Off the Mark

Drinking with the Troops
From a local blog, Urbanagora, comes “Drinks with a Soldier.” I just love how some jackass commentor tries to hide behind the shield of anonymity and call the post author a liar. Certainly there are all sorts of views on this war, including those of the troops fighting it.
Perhaps if you ever […]

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I. Am. A. Patriot—not to be confused with a nationalist—but today, once again, I loathe my country and the vast majority of its citizens.
This great and grand country and its citizens have once again sent my child to war. I will not forgive you.     Us.
Please do not in any way misunderstand this post. […]

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* with a hat tip to Dorothea (see below)
In which I proudly proclaim and rant as if we were simply sitting here in my living room chatting as the friends we might be, if given the chance.
Jeremy and trip to central Texas
Again, thank you from the entirety of my heart to all who offered a […]

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19 - 31 May 2008

Chia, Mantak and Douglas Abrams Arava. 1997. The Multi-Orgasmic Man: Sexual Secrets Every Man Should Know. 1st ed. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco.

Bought this years ago when I had hope that it might come in handy some day. Based on ancient Taoist principles. Main takeaway is that ejaculation and orgasm are […]

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I’m wondering if anyone out there between central IL and central TX might be willing to put me up overnight on Memorial Day or perhaps the next weekend for the return?
As I think I’ve mentioned, I am going down to Fort Hood/Killeen, TX next week to see my son before he leaves for his 2nd […]

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I got a quick IM from a friend the other night wondering how I was doing as I have been quiet lately.
Yes. Yes I have.
There are a lot of reasons for this. Some of it is lack of time to do all the things I’d like to. There are probably other reasons, too, in certain […]

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What a question. I feel like I need a recap of some of it myself sometimes.
I hope to have some semi-substantial blog posts and/or Flickr sets for some of these but I’d like to get them mentioned before they all become old news.
[some kind of division]
Been watching a fair few movies, started running (4x 5x […]

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Truthfully, I will not be addressing that directly as such. Much more oblique will be my comments.
But first some initial resources:

Martin Luther King Day at Wikipedia
High as the Listening Skies, Loud as the Rolling Sea at Ramblings by Laura Crossett.
Search Engines Commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day via Resource Shelf.

Five years ago today—well, it was […]

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Despite working, and schoolwork which needs done, my Spring Break actually began yesterday with my last class of the week.
After class, I attended Metadata Roundtable as I’m wont to do on Wednesdays. Yesterday’s topic was on the Dublin Core Eprints Application Profile. I wasn’t sure I was going at first, but I’m glad I […]

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i guess i’d keep it down
so no one would hear this
i guess i’d shut my mouth
and rethink a minute
but i can’t shut it now
‘cuz there’s something in it
Ani DiFranco. “Shameless.” Dilate.

This is a somewhat blind post, if I understand that concept correctly, although it is rather transparent to some.
Depending on how quickly you attend to […]

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