The Christmas Truce
I'm going to re-tell a relatively little-known (at least on this side of the Atlantic) bit of history that I read about back in my college days, and that I was reminded of early this morning when I...
View ArticleGBCDP: Or, Why The Washington Caucuses Suck Out Loud
I participated in the Washington State caucuses today.And it was the last fucking straw.Follow me over the jump for my rant.
View ArticleNineteen years, three months, fifteen days
That's how long it's been since the day I brought two ten-week-old kittens home to live with me. I named them Archy and Mehitabel.
View ArticleLosing Interest
Peter Daou posted a diary some weeks back that I thought was highly inappropriate for a paid campaign staffer to post here -- essentially it was a hit piece on Obama. I'm not a huge fan of Obama or...
View ArticleThe Story of a Sign
I sat down at my computer a few minutes ago to check my emails. I had one from my mother.More below the fold.
View ArticlePlease Join Me in Pointing and Laughing at Some Republicans
Oh, my freakin' GAWD. This one has me peeing myself.Over the jump...
View ArticleI Just Voted for a Republican
I just finished completing my WA State mail-in ballot for the August 19th election. And I knowingly and deliberately voted for a Republican.I'll tell you why over the jump.
View ArticleIn Which I Go Out Among the Good Citizens of My City
I was volunteering at a community event benefiting my employer, at a small park plaza located downtown. I don't generally go to public events like this if I can help it -- I dislike crowds. But duty...
View ArticleI Grew Up in a Small Town With Small Town Values
All this talk about small-town values at the Republican convention, and the Daily Show's hilarious lampooning of same, got me thinking about what I learned about values from the people in the town I...
View ArticleDon't Forget the "Reality-Based" Part, Guys. (A short rant.)
I just watched this front-paged video, entitled "Legal Expert Destroys FOX Pundit On GOP's Vote Fraud Fraud". Oh, come on. Gimme a goddamned break, here.
View ArticleIn Which I Take a Cab to the Airport
What follows is a belated November-fifth story. Early in the morning of November 5, I got on a plane to go see my mother for a few days. It was an unexpected trip prompted by her unexpectedly having...
View ArticleBetter Democrats
What follows is my very own, personal, top o' the pops list for who needs to be primaried out in 2010 and 2012, and/or deprived of their Congressional leadership positions, and (my entirely subjective...
View ArticleJobless Day
Elsewhere, it has been noted that Thursday December 4 was "Jobless Day".This is my "Jobless Day" story.
View ArticleHappy Solstice
Of all of the meanings that have been assigned to the winter holidays -- be they Christian, Jewish, cultural, pagan, secular, whatever -- what has come to be, for me, the most meaningful aspect of this...
View ArticleChristmas Music You May Have Never Heard [Of]
I have rather specific taste in Christmas music -- I like it old and I like it a capella. I listen to Palestrina, Tomas Luis de Victoria, Thomas Tallis, Gregorian chant. Over the fold for more...
View ArticleThis American Life Explains the Banking Crisis
This is not a diary. It will not contain multiple paragraphs of analysis or commentary or verbal poo-tossing.It's just going to alert you, kind reader, to something that I think everyone who isn't an...
View Article7.2 Earthquake in Baja California
My mother just called me on her cell from San Diego to report a large earthquake just moments ago -- she said it was the biggest she's ever personally felt. Centered, she believes, in Baja California....
View ArticleHoo Boy, I Didn't Want To Write This Diary (calling San Diego Kossacks)
There are few things in life I hate worse than asking for help, so I'm anything but happy to be writing this. But desperate times call for desperate measures, so here goes. More below the...
View ArticleI'm Ticked Off
Let me just start this little rant by saying that Glenn Beck is a snake-oil salesman. He's a jerk, a wacko, an opportunist, and a liar.He's also smart. Smarter than we are, apparently.Why do I say...
View ArticleMy Own Happy F***ing Labor Day Diary
I spent the afternoon at the Hotel Del Coronado, same as I've done almost every weekend all summer, listening to these guys.More over the flip.
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