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- Reason No. 1,567 Why I Love Oregon
The hard-working ethic of the regional Mexican cocaine gangs; who, in the waning moments of the local fake meth crisis, have, in the great tradition of American entrepreneurism, “stepped up to the plate, bringing cocaine back” to Oregon.
Way to go, boys. Thank goodness there are still people out there who are willing to ’step [...]
- Weekend Plans
I know some of you are jetting off to your summer homes in Monte Carlo this weekend. Me, I’ll be here on the StM campus refilling the vegan vending machines. It’s really difficult to get hummus in a vending machine, let me tell you.
But whatever your plans are for this weekend, it’d be a great [...]
- Random, Mild Annoyances
1. Saying “www” when giving your website address.
For the love of Zeus, please save some precious seconds of my life and yours by not saying “double-you, double-you, double-you” to me when you don’t need to.
2. Using the phrase “turn of the century” to incorrectly refer to the year 1900.
The turn of the 20th century happened [...]
- Our Peaceful Hindu Friends
The people of India have been scaring me more and more lately. I think it started with that Richard Gere public kissing incident last year. And the fact that Indian honor killings have been on the rise. And, just like in other parts of Asia and the Middle East, being born an [...]
- 024 - Life, the Universe and Everything
Chopin Nocturne Op 15, No 2
Life’s too short to worry about crap:
Balance in Life
Letterman on Clinton
Entertainment Tonight on Clay-Gate
Beethoven Adagio Cantabile from Sonata No. 8 (Pathetique)
Change will do you good:
Douglas Adams on Life, the Universe and Everything
Debussy Reflections in the Water
- The StM Forum
I’m very excited to announce the opening up of the new StM discussion board (or forum, as you kids call it) to the general public.
This will be a place where we can discuss the usual StM subjects, such as atheism, veganism, introvertism (is that a word? no) and so on, but where we can [...]
- Gas
America’s local news channels have been going crazy lately over the price of gas. Most of them have a regular cheapest gas station in town segment or something like that on their website. And there are all kinds of stories out there about long lines at the gas pumps and other trifling inconveniences.
Once [...]
- Virginity Reneged
As is often the case with hypocritical, fundamentalist religion, the appearance of something is often more important to believers than the substance. And women continue to accept second-class citizenship because they believe it is their ‘culture.’
And what an odd confluence of science and religion. Using an advanced, modern, elective surgical technique in response to a [...]
- Attention Contributors
All of you who donate monthly have just received an email from me, so please check your spam filters and inboxes to make sure it’s actually there, as many of you don’t ever seem to get any of the emails I send. If you haven’t received your email, please use the contact form and [...]
- Internet Junkie
I felt like the people of South Park when my internet was shut off on Sunday afternoon (an odd time for Comcast to be meddling around, but then again maybe that’s just the first time I noticed it).
Yes, in my state of underemployment, I have missed credit card payments and student loan payments, but now [...]