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It’s what her candidacy says about America
If Sarah Palin has given us nothing else, she’s given us a great deal of really smart, really funny writing. To wit: But watching Palin’s speech, I had no doubt that I was witnessing a historic, iconic performance. The candidate … Continue reading
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George Saunders is winning
Now, let us discuss the Élites. There are two kinds of folks: Élites and Regulars. Why people love Sarah Palin is, she is a Regular. That is also why they love me. She did not go to some Élite Ivy … Continue reading
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I love Harper’s Weekly Review
because of perfectly balanced sentences like this one: The wife of international banker Sir Evelyn de Rothschild endorsed McCain for president because she finds Barack Obama to be an elitist.
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please play along (and link back if you do)
Take a picture of yourself right now. Don’t change your clothes, don’t fix your hair…just take a picture. Post that picture with NO editing. Post these instructions with your picture. I was simply following Jen Tynes’ blog‘s instructions. I cannot … Continue reading
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this sums up how I feel quite nicely
“Sarah Palin Naked” by Michael Seitzman She said “nucular.” Twice. I realized three things tonight. For one, if you are a McCain/Palin/Bush voter, you and I do not have a difference of opinion. We have a difference in brain power. … Continue reading
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bat friend
This morning at 4:00 a.m., I was awakened by a noise. I got up, checked the house, found nothing, and went back to bed. As I was falling asleep again, I heard the rain and thought, “Oh, it’s raining.” I … Continue reading
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website update
Waaay back in the year 2000, my good friend Ryan and I made a series of drawings all based around a maniacally grinning man (?) in a Charlie Brown Shirt and sporting puppets. Ryan was responsible for the drawing, and … Continue reading
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*not* what I’ll be reading
Here is a reminder that the first installment of This Is Not a Reading will take place on Monday, September 15th. You should come. Here is something I worked up for the reading and then decided against using: Using the … Continue reading
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