A Complaint Free World or How I Learned to Stop Complaining and Love Fascism

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

Nobody wants to be a complainer.
It’s not cool. It’s not empowered. It’s not enlightened. It’s not positive or proactive. It’s certainly not attractive or sexy. Complaining is almost as unattractive as whining, but not quite.
Lucky for us, someone has started a movement to stop all this unattractive and negative complaining. It’s called The […]

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the chicken said Im supposed to help you

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

I would have written sooner but I’ve been, well, a bit distracted.
What Todd failed to mention in his latest comment is that he was responsible for my being “away for a couple of days”.
It was Tuesday when he said I think I know how to help you.
It was late Wednesday night when I learned what […]

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“The Secret” of NIMBY

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Some things in this world are just inevitable: my hair continuing to fall out; the change of seasons; the collapse of complex civilizations. (Actually, that second example may have to be revised…)
So I guess it was inevitable that Todd would one day soon watch The Secret. Of course he would. He […]

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Drink Up, Dreamers - Part 3

Saturday, April 21st, 2007

The phone rang and I answered it. Saved by the bell. I needed some time to think. It was my daughter, Kate, just calling to say hello. When I got back to my computer, a sticky awaited: I just watched that bit of al gores documentary again about denial and despair […]

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Drink Up, Dreamers - Part 2

Monday, April 16th, 2007

We were speaking of stories. Todd needed an example. I needed inspiration. And Peter Gabriel was singing.
All the strange things
They come and go, as early warnings
I remembered a recent visit with my folks. “My parents have a piece of land, Todd,” I typed, “that they have my cousin farm for […]

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