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a weekend

Here is my weekend in bullets (and perhaps painful detail):

Rockin’ to a rock-a-billy band. I wore my 50s inspired baubles.
Two (count ‘em two) compliments on my red pointy slingback heels.
Oh, how sweet. Tall, tall girl (> 6′ ) found a tall, tall guy ( > 6′5″) to swing with.
Yum. Hot guy in plaid.
Much, [...]

my friday five

My friday five:
1) Do you watch sports? If so, which ones?
Um, yeah. Let’s see. There’s basketball, baseball, football, swimming, golf, tennis, soccer, gymnastics, track and field, ice skating, ice dancing, luge, skiing, softball, volleyball. Well, about everything with one exception: NASCAR. Hell, I would probably watch curling before I flipped to [...]

Certainty

Why is that some people are absolutely convinced that they are right and that anyone with opposing ideas is absolutely wrong?
Why is it that those people don’t realize that it is a right to believe what one wishes?
I appreciate a fervor to relate beliefs, but I don’t accept being considered ape-like for having my own [...]

It’s a cold day in hell. Are pigs flying too?

The terminator is now governor of California, and the Cowboys have a winning record.

It’s a cruel joke, but I’m not laughing

October 2002:
The state of things
October 2003:
Oh, about the same. (the sport of baseball hates me).

Ha! I have proof.

This is economics at work. It highlights the dynamic nature of markets just through the actions of one large corporation.
The lesson? All-you-can-eat-lobster (i.e. high demand) combined with government quotas on lobster/crab harvesting (i.e. short supply) creates skyrocketing prices. I would draw the diagram, but I think you all are clever enough to [...]

US Naziism?

“Of course the people don’t want war…That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it’s always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it’s a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can [...]

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Dreams

To live in a bike friendlier world. To create the greatest collection of fabulous shoes ever assembled. To see a viable third party in US politics. To get local Rio team riders to acknowledge existence on road.

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