December 2005

Christmas Eve

Christmas schmismas.  Just let me write. Oh, yeah–that’s what I’m doing.  Thanks to careful planning (ha!) I have only three things to wrap.  I let Hope put whatever wherever, so the house is decorated and Hope is happy.  I brought home every obligatory co-worker gift so I’ll actually have something to unwrap in the morning.  […]

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Screwed From the Start

I read this article with a growing sense of incredulity and dismay. The story of the floundering of the DHS only gets worse with each section. People fighting over stupid crap, a complete and utter lack of support from the White House From here: The Department of Homeland Security was only a month old, and

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Words of the Year

From here, except the parts which are mine, and I think they’re pretty obvious.Merriam-Webster’s Words of the Year 2005 Based on your online lookups, the #1 Word of the Year for 2005 was: integrity Hmm. Wonder why? 1 : firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : INCORRUPTIBILITY 2 : an

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ANWR Off the Altar!!

Sometimes democracy works!  Holy cow, at the urging of a whole lot of people, politicians actually  put wilderness before money!  Kinda disappointed it wasn’t either of MY senators, but at least someone stood up for what was right, despite the political maneuvering and other BS. So, for now, ANWR is safe.  I’m sure the fight

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One Day Only

At least, I hope it’s one day only.  For today, one day only, I barely care what they’re doing.  I just can’t focus enough to comprehend it. I…have a cold.  My brain is numb, and I wish my throat were.  I put my faith in my “power of positive thinking” friend, though that positive crap

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Last Day!!!

I admit it, I thought they were nuts, having grading day on a Monday.  I figured most people wouldn’t show up, so what was the point? Now I know.  I was right, hardly anyone showed up.  They so did not want to spend Monday at work, they got their crap done on Friday and most

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E.T. Phone Home

Isn’t it lovely?  They’re calling for an investigation of the illegal–yes, illegal, just ’cause the President says so, doesn’t make it so, this is NOT a dictatorship no matter what King George would have you believe–spying on US citizens. Who is “they?”  Well, them.  You know.  People. And who are they calling?  Hmm.  Haven’t heard

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