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06/11/2008
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Mike used one of my images from Flickr here for his article. Nice!
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05/11/2008
Facebook status updates about the election are a great way to determine if the people you know are actually as ignorant as you always suspected they were.
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Is it bad that I deleted a bunch of them? Not the ones that actually said how they felt intelligently because I can respect that.
Several of my ‘friends’ are bemoaning the socialist state we are going to become, while also threatening to move to Canada. I think you can all deduce the flawed logic in that one.
One of my friends went so far as to post information about how to apply for a work visa…in Sweden. Coming from a person whose primary criticism of Obama is his proposal for higher tax rates on the top income bracket, I can’t get my mind around why he’d want to move to a country where the highest income tax rates ring in at about 60%. But then, it’s pretty clear to me that he, along with most of my friends who share his ideas, know very little about economics, politics, or the rest of the world, so the fact that Mr. Down-with-the-Welfare-State wants to move to one of the most infamous welfare states on the planet really isn’t all that shocking.
I was checking Facebook on my phone on my way back from the polls yesterday morning. A Facebook “friend” I actually know in the analog world (and see around town pretty regularly) had updated his status to “I’m moving to Canada” and, since I know him and we joke around about various things, I posted a comment to his status:
“You better book your flight today then!”
I later checked to see if there were any follow up comments and was shocked to see that he had deleted my comment! There were a few other comments posted to his status by fellow miserable folks who seemed equally frightened and my “friend” had gone on to update his status with apparent talk radio quotes about socialism being the first step toward communism.
I won’t remove him as a Facebook “friend” and I won’t even disregard or ignore this guy the next time I see him around town. Even though I wouldn’t remove a comment on my Facebook status as he did with my snarky comment/response to his ridiculous assertion of moving to what is certainly closer to a socialist nation than we will ever be here in the United States, I’ll happily leave him as a “friend” on Facebook.
I think attitudes of exclusion based on differences in belief is the root of many problems in our society. I prefer to look forward and move toward greater things than to commiserate in negativity.
I hope others consider doing the same.
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If you, like me, are having the kind of day where you feel the need to read Where the Wild Things Are, you may do so at this site.
Read it. You’ll thank me later.
thank you.
best.story.ever
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GPOYW (via shawnblog)
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04/11/2008
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ELO - Mr. Blue Sky
How I feel today.
I had this on vinyl when I was a wannabe cool kid.
* I meant to reblog this to tracks (of course), but I’ll leave it here because this song was a frequent favorite of mine back in the days not long after Pet Rocks and just a little before Pop Rocks! :-)
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I think I’m starting to understand the whole self mutilation thing… no, really!
Mursi in Omo Valley Ethiopia (via Eric Lafforgue)
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New! A bunch of stuff
Gmail is just the best, seriously.
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If A Dog Was Your Teacher, You Would Learn Things Like....
When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure Ecstasy..
Take naps.
Stretch before rising.
Run, romp, and play daily.
Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.
On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.
When you’re happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
Be loyal.
Never pretend to be something you’re not.If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by, and nuzzle them gently.
ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY DAY(from an email my mom sent me)
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