Two of the most dangerous places in nature… between a mother bear and her cub OR between me and my coffee.
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Posted in Political on Jun 25th, 2008
Last week, on June 20, the House of Representatives approved a compromise bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA). The bill sets new electronic surveillance rules that effectively shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits resulting from the government’s warrantless eavesdropping on phone calls and viewing of emails of private citizens in the [...]
Posted in Journal on Jun 25th, 2008
Like my distant ancestors, I purchased fruit from local produce vendor stand on Peachtree Street as I walked the nomadic trails that carry me from my dwelling to the ritual caves of my advertising firm.
The metallic beasts migrate along the asphalt Serengeti in thunderous herds. Their stench is terrible and they are subject to terrible [...]
Posted in Bush on Jun 23rd, 2008
I received a nicely formatted auto-reply to my letter to Saxby Chambliss regarding the Telecomm Sellout Act of 2008 (aka S. 2248, the “Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act.”). I decided it was only appropriate to send my thanks and regard for his time and efforts in protecting us from the Terrorists…
“Thank [...]
Posted in Journal on Jun 23rd, 2008
… compromise is NOT the answer. Sometimes you have to draw your line and stick to it.
Posted in Bush on Jun 20th, 2008
The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives quickly passed a bill Friday that will expand the government’s ability to install blanket wiretaps inside the United States. It will also put an end to the lawsuits filed against the nation’s telecoms for helping the government spy on Americans without getting the necessary court orders. The vote hands a [...]
Posted in Bush on Jun 20th, 2008
Welcome to Cover Your Ass Friday! When our glorious leader and his coven scramble to acquire retroactive War Crime Immunity. Meanwhile, Congress slowly excretes retroactive immunity for those members of the Telecom Industry (I’m looking at you AT&T, and others) that engaged in illegal wiretapping on behalf of the Bush regime.
Meanwhile, a measure [...]
Posted in Journal on Jun 19th, 2008
A couple days ago I was looking around for a gift for a friend’s child; a young girl who loves science. I recall seeing some neat science kits at Target and was perusing them online before picking them up. Target’s website has a gift finder (I’m notorious for buying gifts slightly above the [...]
Posted in Zombilog! on Jun 14th, 2008
Half a bottle of Advil and the pain has only numbed slightly. In the brief moments when the pain allows me a moment of clarity I can hear a droning in the back of my skull like a million voices moaning.
Keeping the lights low in the apartment seems to help a little. Neighbors [...]
Posted in Journal on Jun 14th, 2008
Clean Kitchen 9:00am
Clean Bathroom 9:00am
Clean remainder of home 9:00am
Exercise 9:00am
Shave, shower and dress 9:00am
Breakfast 9:00am
Sort and drop off recycling, take out trash 11:00am
Grocery shopping 11:00am
Birthday gift shopping 11:00am
Department store shopping 11:00am
Feed the beast (gas for car) 11:00am
Trip to storage unit for possession pruning 11:00am
Lunch 2:00pm
Check mail 2:00pm
Wash, fold, iron laundry (2-3) loads 2:00pm
Water, weed and [...]
Posted in 50 Classics on Jun 10th, 2008
I finished reading War and Peace last night (sorry, Leo it was a tough call between that and Anna Karenina) and its time to choose another classic to knock off the list. I have the following at hand without having to drop in the (modest) Buckhead Library or go shopping at the local uber-book [...]
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Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham
The Uplift Saga, Book 1 – Sundiver by David Brin