Joe Biden
79% Bill Richardson
43% Rudy Giuliani
30% John McCain
25% Mitt Romney
25% Tom Tancredo
23% Mike Huckabee
19% Ron Paul
13% Fred Thompson
2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz
Thanks to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.2) missfuzzybunny for the link.
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| Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
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1:40 pm - An object of special concern being taught to carry the message
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