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Archive for February 2010

sooner or later

On 26 February 2010

CONRAD MILTON’S “ON DREAMS” It is ever so tedious when bloggers record their dreams for their yawning readers, who are thinking please get back to the tequila/blowjobs/vegan recipes/political commentary (depending on which blog you are reading, of course.) (Is there one that combines all of the above? Please send the URL.) But I cannot shake […]

a warrior culture of military professionalism

On 19 February 2010

SUN ADDLED We are back from Mexico and what is this thing with straps? A “brassiere”? Is that French? And this stuff you call “snow.” I do not understand. Nora in particular had a great time getting damp in three hot tubs, two pools, and one ocean. She became really proficient with this dumb ten-dollar […]

another one rides the bus

On 5 February 2010

YOU ARE ALL SPECIAL SNOWFLAKES Today for my whole commute, both ways, I felt like congratulating people. Guy who sprinted up the steps and got on the train just before the doors closed: way to go! High five, dude! Come on, don’t leave me hanging! Woman checking email: kick ass! You figured out all the […]

fingers are walking

On 2 February 2010

WE’RE STILL ON THE PAYROLL Jesus fishstick christ, is thirty goddamn blogging minutes too much to ask? Apparently yes. I blame work for kicking my ass so badly that once I get home all my thirty-minutes-es need to be taken up by crap television (Real Housewives, anyone?), kava kava tea (the soporific bomb), and early […]