Category Archives: Free Floating Hostility

Occupy My Brain

Time to think a bit about what’s been going on and what it means. First off, there’s a certain mindset about the people behind Occupy Wall Street and the other Occupy locations: namely, they’re a bunch of filthy hippies with … Continue reading

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The Decline and Fall of the American Empire

Before you think I’ve drunk a bit too much of the political kool-aid, this isn’t about politics. It’s something a bit simpler than that. We all have an image courtesy of Russell Crowe and tons of imagination about ancient Rome … Continue reading

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Review: Land of the Dinosaurs

I would like to start out by saying I’m conflicted. The desire to be nice and constructive is really fighting the desire to go all negative on this. It’s a battle where I don’t think I can find a middle … Continue reading

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What Bothers Me

I’ve got about fifteen things churning in the back of my head, so you may see a bit more of my writing than my typical glacial pace. The first thing is this article from The Boston Globe talking about how … Continue reading

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The Wheels of Justice

They turn. Sometimes they grind. To be brief: we had been sued by an apartment complex because we were the guarantors for a friend. The amount in question was over $1500. The major point of law in our favor was … Continue reading

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On the Controversy of Obama Addressing Schoolchildren

First off, I primarily want to respect other people’s opinions while giving them the chance to respect mine. That may be impossible, but at least I can try. If you’ve been in a cave the past week or so, there’s … Continue reading

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Travel News From My Parents

My Dad Lloyd writes: Hi all, Here we are in Alaska after getting up at 3:00 a.m. to catch a 7:10 flight to PHX, we are traveling with some friends who retired from AA, We made it through to Anchorage unscathed. They didn’t … Continue reading

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Is it okay if I don’t care about Michael Jackson’s death?

One of the problems in today’s society is that with twitter, facebook, and everything else, news events get sent through the echo chamber many more times than before. It used to be that you’d see something on TV, or you’d … Continue reading

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25 reasons why 25 Things Lists on Facebook annoy me

1. If you aren’t on Facebook, you wouldn’t understand that there’s this new craze called “25 Things”. 2. Its purpose is to get you to reveal 25 things people don’t know about you to the world. In other words, so … Continue reading

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When the House Falls Down

The air conditioner went out today. $2500 for just the compressor, $7500 for the entire AC system. Pest control. Yard work. Everything’s driving me crazy.

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