Art, quotes, and music and whatever else I want.
Bjorn Tipling
“ It’s no accident that in 21st century America, torture has been mainstreamed, climate denial has taken firm hold, book burning, racial dog whistles and brazen religious intolerance are part of our discourse and par for the course. This is how the right plays the game, using Limbaugh, Hannity, Fox, Drudge, blogs, chain emails, talk radio, etc. to shamelessly and defiantly drag the conversation as far right as possible. ”
“ There is a simple formula for rightwing dominance of our national debate, even when Democrats are in charge: move the conversation as extreme right as possible, then compromise toward the far right. ”
It’s so strange, after some weight loss, to recognize a set of pants on your shelf that at first glance leave you with an ominous feeling since for quite some time they haven’t fit you. But then they do, baggy even, yet that lingering feeling that these light faded jeans haven’t fit me in quite some time doesn’t go away, even as I’m wearing them.
You’d think I should feel good about this, but after years of gaining weight again and again, each time to a new horrible new record, I don’t. Weight wise, I’m just about where I was when I started my doomed diet two years ago: 257 lb. I’ve lost 25 lb. in the last four months and I’ve only yet made it to the point where two years ago when 257 lb. was such a horror to me that it spurred me to go on a drastic diet.
In other news, I completed two weeks of the couch to 5k plan but am going to take a week off now because my shins are in too much pain. I will start over in a week. Hopefully a combination of weight loss and stronger bones at the end of the week will lead me to finish the program.
I’m just trying to be careful, moderate, not get hurt, not get too hungry.
BBC News - Last US combat brigade exits Iraq
The war is ending. 4,415 US troops lost their lives in Iraq. I wish it was 4,414. I wish it was 0. Rest in peace Sergeant Major Ellis. I will never forget the example he set for excellence. I have never before or since met anyone so dedicated to his work, his Marines, and to the Corps. This man was a leader. He gave his life, both figuratively and literally, to what he believed in. He was also a pretty good guy, who cared about what his Marines thought of him. He was a father who left behind a young daughter. I know his death was not in vain, that his service was not without purpose, but I hope the mission he served becomes a success, that a free, friendly and prosperous Iraq will become a reality and bring honor to his sacrifice.
ELLIS, JOSEPH J
SGTMAJ US MARINE CORPS
DATE OF BIRTH: 09/08/1966
DATE OF DEATH: 02/07/2007
BURIED AT: SECTION 60 SITE 8536
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Op-Ed Columnist - The Marriage Ideal - NYTimes.com
It’s an interesting article and I agree with some of the quotes I’ve posted, but the conclusion that a marriage of individuals that share the same sex isn’t equal to that of a woman and a man is downright shameful. If I had read the article to its conclusion before I started quoting it I probably would not have posted anything about it at all.
