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The Pirate Tweets _ Or How I Burned My Monday Morning

April 13th, 2009 · 18 Comments

The Pirate Tweets – Or How I Burned My Monday Morning I was watching the news, having my coffee, and suddenly, these started to happen: # After Somali Pirates vow revenge Ninjas announce super revenge, “But you will never know where it comes from,” said a Ninja spokesman. 3 hours ago from Twidget # Pirates […]

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To the McCain Voters

November 4th, 2008 · 19 Comments

To the McCain Voters I know how you feel. Honestly. Been there. Got the T-shirt. But look at the spirit of those kids who have lined the streets of our cities tonight, the tears and the smiles, and you should know. We wish you no ill. I understand if you’re angry, disappointed, or incredulous, but […]

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Go gently–

September 15th, 2008 · 33 Comments

It’s great when it’s them, not you, isn’t it? I mean, when you see a news teaser on TV that says, “Certain snacks cause incontinence and dementia, find out at eleven if you’re at risk.” Then you tune in at eleven and sit through the inane city council meetings, the woman who was jailed for […]

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Experience and Imagination

September 9th, 2008 · 50 Comments

(Warning, this is kind of a political rant. I didn’t know it was going to be when I started. You might want to go look for new LOLCATZ if you’re not interested in politics and my completely biased opinion.) Couple of days ago, because I’m interested in books,  I posted a blog on MySpace about […]

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Welcome to Camp Obama!

August 23rd, 2008 · 14 Comments

Wow, I just got an invitation to come to Camp Obama here in California? (Link Disabled) (Link Disabled) Well, I got some pages done today, but I didn’t really expect to get much done before the end of the month, what with the Democratic Convention in Denver and the threat of world-ending nuclear war in […]

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Book Expo America -2008

June 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Every year booksellers, publishers, and authors meet in an agreed upon city and talk about why the book business is going to to hell in a handbasket while eating, drinking, and standing next to each other for photos. It’s my chance to have brushes with fame! Shortly after arriving, I ran into Neil Stephenson, author […]

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Tags: Art · Events and Interviews · Politics · Tour

Duck sauce Soy sauce?

March 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Duck sauce Soy sauce? So, today they found out that the U.S. Military shipped four helicopter batteries to Taiwan, except when the Tawainese opened them, months later — shazam!–the boxes were filled with missile warheads. Oops! But the people in charge were quick to say that there wasn’t any nuclear material. Only the fuse that […]

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My Own Personal AntiChrist

March 17th, 2008 · No Comments

So, today I was checking my e-mail, and I clicked on a flashing AOL article about Barack Obama’s minister being a bit of a loony. The article didn’t say loony, but that was my interpretation. There was no new information, just that Rev. Wright said some stuff that seemed, oh, a little loony, in front […]

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