November 2010
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For the First Time, the TSA Meets Resistance →
I asked him if he was looking forward to conducting the full-on pat-downs. “Nobody’s going to do it,” he said, “once they find out that we’re going to do.”
In other words, people, when faced with a choice, will inevitably choose the Dick-Measuring Device over molestation? “That’s what we’re hoping for. We’re trying to get everyone into the machine.” He called over a colleague. “Tell him what...
October 2010
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NSC Study Shows You are More Likely to Killed By a... →
You are 17,600 times more likely to die from heart disease than from a terrorist attack
You are 12,571 times more likely to die from cancer than from a terrorist attack
You are 11,000 times more likely to die in an airplane accident than from a terrorist plot involving an airplane
You are 1048 times more likely to die from a car accident than from a terrorist attack
You are 404 times more...
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Alliance of Rich, Fat, White Men Behind Arizona... →
Read/listen to this.
Many legislative co-sponors of the measure that became Arizona’s immigration law received donations from private prison companies and their lobyists. In additions, lawmakers from Arizona and other states—and a representative from one private prison company—served on a task force that helped draft the bill for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
ALEC is a...
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“I’ll Keep It with Mine” by Nico (Bob Dylan...
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WatchBack to the Future reunion!
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Eating Habits
There are two things you should know first:
I like peanut butter. A lot.
Tonight, I was eating peanut butter on graham crackers. Jealous?
For Thanksgiving, my family and the Singers would go to state parks in Kentucky or Ohio (our respective states). I think we were at Lake Cumberland in 1992 (or I completely made up that part, but it totes serves the story) and it was Thanksgiving day....
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How the For-Profit College Can Destroy Your Life →
One student was told that the $14,000 she’d have to pay for a certificate in massage therapy would be a good deal, but GAO investigators found that a local community college offered the same certificate program for $520. A medical assisting certificate was about $12,000 at another for-profit college, $9,307 at a nearby private nonprofit college, and $3,990 at a local public college. A web...
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“I’ll Keep It with Mine” by Judy Collins (Bob...
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Portland is turning me into a passive agressive...
I write emails to my friends that should end in Or else…
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WatchIn the winter of 2006, Nancy, my sister, and I were traveling through Romania with our parents. At every corner, there was another church my mother wanted to explore. Finally, on the morning of the third or fifth day, Nancy and I decided to go to our own church.
We spotted a basement pub open that 9:34 a.m. “Mom, Nancy and I spotted our church. You go on ahead. We’ll meet you after a few...
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I win!
Warning: Contains unnecessary bragging.
There’s this play called Futura that’s being premiered at three theaters, one of which is Portland Center Stage, where I’m employed.
Since I’m a bit of a type nerd, I was going to assign the promotional image to me (instead of do art direction for an out-of-house illustrator) from the get-go. This bitch is mine, I said. Then I was all like, don’t fuck...
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Fantastic letter response from Dan Savage
Gay kids are dying; fuck your feelings.
October 14, 2010
Dear Dan: I was listening to the radio yesterday morning, and I heard an interview with you about your It Gets Better campaign. I was saddened and frustrated with your comments regarding people of faith and their perpetuation of bullying. As someone who loves the Lord and does not support gay marriage, I can honestly say I was...
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Tumblr turned purple.
What the what?
Update: Oh, this.
It’s been decided! On October 20th, 2010, we will wear purple in honor of the LGBT youth who have committed suicide in recent weeks/months due to homophobic abuse in their homes and schools.
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“Mom, will you be home today around 6? Want to go look for an elf costume?!”
– Duende, in an email intended to her mother, not me
Related: Little Stacy Pfeifer
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To have and to hold
Things are silly. I want to touch them, hold them, say they’re mine. But it’s impractical. A few things turn into stuff and stuff is just a nice way to say clutter.
I fear that things—and stuff and clutter—will find their way into somehow representing me, the way I operate, the way I live. Worse than that, I will run out of closet space.
So if you want it, for just a measly £89.99 at...
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