September 2011
We Are the 99 Percent →
Sara and I are lucky. Even though neither of us has a job that gives us benefits, we make enough to get by and have been able to continue to pay our mortgage after I was laid off in 2008 and she was laid off in 2009.
I work two jobs, six days a week. She freelances and works part time, which ends up being more than 40 a week, easily.
But we’re not one disaster from being out on the...
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The Brothers of Chico Dusty | Mashville →
I don’t know why The Black Keys sound so damn good mashed up with hip-hop, but I’m glad they do.
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Ode to Normalcy
I keep trying to write more. I really do. I’ve always loved writing, even if I’m not exactly Ernest Hemingway. I like interacting with the world around me through the written word. I like having that record of my thoughts and experiences to go back to years later. It provides a touchstone, something as tangible as a picture but more descriptive, for me to look back on.
So I’ve...
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WatchBlind Pilot-Half Moon
One of the best records of the year so far, in my humble opinion.
(via opbmusic: Studio Sessions: Blind Pilot)
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The night Republicans booed a soldier - 2012... →
Um, wow.
First off, who the fuck do you think you are, booing an active member of our military who is currently stationed in Iraq, regardless of whether you agree with his/her lifestyle? Seriously, who the fuck do you think you are?
You don’t deserve to have men and women fight for your safety. But let me guess, you probably drape yourselves in the flag and have “Support Our...
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Cyclogeddon: We're All Assholes, Okay?
Bikers love to bitch about “asshole motorists.”
Motorists love to complain that people on bikes are a nuisance.
Neither of these groups seem to ever agree on who is the real asshole or who is the worst asshole or who is the bigger asshole. So let me lay it to rest once and for all-
We’re all assholes.
That’s right. We’re all assholes.
Be honest, you...
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The Most Patriotic Thing You Can Do « blog... →
Another reason to like (and respect the living shit out of) Mark Cuban.
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The Consequences of Evil - Republican Legislation... →
Ignore the inflammatory “war on” for every single group of legislation and look at what is missing-
All of these pushes to legislate social issues, morality, the environment and take away rights and not one thing has been done to help get out of work Americans back to work.
I’m not saying that Republicans don’t care about average Americans, but their elected officials...
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Letters To My Country: Henry Ford vs. The... →
letterstomycountry:
In 1916, Henry Ford made a controversial decision that did not sit well with the other shareholders of the Ford Motor Company: he vowed to stop paying “special dividends” to shareholders (of which there were only eight at the time, including Mr. Ford’s 58% share), and instead pay only a regular…
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Fourth and Blog: My Best Guesses 2011: Week Three →
Last minute.
fourthandblog:
I’m still feeling the Notre Dame collapse against Michigan (UNDER THE LIGHTS!!!) and so my heart is not fully into the picks on week three. This is going to be succinct. I’m going through the motions at this point. Hopefully, the Irish can pick up the pieces, stop turning the ball over every other…
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Life Lessons From a 30-Something: Spooning
Spooning with your significant other can be a rewarding and enjoyable activity, if done properly. It can make you feel closer to the one you love (or even the one you like) and is a great way to communicate affection.
But there are many points where it can go all wrong. I’m here to help you avoid these pitfalls so you can have a safe and healthy spooning session. Like anything worth...
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Republicanism As Religion - Andrew Sullivan →
This is my fear, as well. And the worst part is, I want a strong Republican party, but not the one we have right now. I want a strong group of fiscally conservative, small and efficient government supporters to counter the Dems (and another party along with them wouldn’t be bad, either).
But Andrew Sullivan is right, for the most part, that is not what we have today and it’s...
“Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded,...”
– Congress Should Mark Anniversary of Perpetual ‘War on Terror’ by Deauthorizing It | The Nation
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Fourth and Blog: My Best Guesses 2011: Week Two →
fourthandblog:
A shortened week and a very hectic Thursday have left me with little time to scramble and make some picks for the paltry matchups on tap this weekend. There are very few meaningful, genuinely interesting games and most of them are upset alert-type of games, like the Arizona/OkSt game tonight and…
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On 9/11
Everyone, and I do mean everyone, will be posting their thoughts in some form or another as the tenth anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks on September 9th, 2001 gets closer. There will be paeans to how we took the fight to the terrorists and people opining about the affect it has had on their lives. There will be people praising our resilience as a country and those condemning the...
little-read-blog asked: But what about the people who didn't vote for him who have lost everything? That's the upsetting part to me.
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Texas cut wildfire-battling agency budget this... →
I hate to sound utterly heartless, but let them burn.
Look, these people elected Rick Perry three times. They should feel the consequences of their voting actions. How else are they going to learn? When you were a kid and stuck your hand into a fire or onto a hot stovetop, it hurt and you learned never to do that again. The same principle applies here.
They voted for Perry, he cut funding for...
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Well, That Happened 2011 - Week One →
fourthandblog:
2010: 47-19
2009: 41-29
Those are my final records for picking games the past two years here at Fourth and Blog. Not too shabby, really. I finished 3-2 with my picks yesterday, with my favorite team and my home team both losing in shit-storm fashion, in one case, quite literally. Both Notre Dame…
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Ten Years Later, Flight 93 Memorial Still... →
I’ve never been a big fan of memorializing every little blade of grass that was tangentially tied to a historical event, but I think it’s telling that there is still a big hole at the site of the Twin Towers and not enough funding for a memorial for Flight 93, yet the wars that are being fought (ostensibly) in response to the 9/11 attack have no problem with money.
Hell, they even...
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BREAKING: Anti-Gay Megachurch Moving to SE... →
Yeah, this probably isn’t going to go over very well.
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WUGAZI →
I don’t know why I didn’t know about this sooner, but I feel like I’m slipping in my old age.
For crying out loud, download this album. You won’t be disappointed.
