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16
Aug

Ding, Dong, McKinney’s Gone (Sort Of)

Category: politics | Leave a Comment

I really, really should just consider the whole experience of having been represented by Cynthia McKinney for 12 years to have been a bad dream and, like a bad dream, let it fade away with the departing darkness. However, despite a clear defeat, she won’t go quietly into that gentle night. Not that anyone expected [...]

14
Aug

September 11th, Every Year

Category: film, society | Leave a Comment

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I don’t really feel up to writing full on reviews of the two films. Instead I’ll just give you the following analogy and say that you should, when you feel ready, see both [...]

11
Aug

gunpowder treason and plot

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Do you remember? I do. I remember how the president and others in his administration told us that even revealing the existence of the NSA wiretapping program and the program tracking terrorist funds through international banks gave aid and comfort to our enemies. They shouted from on high that such disclosures by the press would [...]

5
Aug

colorful metaphors

Category: writing | Leave a Comment

Well thanks to some great feedback on the latest screenplay from several of you, including pointing out weaknesses that I didn’t want to see or just didn’t see, I have shifted scenes around, added new scenes, and made plans for altering the purpose of other scenes. In the process I discovered one major storytelling and [...]

2
Aug

110% humidity

Category: personal | Leave a Comment

Several days ago I woke up feeling a bit dehydrated from a painkiller I’d taken the night before. So, one eye still shut and the other only half open, I stumbled into the kitchen and grabbed a nice cold bottle of Propel from the fridge. The bottle being covered in condensation, I didn’t think much [...]