Archive for November, 2004

About the marine who killed a guy.

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There are a lot of opinions about this incident. The more I read the more I’m finding I’m somewhere in the middle of them. That’s not surprising, having been dubbed Waffle Queen. Do things like this happen in the course of war? Yes they do. Is it any worse than the horrors that have been [...]

Reading Lolita in Tehran

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It has taken me until half way through this book to decide I am entranced. But I am. Fascinating story.

Strange dreams.

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Or… strange dream. Just one. Mine. Just now. I just woke from a dream; a very strange dream. I dreamed I awoke in a panic to find that I was not alone. There were people in my house. My mother was there, and a few people she knew, but they had all brought along others [...]

Leonids tonight.

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That is all.

Prove it.

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I think those two words could sum up my entire outlook on life. Whenever I am presented with any supposedly definitive statement, my immediate mental response is, “Alright, prove it.” Some things are easy to ‘prove’. I’ll accept that the sky is blue based on your observations, my observations and the generally accepted definition of [...]

My, but I’ve had a lot to say in the past 24 hours.

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And now more? Does this mean I’m on the manic swing of the pendulum? Dunno. Could be. This is interesting to me. I think I could use this during my periods of unending food craving. Yeah, I doubt anyone would think I needed it. But DAMN wouldn’t that be nice to have? The other thing [...]

And now for a little shameless, unedited whining, bitching and moaning.

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If you aren’t into shameless, unedited whining, bitching, and moaning, stop reading now. I won’t warn you again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To he that lives with me: Is it so hard to see that all I need is a little care and concern? Alright, no, a LOT of care and concern. SOMEtimes…when I’m in this mood of [...]

Scott Peterson is guilty.

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So. The guy who, unhappy with the prospect of imminent parenthood and all its trappings of middle-aged domesticity, who conducted affairs because he couldn’t give up his free-wheeling bachelor-ness, and who thought he could get away with avoiding the responsibility of choosing to marry and impregnate a beautiful, vibrant young woman by killing her and [...]

This guy says a LOT of what I think. He just does it so very much better.

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Found the link on Citizen Smash’s Indepundit blog. I like to read him, too. It’s reassuring that there ARE others out there; people who like to think. Yes, people who like to think and don’t allow themselves to be considered idiot automatons who believe what they’re told to believe. (After all, if we were idiot [...]

Hm. I’m not widely traveled.

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