Monthly Archives: March 2009
Buddha Belly
“Luck is what you have left over after you give 100 percent.” ~Langston Coleman There comes a point in the life of every political nerd where they’d like to take a breather from elections. Just long enough to let the joy and reality of the last victory (or the despair of the last defeat) to [...]
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My very empty bucket list
‘The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes us think more deeply about life, which helps us regain our equilibrium.” ~Norbet Platt This was a difficult prompt because I could only come up with one answer for now. Of course there are other things that seem more superfluous [...]
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The tip of my ire
“The world needs anger. The world often continues to allow evil because it isn’t angry enough.” ~Bede Jarrett So! Yesterday some chick subbing for Laura Ingraham (and I do listen to conservative talk radio because I like to know my enemy) called the Obamas ‘trash’. I haven’t listened to the entire show and only read [...]
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Quotables
“Collecting quotations is an insidious, even embarrassing habit, like ragpicking or hoarding rocks or trying on other people’s laundry. I got into it originally while trying to break an addiction to candy. I kicked candy and now seem to be stuck with quotations, which are attacking my brain instead of my teeth.” ~Robert Byrne A [...]
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