Gay, not gay?

At lunch I went to the mall with a friend from work for some early Christmas shopping. To save time we both got smoothies and kept going. My question is would you assume two men carrying identical smoothies shopping together at lunch are gay? I'm thinking yes.

Not that I would care what people think, some of my best friends.... It just occurred to me that we were being watched.

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'In the unlikely event an erection lasts more than 4 hours seek immediate medical attention'

I did an hour of step last night, and once again I was forced to contemplate the four hour erection. Can you imagine going to the ER with a woody? I mean honestly they let you sit there for hours with broken limps how long is the wait for a hard on? It sounds like a Benny Hill sketch.

'Hello I have a problem'
'yes'
'I've ad a ragging willy for over four hours now'
'And you're complaining? (google eyes looking over granny glasses, cue the kazoo music)


Do any bars serve malt liquor on tap? or is it strictly a 40 oz thing.

Got hit with some sleet on the way in today, well that and rain as usual.

Music-John Martyn Solid Air

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Made it through

Somehow I made it through another round of family beat down. I wonder if I annoy them as much? I hope not. I feel drained and I'll need a few days to get back in step.


Do ad agencies love classic rock or what? Over the football watching weekend I heard the following songs in commercials

Dream On Aerosmith
Rock and Roll Led Zeppelin
Love Hurts Nazereth
The weight- the Band

Last year we had Happy Jack.

I'm sure there are others. What gives? I guess the trend of playing lesser known indie artists like Nick Drake, and the Shins has given way to the more familiar ground of classic rock. I say enuff zenuff.

Obviously time with my family has drained my creativity and life force. I'll blog again later once I've recharged a bit.


Netflix brought On the waterfront, the most dangerous game, and control room (all worth renting in my opinion)

Music-Air Talkie Walkie (trying to relax)

Liger

"it's a combination of a lion and a tiger, it's pretty much my favorite animal"-Napoleon Dynamite

Yes I'm bored to all hell right now, can't even get my blog on properly.


I found out the Kings cd comes out in Feb! Sorry I've been pimping it too early, good thing there's Amazon UK.


Happy Thanksgiving.
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Thanksgiving

When I was a kid the perfect Thanksgiving involved playing football for several hours, watching it for a few more, having the big meal and finishing the evening with a movie. I'm sure I'd prefer that to what I have on tap for tomorrow. At least I don't have to travel, I feel for those of you who are in airports or on highways right now.

I'll go to the gym tonight in a Thanksgiving preemptive strike.

This is a boring day to be in the office, not much happening here.

Don't you hate it when you go to a big box retailer and the kid who asks if you need help must first be trained by you?

bb kid 'need any help bro?
me "uh as a matter of fact I do, I don't see the office specials on DVD"
bb kid "specials office let's see" (not sounding like he knows what I'm talking about at all)
Me "I see where you have season 1, season 2 AND season 1 & 2 which has the specials on it, but there is supposed to be one that has ONLY the specials on it"
bb "don't see that one listed, but I'm pretty sure I know what you mean I've seen it"
Me "ok thanks anyway"

And so the fall of brick and mortar continues...

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The dork about town

As I plunked down for the new U2 and Nirvana releases yesterday, I couldn't help thinking that I'm a much bigger loser than that cat who works in the cafeteria. Sure he sent a creepy email to woman he doesn't even know, but at least he has balls. I'm just a sad and aging hipster clinging to old school bands in the hope they can stay relevant so maybe I can.

When I got back from lunch the storm had knocked the power out so we all left. Nice to take an afternoon off, but I didn't do anything important or fun.

This blog is really liking the Ray Lamontagne-Trouble album. If you like Damien Rice, and Van Morrison, you might find something to like on here as well.

Netflix-Control Room (I'm sure my Netflix choices say a lot about my psyche, and I doubt it's very positive)

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Sad Yet Creepy

This friend of mine gave her business card to the guy who works in her building cafeteria (since he asked for it) and she got the following email from him. (names withheld)

Oh and by the way I'm going to write a song about it, since it makes me sad, AND gives me the creeps. Chorus "the bacon is getting brown" Ok it still needs work, but I think there's an 'I'm on fire' vibe here.


How was your weekend? I guess you are getting ready to go home for
thanksgiving. Be careful. Hey, I found out who you really are, you are an
angle that God sent to beauty the earth , right? I bet I can tell your
personality traits, tell me if I am wrong on any one of them, would you. I
think you are: Very honest but little bit reserved
Very trusting, you trust people , until they prove otherwise Thinker more
than a talker Messy apartment ( just kidding, ha,ha,ha) Very trustworthy,
If you tell a lie, even a white lie, you think about it for days Sometimes
you wish you could express yourself little bit more You do think at least
once a day , I wish I had said that , I should have said that
You are very private, you do enjoy quiet times, where you think stuff
through without being bothered you do wish you could read more often You are
the same person inside and out I hope I am not boring you. I pride myself
for being able to tell a person's character by talking to them just 2
minutes. I guess I am one of those people that the first impression is very
important. Believe it or not I only have been wrong just one time. Why am I
telling you all this? Because I share all the same traits( except being
beautiful , of course). I think we can make great friends, no, extra
ordinary friends. Wouldn't you like to have a friendship where you are
totally free to express yourself, ask any questions, discuss anything,
without being scared that somebody might judge you or have a wrong
impression. Somebody that you can always count on to be 100% honest and have your best interest at heart without any agenda of their own. Somebody that really cares. ... Ok I
have to go back to work. By the way I work for name withheld as a telecommunication
engineer in the afternoons. (I haven't let anybody else know). My email:
namewithheld@namewithheld.com.. And please do not ever hesitate to ask ANY questions,
I will give you 100% honest answer, I have tremendous respect for you to do
otherwise. Take care , hope to see you soon!! The bacon is getting brown!!!>

Tue

Of course the violence in Detroit Friday night was reprehensible, but to be very honest it's the most interesting thing that's happened at an NBA game since Jordan retired. The NBA is so awful, who cares? And at any rate I've always claimed that if Shawn Bradley steps to me I'll drop him.

I've decided I'm not a huge fan of the holidays, I guess cause when you get down to it if I'm completely honest, I'm not a huge fan of my family.

Our blogger is most cranky today since he was up late watching his horrible football team lose again. This, though not at all unexpected was still a real drag.

I worry my blog isn't interactive enough, what with the lack of links and all. I was thinking of asking for more comments in the form of an online poll or something. I worry it would just get on people's nerves and serve to illustrate further how few readers I have.

Music-Ray Lamontagne (jury is out)

Monday

"I don't want to hold you and feel so helpless,
I don't want to smell you and lose my senses"-Rufus Wainwright

This weekend I did almost nothing. I went to the gym a couple of times. I watched several dvds and that's about it cause I'm a huge loser!!!!!

Heartworn Highways is pretty spare save for a couple of moments featuring Townes Van Zandt, a young and skinny long haired kid called Steve Earle, and a funny use of CB lingo without irony by David Allen Coe.(remember this thing was shot in 1975) Overall though not much to recommend.

My Swede bosses want to know what I plan to save on indirect material in 2005. Let's see in 2004 I fired the floor mat service and bought some cheap mats, I fired the coffee service and got a cheaper one who's coffee tastes like ass. I fired the bottled water company, and replaced them with filters and the water tastes like....yeah you guessed it. I fired the cleaning crew and hired a cheaper one, and I get more complaints than ever before. I guess you get what you pay for.

So yeah for 2005? uh...I was thinking I would quit and you can hire someone cheaper that's about all that's left.

Music-Junior Boys

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Just Like Honey

I remember the mystery holes that appeared in my yard at the old house turned out to be the work of an Armadillo. One night at about midnight I caught him in the act.

New house new mysteries.

The yard of my new house is proving to be something of a trash magnet, maybe it's the hedges that surround it. After Halloween there was an assortment of candy wrappers no shock there, less predictable was the large rawhide dog bone found a few days later. Nothing could prepare me for what I found on Friday evening. There in a red shoe box was an unopened jar with Russian writing, and a picture of a large bear on the lid. Closer inspection reveals what appears to be a honey comb inside the red jelly looking substance.

How did an unopened jar of Russian honey land in my yard? I don't yet have a theory, but it will drive me insane. Did it fall from a plane? Was it put there intentionally to send me a message?

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Bored off me head

Slow today...yawn...don't feel like doing much..falling asleep ...

I'm going to lunch in hopes of snapping out of it.

Weekend is here almost

I did two hours of step last night, and maybe it was the runners high but that Maria from the apprentice was really doing something for me. The bitchier she acted the hotter I thought she was. I know it's wrong.

I'm the only person in this entire hall today, so I'm playing music much louder than usual.

Music-Left of the dial still, glad to see I can remember all the lyrics to Take the skinheads bowling also. That and a ten minute jam from the Allman brothers circa 1970.

I'm turning into quite the hippie.

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Lancelot Linkless

Blogger support says I can't post links on here. Something about my flux capacitor not flowing. So I will remain the link-less blog. Of course I could build a new one, but I've built such a massive following that to change now would be a bad idea. We don't need another new Coke fiasco.

Music-the 80's box again. Some of these tunes like Message of Love sound great, others like the Cramps haven't aged as well. I was pleased to learn that 20 years later I still know nearly all the words to this charming man.


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Dangerous Toys

I see the obligatory top ten dangerous toys list has come out. No sign of Johnny Switchblade adventure punk or the bag of glass this time around.

Apparently having a realistic looking UZI is not a great idea.

What's so funny bout'

ABC has apologized for it's sexy Desperate Housewives Monday Night Football intro. Forgive me but I must rant on this at least one more time. Why do we hate the human body and human sexuality so much in this country? What exactly are we afraid of? Violence is not a problem, but the nude body provided it's still alive and not covered in blood offends so many people. Each week during the show Survivor (ostensibly a family program) we see ads for CSI that often feature fairy graphic scenes. Last week had quick cuts of masked gunmen, a face wrapped in plastic and the voice over was talking about a child's murder, or maybe that was Cold Case, the point is for some reason we don't mind violence.

Don't know about you but I'd rather have people naked or having sex on my block than masked gunmen, and I feel the same way about my TV programming.

I suspect the turning point for me came in the second grade. Someone had torn the cover off a paperback copy of Jaws. If you recall the cover had a woman who appeared to be nude (though it wasn't entirely clear) swimming with the famous shark menacing underneath. Well this cover starts getting passed around the class, and at some point it was cut down to just the woman. So we have a little 2" x 1/2" printed copy of a nude painting that just happened to be the biggest movie/book in the country at the time.

As the scrap gets to me, the teacher predictably looks up. A couple guys immediately start calling me out "Robbie has a picture of a naked lady" The teacher (I wish I could recall her name) came over to my desk and sees the offending image and shocked the class with the following statement "there is nothing to be ashamed of, the human body is a beautiful thing" and gave me a pat on the back.

I didn't have time to explain that it wasn't mine, or that I was about the last person in the room to see it etc. None of that mattered. I remember thinking about that for days after, and the fact that I can remember it now proves it made an impression on me. What a wonderful impact this woman made on my life with that simple statement. We forget how much our responses shape the perception and attitudes of children. We must try and remember this in these trying times.

To this day I still believe the human body is a beautiful thing and infinitely less offensive than gun violence.

As for the interview? Well I don't want to jinx it but it went very well in my estimation. The interviewer even went so far as to say that I had "made quite an impression on him" which I think is a good sign. He is a seemingly very nice man with a thick Texas accent, I'm talking Coen brothers style.

As for Denton? it feels awfully small town up there for my taste, but the drive was easy and I'm sure I can get used to it. Since they have a large university I'm sure there are some pockets of Blue State resistance around there somewhere. Give me a bookstore, or indie record shop etc, and I'll be fine.

Thank you for your support and kind words, I'm not there yet, but it looks a bit more promising than my recent dalliances into same.


Music-Leonard Cohen Dear Heather, and of course the Kings
Netflix-Heartworn Highways

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Cramming

I'm cramming for my interview today. Taking sample questions, and advice, reading up on the company etc. I need to knock em dead, and they need to do the same to me. As a safety I've renegotiated my deal here so they will pay for tons of continuing education and training so one way or another things are looking up.

I'm addicted to the Swan now, it's such a car wreck. They talk about how the women will be put on 1200 calorie per day diet and in the gym for 2 hours six days a week etc. Then go to commercial and it's Long John Silvers, McDonalds etc. Actually the fitness side of the show is ok, it's the 'you need 10 facial operations' part that freaks me out. I wonder what they'd wanna do to me?

The shagified bowl cut hairstyle I wore in the third grade is quite popular among hipsters at this time. Examples include Owen Wilson, or any Old Navy commercial.
Speaking of hair I bought a bottle of shampoo by a company called Nexxus, and it smells EXACTLY like a urinal block. I have to use it first and then have a Herbal Essences or American Crew chaser so I don't walk around smelling like I'm fresh off a swirly.


Music- The Go-Betweens Liberty Belle and the black diamond express. I believe this is the third copy of this album I've purchased. I wonder what percentage of my music purchases are re-issues (IE titles I've already owned in one format or another) The RIAA is crying about downloading while I buy most albums twice.

Netflix-400 Blows

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Out and about

Had a nice and very overdue phone conversation with John on Friday.

Saturday watched Texas flirt with disaster against the up and coming Jayhawks.

Michael came into town Sunday morning, and I picked him up late as usual. We went to my brother's place for the game (we won't talk about that)

Last night Michael and I went to dinner & then caught 'Sideways' at the Magnolia. While standing in line we see the list of films Sideways, I heart Huckabees, Out Dallas.

Michael "what's out Dallas?
Me 'Dunno, must be a local thing

Since Michael had picked up the dinner check I bought our movie tix. As we got to the front of the line I noticed this young couple in front of us giving me the eye a bit. It seemed odd, but I didn't think much of it at the time. My turn comes.

'two for Sideways please'

Up the stairs to the theatre, and we see that out Dallas is a huge area Gay and Lesbian gathering. This realization hits me as I'm holding both of our tickets in my hand.
So the young girl who was looking our way was not checking me out as I'd hoped but rather imagining Michael and myself in some compromised positions. Ticket taker? same look.

If you read my blog you know that I am gay friendly, but there is still some part of me that wants to be clearly identified as full on hetero. But there was no pulling out of this nose dive, and any denial at this point would've just looked sad. I considered briefly the vacant seat between us trick, but again this would look like denial more than anything else.

Sideways is a great film, and you should see it even if you have to impersonate a gay couple to do it.

Today back in the office and busy. Listening to Michael on the radio talking about his book, and dealing with the usual Monday morning BS.

Tomorrow is my Denton interview, and I have high hopes. Lately I've been bad in interviews, so I'd like to turn it around.

Netflix-undercover the war in Iraq, Blind Spot Hitler's secretary (real uplifting stuff)
Music Aimee Mann

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Minter blog finds Scott Peterson guilty

of looking like that tool Colby from Survivor.

CSI

Does the C stand for cocky? They make so many bad jokes and worse puns on that show I wonder how they find time to solve the case.

I'm gonna go ahead and call the CSI family of shows an overrated franchise. Talk me out
of it.

1978 Cougar

She was chocolate brown with a white vinyl interior. I felt that Sex Pistols and Circle Jerks bumper stickers would add a certain something. In the end my father demanded that the 'honk if you're a jerk off' sticker be removed at once. Prompting a ridiculous argument where I insisted it was simply a matter of my freedom of expression, while my father's position was it was not up to the community standards.

The man, as always was more well funded and I caved. Tiananmen Square has nothing on Suburban Dallas man.

Best line in festival Express happens when Jerry Garcia is trying to get some kids to stop rioting outside the gates and he says something to the effect of;

'If we could have like 30 minutes of coolness man, we're trying to come up with an idea for a different kind of happening'

Sounding for all the world like Cheech and Chong. Greatness!

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Let it all out

Breathe deeply and try and relax. These are dark days for people who have a brain and a heart. Let it all out

It's not going to stop til you wise up-Aimee Mann

Friday

Music-Kings of Leon Aha Shake Heartbreak. This is a loose, strange, tuneful, sexual, and very original little record from Oklahoma. It's a shame I had to have it shipped over from the UK.

I saw a fairly large and overly elaborate Buddhist temple on the dash of a car today and thought of myself.

When buying CDRs beware of clever marketing that suggests some are better for music and have pretty colorful cellophane etc. I have it on good authority that a CDR is a CDR. I bought a spindle of 50 that had very little in the way of packaging, and said 'for data use' on them for nine bucks. The pretty version was 29.97. I've tried them and I can't tell the difference. If you use a stereo component to burn then you already know there is a difference in what you can use, the above refers to copying on a pc.

Ok I've been trying not to address this topic for a few days now, but I can't fight this feeling anymore. I'm not scrooge, and I do enjoy the holiday season. I suppose that's my problem I want to enjoy the holiday season, not rush it. Christmas has come way to early this year. Christmas ads are everywhere on TV, there is a radio station here that has already begun playing Christmas music. Not mixing in Christmas music mind you, but ALL Christmas ALL the time. My next door neighbor has Christmas lights up and on as of last night. WTF? I can barely tolerate Christmas music on Christmas day, lights are nice in season etc. But can we have Thanksgiving first? Of course Thanksgiving isn't a spending based holiday so there you go. I'm not giving anyone diamonds, and no one is giving me a Lexus no matter how many times I see the Jedi guilt trip ad campaign.

Speaking of giving thanks, I'd like to thank Sunny 95, Old Navy, Gordon's Jewelers, and my fucking next door neighbor for getting me bummed out about Christmas over three weeks early. And Santa better not step to me either.

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Iris

Any posting today is done thanks to the veterans who have served this county over the years. We often argue about how and when to send these brave men and women into harms way, but that doesn't mean we don't appreciate your bravery and sacrifice. Hope to see you active duty guys home soon.

Thank you all.


Today brings the sad news about Iris Chang author of the Rape of Nanking who has apparently killed herself. It's so sad.

Music Go-Betweens reissues & the terrific new Kings of leon cd

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Conflicting studies 2

I found a lab report on the internet that suggested a protein supplement I take wasn't all it was claimed to be. So I wrote the company and asked how they respond to such criticism, and they sent me reports form the same lab that (you guessed it) confirm their products integrity.

Go figure.

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expressionism on the autobahn

Maybe I'm a dork but I don't have much going on in my truck as far as personal expression goes. Nothing hangs from my rearview window, but I see others seem to like having stuff there. Mardi gras beads, Hawaiian leis, blue dolphins, and dream catchers are common sights on my daily commute.

Even more puzzling are the intricate menageries people set up in their rear windows. These people have all these carefully arranged stuffed animals or action figures all positioned just so. It looks like a freaking puppet show in their car. Not only do I fail to see the reason for this I don't understand how it's possible. I set one thing on the dash and the first corner I turn sends it racing down to the end and out the window if I'm not careful. Are they using superglue? double sided tape? staples?

I'm sure I'm just bitter cause in high school I had a pair of handcuffs hanging from my rear view mirror on the 78 Cougar, and they were promptly stolen. Little did I know the thief was doing me a favor by reducing my dork factor at least temporarily. Maybe they were stolen by the taste police.



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A world of conflicting studies

Study: Vitamin E may do more harm than good

In defense of voice talent

Do we really need a bunch of big names doing the voices for animated films? Aren't there some talented unknowns who aren't blessed with movie star looks who could use the work. This isn't to say that I feel voice work is any less acting than performing on screen. I simply suspect there might be an actress who can do a better Fiona than Cameron Diaz, and said actress would never have a shot at being an angel.


Hollywood seems more incestuous (for lack of a better word) than ever before.


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When Computers forget

Don't you hate it when a website that normally remembers your name and password forgets you. Then of course you no longer remember the password cause you haven't needed it in ages. So you try to sign up again and it says 'sorry there is already an account under that email address' Errrr!

When I checked the box marked remember me I meant it.

I'm gone two days and all hell's breaking loose in my sad little world.


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oh you've got green eyes

Wednesday! I'm back at the office and therefore back to blogging. I fear I may have fallen off the drag-downs of the three people that actually read my blog.

The seminar was not too bad, I think I might've actually befitted from it a little.

I won't take shots at my friends who didn't vote, and then they go on to list a number of environmental issues that concern them on their blog. Uh that's why you pick a candidate, even if you don't like the cut of his gib. All is forgiven.

Monday night while exercising I watched a little of the swan. This is a depressing show. They take normal looking women and turn them into porn stars. One woman cited wanting 'to be a better mother' Given the choice between having a normal looking mom and having my mom go on national TV and turn into a porn star? hmmmm...... tough call I guess.

NFL to stay on Direct TV through 2010. This is not good news for me. I have cable and they tore up my new house putting it in, so I'm not keen to repeat the process for a dish.

I have an interview with a company in Denton. The good news it's only 15 miles farther away from my place than my current job. With any luck it will be easier to go against the flow of traffic. First things first I need to go to the interview on Tuesday.


Netflix-Festival Express
Music- Left of the dial dispatches from the 80' underground (naturally)
John Lennon Acoustic
Kings of Leon aha shake heartbreak
The Dears
Verve and Travis singles collections

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Friday

Ok the blog wouldn't let me write today, and for good reason as I had more hot political opinions, but they've passed.

It's clear we as a nation are no longer interested in the separation of church and state. Bush says he gets messages from God, and he won. Usually people who claim to be getting messages from God scare me. Jim Jones, David Koresh, and Osama Bin Laden all come to mind. But I said I would stop so I'll stop. This time for real.

I have friends and loved ones who voted for Bush and worse I have friends who didn't vote at all. Not liking either candidate is not reason enough to skip the process. Most of us didn't like either candidate, but we did the deed anyway.

Oh and even though I'm a known anglophile and usually respond to most things UK. Please don't send me any more email with op-ed pieces from UK magazines and papers pondering how we could be so stupid. I find that though I may agree with much of what is being argued, I do not feel better having read them.

Music-The bees
I'm way behind on Netflix still need to watch rivers and tides

Monday and Tuesday I'm in a seminar, so don't look for bloggage. I will not have the laptop, nor the inclination.

Hoping to see Sideways and the Incredibles this weekend.

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Jenna

No, the Jenna Bush hotness has not gone unnoticed by the Minter blog.

Bush Nation

I'm done bitching about all of this...honest.

You won. Congratulations, I honestly hope you do the right thing.

The deficit, war, health care etc it's all you babe. Fix it. "I just want you to know we're all counting on you" -Airplane

Oh and jobs, we'll need those too, maybe Haliburton is hiring. ok sorry I couldn't resist.

Cheers to you and your new world order.

Just a word of advice though, history usually shows the side for inclusion was right. So on this Gay thing you might dial it back a bit. Someone had to go to bat for civil rights, women's suffrage, and now gay rights. Don't ruin your winning streak by backing the wrong horse on this one.

Music- Rough trade shops 25 years box set

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Gay Bashing

All eleven states voted for the gay marriage ban. Good thing slavery wasn't also on the ballot in those backwater states.

Who are these people? Why do you care what two consenting adults do? Why do you want to take rights away from citizens?

I guess this is what they mean by values.

Kill all hippies while you're at it.

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Sick

Red as in rednecks rule this country. Stupid people rule, we must've known we were out numbered. These are the same people we laugh at on Leno when they don't know their ass from a hole in the ground. So should I be shocked that rednecks voted for the redneck honestly?

Ok GOP you've got the house, the senate, and the white house go fix all the problems. I will expect great improvements in health care in the coming months, no terror, a great economy and lower unemployment.

Music today should be Randy Newman's Good ol Boys, or Hell Awaits by Slayer

We have no credibility in the world and yes it does matter whether we like it or not.

So Bush is the 'moral' candidate huh? Taking rights away from gay people is right? (do unto others) Bombing innocents is right? (thou shalt not kill) Maybe they are looking at a different edition of the bible.

I do find it interesting that people seemed to vote on the Terror/safety front but the states that actually got attacked are Kerry supporters go figure.

I read a lot, I watched the debates, I thought long and hard about it, and in the end I voted. That's all I can do.

I'm not proud of my country today

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Election day

Nothing like an email from my mom to fire me up for an election. I love my mom, but most of her information seems to come from forwarded email. 'Edwards won a 5 million frivolous lawsuit from the flu vaccine company and that's why we don't have shots, and also why we pay so much for meds' uh riiiiigggghhhhtt. I'm sure the jurors felt that they should award frivolity on that day. I offer this one word response VIOXX. People think that these judgments are given for no reason at all, and don't bother to learn any of the details of the case.

My mom believes every internet rumor, urban legend, and still forwards me email claiming to bring cash and prizes if you will just forward it to enough people. I wonder if she ever did get that check from Bill Gates.

This is a crappy state to live in on election day. I vote so maybe Bush will get 69% instead of 70% of the vote in Texas.

I was truly on the fence for a long time. I don't love either candidate, and there are some hard questions to answer these days. But in the end it comes down to Bush using the fear card too much. Bush you've had over 3 years since 9-11 and you haven't found Osama so you cannot claim to be the be-all end-all on terror, sorry you don't have the results to talk like that. Iraq is a failed bit and you must know this by now.

Kerry may be a fuck up, but we know Bush is one.

If you hate Michael Moore (and who doesn't) rent 'Hearts and Minds' instead.

Corrections from previous posts; Obviously I meant Futile, not Feudal, and Prog not Prague rock. I'm sure it was my acid reflux acting up.


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I need to sleep

Music-Crooked rain Crooked rain & the new Leonard Cohen

Last night a bunch of kids came to the door, and this morning there are a bunch of wrappers on the lawn. Why you kids! (shakes fist in the air) Otherwise it was vandalism free, which is a success I suppose.

People keep reminding each other to vote, is this truly something that can be forgotten? I mean it gets enough press right? It's as bad as saying 'hey if I don't see you have a good Christmas'

Falling back always makes the first few work days drag, or maybe they drag anyway not too sure about that.

If I don't see you have a good Thanksgiving.

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