I can’t take one more slimy, sleazy political figure getting caught with his pants around his ankles[1] and resigning from public office. I just can’t stomach this type of “breaking news” again. I’m not sure what irritates me the most: that public servants are clearly abusing their false sense of power to get laid, that [...]
Archive for July, 2009
These Men Do Not Represent Me
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged morality, politics, sex scandals on July 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
And I Feel Fine
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged conspiracy theories, economics, survivalists on July 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I saw a story today on a morning “news” program about the new wave of survivalists that has sprung up in response to the current state of the economy. Now I love a good conspiracy theory as much as the next person (actually probably more so). Among my favorites are Apollo Moon Landing hoaxes, the [...]
A Spin on Frost
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged poetry, Robert Frost on July 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I don’t really get poetry. It’s not that I don’t like it, I just don’t understand most of it. I don’t properly appreciate it no matter how hard any of my former English teachers and professors tried to teach it. I can say that I like a lot of song lyrics, as well as death [...]
Toothpaste for Dinner
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Mall Monkeys, mocking hipsters, Toothpaste for Dinner, webcomics on July 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I love Toothpaste for Dinner. The tagline is: “The most addictive comic on the web,” and in addition to the long gone Mall Monkeys, I have to agree. Especially because they like to mock hipsters. A classic: I actually do like the Decemberists and still find this hilarious. Though my all time favorite will forever [...]
Yes, this is a blog, but I'm no technophile.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged communication, technology, this generation on July 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I don’t have a BlackBerry, an iPhone, or any of the knockoffs. I don’t have an iPod. I rarely download music or movies. I don’t use my cell phone very often because I hardly keep any minutes on it. I have never even owned a video camera, and I’m pretty sure that I wouldn’t be [...]
When in the Course of Human Events…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged money, Thomas Jefferson, two-dollar bills on July 4, 2009 | 8 Comments »
My mother is single-handedly trying to reintroduce the two-dollar bill into circulation.[1] I find this to be an admirable goal and do my part to aid this mission as well. Most people have stopped using cash (unfortunately I usually don’t have any on me), but now that you can hardly find anything for less than [...]
Livin' on the Ledge
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Chicago, heights, Sears Tower on July 1, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Sorry for the Aerosmith reference. The Sears Tower now has a glass enclosure (“The Ledge”) suspended from its 103rd floor skydeck. You can go out onto this observation deck and look out at the city of Chicago through an inch and a half of glass, suspended 1353 feet above Wacker Dr. I want to go [...]
