it’s about time…

29May08

NY Gov. David Paterson has said that the state will now recognize gay marriages performed in other states/countries where it is legal. Of course, the religious right has its depends in a knot and just cannot accept this. (Though, to be fair, I know many conservative religious individuals who truly believe in gay rights.) I [...]

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Tags: gay marriage, Gov. Paterson, love, New York

scientists: blogging is healthy

27May08

Blogging isn’t just a fun hobby to pacify the ego-maniac within, it is also healthy.
Blog…It’s good for you.

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Hummers are the epitome of all that is wrong with America

27May08

I saw a woman getting into her big, black Hummer today and before I knew it, I was giving her a very evil look. I didn’t mean to — at least not consciously — but I have a difficult time hiding emotion. I think Hummers are the epitome of all that is wrong with America [...]

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Tags: carbon emissions, carbon footprint, environment, going green, Hummer

expanding…

25May08

got a book by HST today…vol. 1 compilation of his essays. i can’t wait to begin. i am so over steadman, though he provided a wonderful introduction to the madness…

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fighting back…

24May08

I shop at Price Chopper just so I can gain points to increase my gas discount. Ironically, the food there is much higher than other places, say Wal-Mart for instance. So I pay more to save more or does it all balance out in the end? Either way, it sucks. I live in NY so [...]

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Tags: debt, food prices, gas prices, inflation

exclamation points bore me

16May08

I am currently reading “The Joke’s Over” by Ralph Steadman. Steadman did various illustrations for pieces written by Hunter S. Thompson. The book is a recollection of his time with Thompson. I am really enjoying the book, but I have a problem with the way Steadman writes. He loves exclamation points. Exclamation points do nothing [...]

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