Miscellaneous

A Visit From a Dragon Fly [Photos]

June 6, 2010

I locked my keys in my car yesterday, and while waiting for my sister to drive out to BFE, I was graced by the presence of a dragon fly. He landed on my arm and let me take a couple pictures of him before flying away into the brown of the setting sun. It reminded [...]

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A News Listicle: Arizona SB1070 Backlash

April 27, 2010

I have not yet posted a full statement about the unconstitutional law passed in Arizona, but I have been keeping up with the news stories from around the Web. You can find a working list of articles and blog posts from media outlets across the country after the jump.

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Arguing With Nutjobs on Facebook has its merits

March 25, 2010

…Because you find great resources, such as this: The Crimes of US Empire (post-1898 only)

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Live Blog of the Oprah V. Palin Interview

November 16, 2009

In my attempt to avoid anything Oprah, I reluctantly am watching the Sarah Palin interview. Here’s my live blog… She thought her “D” in High school would be the biggest skeleton revealed during the campaign. Bristol’s baby is a plant to he’ll “tackle teen pregnancy in America” and her heart was silenced…. ********* She attacks [...]

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Working Late

August 8, 2009

Its just after midnight and I’m waiting on a ride home from work. My phone is dying as I write this, but I continue. Wine is a great thing but why are people such schmucks when they go into a restaurant? Why do people try to turn a restaurant into a club? These questions and [...]

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Last Call

June 20, 2009

Friday nights in Houston are actually boring for me, but every-now-and-then I venture out to the small bar behind me for a drink. It’s such a particular joint I’m not sure what to make of it. They play good music. I’m listening to the Bravery right now (which I told everyone it would be their [...]

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Chair Gate '07: The Guilty Party Speaks

December 2, 2008

So this was not originally news that was intended to make it outside of the Rice Graduate History Dept. Thanks to the over-sharing wonders of social-networking we have a very detailed explanation of what exactly happened on that lonely Thursday evening high up on Fondren Library’s elusive 5th floor. If you want to know just [...]

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Blasts From the Past: Videos

October 10, 2008

I was thinking about this song I used to listen to when I was younger. I don’t know where I heard it but it has stuck in my head ever since. I think it sums up one of the major problems of the 1980s.

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