Archive for October, 2005

Alarm bells going off

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Even Oprah said it yesterday: “I have this feeling that something is wrong.” She was talking about global warming, but it sent a chill down my spine to realize that the uneasiness I’ve been feeling for a long time about our world–environmentally, politically and economically–has filtered up so far.
And now, it’s conservative columnist Peggy Noonan:
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How low TV news has sunk

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And the anchorman said: “A 61-year-old celebrity poses nude. Who it is, and where you can see it, coming up.”
Oh, wait–that’s why I’m watching the news, to find out who it is. So who’s lower, them or me?
Update: So of course, they’re making us wait ’till the end of the show. Bastards. It’s Lauren Hutton. [...]

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In case you were wondering…

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Jackson flees United States for new life in Arab state

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Open letter to the Big Kahuna

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Dear God,
Sorry I haven’t written; things have been pretty hectic around here, what with Robby growing like a weed and feeling his oats, so to speak. He doesn’t actually eat oats, or oatmeal, but You know what I mean. Of course You do.
Yes, life has been busy. Mainly I spend a lot of time [...]

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When your eyes are bigger than your stomach

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Ouch: Python Bursts After Eating Gator

Note to self: remember this when Thanksgiving rolls around.

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What We Learned From Katrina

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Ran Prieur writes:
A catastrophe is a huge opportunity for us to learn to help each other as equals, for people suddenly free of jobs and cars and television to rediscover their aliveness, to come together and build something beautiful.
This will not be permitted. It’s the Federal Emergency Management Agency. People with their survival needs met [...]

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