January 2009
Claire McCaskill is The Bomb →
Ever since I started reading news reports of billions of dollars in financial bailout money being given as bonuses, I’ve been angry. Everyday Americans are losing their jobs at an…
Jan 31st
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Randomness 1.28 →
It’s been a pretty slow week here in Nate-land. Work just started trickling in yesterday and the rainy grips of Oregon winter have enveloped me, making going outside without a hoodie and a cup of…
Jan 28th
Commence Slow, Appreciative Clapping →
Seriously? Seriously? Am I gonna have to fuck you up? I’m sure that some of you have heard about Citibank’s proposed intention to buy a $50 million dollar private jet. This is the same…
Jan 27th
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Busy Body →
Ever since I was laid off a few months ago, every time I call anyone, I feel the need to be doing something at the same time. It doesn’t really matter what it is that I’m doing, just the fact…
Jan 27th
Sam Adams is An Idiot →
Adams, trying to find the right level of contrite. Portland Mayor (and first openly gay mayor of a major metropolitan city in the US) Sam Adams has gone out of his way to confirm one…
Jan 21st
President Barack Obama: A Game Changer →
See how awesome our new President is? You know you’re jealous. I’m talking to you, Canada. A gigantic weight has been taken off our collective shoulders. I know that just saying…
Jan 21st
Inauguration LiveBlog Tomorrow →
Damn skippy… I may be writing something about the Inauguration of Barack Obama tomorrow, but probably not until the afternoon and it probably won’t be funny. So, if you’re looking…
Jan 20th
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College Football: My Final 2009 Preview, Honest →
A little more than a month ago, during the lull between the regular season and the Bowl games, I wrote up a ridiculously early preview of the 2009 college football season. I ran down my…
Jan 19th
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The Paxton-Pullman Effect →
Which is which? All of you have seen at least one of their movies. They’re the somewhat-handsome, somewhat-rugged, vaguely Midwestern guys. With brownish hair, flinty eyes,…
Jan 18th
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That Didn’t Take Long →
No doubt you’ve all heard about the plane crash in Manhattan today. Well, it didn’t take long for the internet to jump right in and make it hilarious. Well played, internets…well…
Jan 16th
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My Childhood Ruined/Made Awesome →
I think that we’d all agree that the Internets are a wonderful thing. I mean, think about it, you’re on the Internet right now, reading this. And if you’re like me, you probably have about…
Jan 15th
Picture of the Day →
I may be a week or so late, but I’m taking up the challenge sent my way by my old friend and roommate, Ross, to take a picture every day for a year. Since I have both gotten a late start and am…
Jan 13th
Well Said →
This is the reason that I watch/listen to Bill Moyers Journal on a weekly basis. While I don’t necessarily agree with everything that he puts forth or all of the guests that he has on,…
Jan 11th
I Have Never Been Prouder… →
to have Norwegian heritage . Fly it proudly. With most of the rest of the world either ignoring or underplaying the latest outbreak of, well, war between Israel and Gaza, Norway is…
Jan 9th
I’ve Never Been Prouder… →
to have Norwegian heritage. Fly it proudly. With most of the rest of the world either ignoring or underplaying the latest outbreak of, well, war between Israel and Gaza, Norway is…
Jan 9th
Thom Brennaman Fellates Tim Tebow Live on TV…and... →
Look, I watch a lot of college football. Too much, really. It’s gotten to the point that I often say the exact same thing that an announcer does a few seconds prior. It’s kind of creepy….
Jan 9th
On the Israeli-Palistinian Conflict →
I was out last night with some friends at a bar, playing bar trivia. Somehow, the topic of conversation swerved towards the discovery of America. There were the requisite jokes about…
Jan 7th
Eddie Izzard Continues to Be Awesome →
Me? Awesome? How awesome? Well, he played a private show in a London hospital for a young British man who was a victim of the Mumbai terrorist attacks. That’s how awesome.       
Jan 4th
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Still On Vacation →
I haven’t disappeared. Don’t call the authorities to report me missing. I’m still here, still breathing, still thinking deep, mostly trivial thoughts. But, I’m doing it down in southern…
Jan 4th