I just finished filling out my ballot for the June 5 primary. I’m a permanent absentee voter because I like being able to be sure I’ve got plenty of time to fill the ballot out and really be sure of my answers. It is still possible for me to take my absentee ballot and vote [...]
Today I got an e-mail from a white supremacist asking if I’d do a custom version of one of my many Scandinavian themed items in my etsy shop. I need not share his delightful failure in the basics of English grammar, but let’s just say the e-mail was deleted and the request ignored. I’m a [...]
Today is the primary election in California. As usual I procrastinated and am going to have to vote this evening after I’ve done a rush job researching candidates. However, I’ve encountered an interesting filter: website quality. This may not work for the bigger offices, as people like Meg Whitman can afford massive marketing teams. But [...]
< cynicism > First off — it’s great that Laura Ling and Euna Lee got home safe. Lucky them. It’s not an exaggeration to say that they escaped a fate just as horrible as those faced by the victims of Hitler’s concentration camps. It pretty much looks like a win-win situation. Two big dummies got [...]
Aw, I’ll have to mobilize the maintenance team. They’re on to me: Wonkette: Obama Really Is Just a Talking Robot And I take issue with the notion that Robama was constructed out of Hope and basketballs. I also gave him laser vision! Come on! What’s a political infiltrator without a little PEW PEW power??
I didn’t watch the Oscars last night, except for what I heard drifting into the kitchen. Usually I’m not much bothered by awards, because it’s just a way for an exclusive group to pat itself on the back. On top of that, the selection is often political. But there were two awards that were well-deserved. [...]
South Park’s latest episode killed me. When this show goes off the air, I’m just going to cry. It has stayed so fresh, so relevant, and so funny . . . I didn’t think anything related to the aftermath of the election could make me smile, let alone laugh out loud. Thank you, Trey. I [...]
