October 2010
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stunted growth
One of my biggest gripes about conservative Republicans has always been their inability to see themselves in other people’s shoes, a skill that I imagine most of us learned in elementary school. They love to paint broad brush strokes on a range of issues that are actually quite complex, and a great example, which Bill O’Reilly so eloquently brought up today on The View, is this past...
As the few people who have kept up with this blog have noticed - or not noticed - I’ve been lazy about updating it. Like most tasks I set out to do, I am extremely enthusiastic for about a week … then I fall into the familiar pattern of apathy and later on, complete and utter indifference.
For those who are interested, Atlanta has been treating me well. In the short time I’ve...
laundry...
The convenience of one day owning my very own washing machine and dryer is literally a dream to me. In my current apartment complex, I share washing facilities with the rest of my floor. My big pet peeve is that to use said machinery, you pay using a reloadable plastic card, which became a problem tonight when I realized that for some reason, I ended up with two cards, one with a balance of $1.50...
Gay teen endured a daily gantlet →
“When he smiled,” Jim says, “he smiled with his whole face. His eyes twinkled. It wasn’t just the smile. You got it from the eyes and the beaming of the face. He really meant that smile for you.”