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Blog entries by Capnmad
There are times that I think I must be a very strange person to everyone else. But then I wait a few days, and the actions of some acquaintance or other so befuddle me that I realize I'm not near so strange as other folks I know...
It's nice that even though the material things in my life seem to be falling apart, the things of substance are coming together.
My new (since July/August) used car is destined for the great junkheap in the sky (the litany of what's wrong with "HELL CAR" would require its own entry, if not...
I was confronted by a beloved relative on FB with regard to some of my recent political pronouncements. They felt they would correct me where they thought I was going wrong -- specifically in my intrigue and thus far support of Occupy Wall Street. The language they used in their argument, such...
I posted a message on FB citing Reuters’ announcement of Qaddafi’s death, following it with “Journalists worldwide celebrate the end of a conundrum their spell-checks could not resolve.” I thought that was a humorous statement, but I wonder if the people who “liked” it were “liking” it for...
Tomorrow, there will be a plan enacted to evict the Occupy Wall Street protesters on the premise that the park requires "cleaning". When they return after "cleaning", the rules of the park thereafter will prohibit lying down, thus attempting to destroy a permanent demonstration. The park was...
It's interesting to watch just how we've been conditioned to view political matters in a standard left/right liberal/conservative scale. People from one side will demean another or question their motives, or if not, you may at least identify more with one than another -- I know I do -- but what...
How do you teach a 40-year-old motivation, passion, or independence when she's apparently never really had any of these beyond what was culturally dictated? >sigh<
Why should I have to intervene to teach people who have been married to each other for ten years how to talk to one another...
...and my FB account now has two too many people of delicate sensibilities attached to share it there, so I bring it here to share...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lblzHkoNn3Q
First time I heard this was live tonight. Got a kick out of it. Figured I'd share it here, as it's not appropriate for all members of my facebook fam.
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Every now and again, my thoughts drift to Bobby Fischer, and I wonder where everything went wrong with that boy...
Here's some interesting old youtubes of him.
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Today I dreamt that Ambrose Bierce journeyed into Mexico and fought alongside Sancho Panza.
Yes, not Pancho Villa, as legend suggests, but Sancho Panza -- sidekick to Don Quixote.
Weird, but it would make for an interesting musical.
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I can't sleep right now, so I figured I'd share a random thought.
Recently, American troops abandoned positions in the Korangal Valley in Afghanistan, which has come to be known as the "Valley of Death".
Now, I don't know all the politics of it. I'm sure they weren't getting much help...
Just saw the new ads for the KFC "Double Down":
I'd heard about this for a bit, but the astonishing part was what I saw in the commercial... They have a variation with grilled chicken (no pic available), rather than fried.
For the health-conscious consumer, no doubt. :shock...
Okay, first of all, this has nothing to do with ticklishness like most folks here think of it.
*watches 99.999% of people leave*
So some research is driving me a little nuts right now.
I've identified a location I believe to be of historical significance. I can see it on a map. I can...
We've had a series of financial crises which has resulted in both too many houses and too many homeless. In any reasonable world, the problems solve themselves.
Our recession is one of compassion.
Peacocks have adopted my father. I kid you not, I saw them this morning. He has named them "Peter" and "Penny". They appear to be a very young mated couple -- Peter hasn't yet gotten his full plumage. The thing is, my dad never wanted peacocks. They just showed up one day eating the cat...
Just stumbled upon this on PBS... A really good series of Harvard philosophy lectures on what is right and just in the world... The best parts are, of course, when the students get involved in the discussion...
Here's the most recent episode, which discusses the topic of same-sex marriage...
