- I am going to buy this. The man lived an amazing life; I’m interested in what his take on it will be. I’m also partial to bios. Right now, I’m reading Don’t Mind if I Do, by George Hamilton. Great stuff — entertaining and light, very much unlike Lennon: The Life, which took me all summer to get through.
- Don’t hassle the Hoff. I’m glad he’s all right.
- You could waste an awful lot of time playing with Google’s Easter eggs. Not that I’d know.
- I’ve gotten some feedback: Beatles Rockband is fantastic. I simply must have it.
- I watched the premiere of Heroes last night. Man, I gotta catch up on stuff. I’m completely lost.
- I have asked this question many times.
I wonder about many more things this day, but alas, I’m out of time. Feel free to add to my list from your own brain.
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RE: #6 – I think the guys who get wrapped up in their little sex scandals behind the scenes while publicly espousing “family values” or fighting against things like gay marriage in order to “protect the sanctity of marriage” deserve no forgiveness in the political arena. Mark Sanford is a Grade AAAA example of this…
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I totally agree on the subject of personal hypocrisy, talking out both sides of the mouth, etc. And it transcends bedroom behavior, as you know. Saying one thing and doing another seems to be the political l’état des affaires. I am convinced it knows no party boundaries. Actually, I was just wondering why Clinton — along with others, from both parties — was “forgiven,” and John Edwards wasn’t. Now Mark Sanford…poor guy’s just a loon. I think he needs help, and he needs to get it outside of public/political life. I have a healthy fear of trying to even entertain… Read more »
I agree with you on the “…knows no party boundaries” as of late. I think the whole world has just gone whacko (except for you & I and the RtB tribe). And I catch myself way too often having that thought of being “high & mighty” & need to dial myself down a few notches, lest I get a karmic jolt of reality of my own…
What’s for lunch, doll? Tuna salad sammiches??
**SMEWCH**
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Chicken veggie soup with brown rice (Mavis made it)! And “karmic jolt”…you have got to copyright and market that as something! HAA
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#6. It’s basically because Bill Clinton is awesome.
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I’m sure he is, doll. I’m sure he is. Lucky dog, too, don’t ya think?
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And…John Edwards is WAY CUTER. That, like, makes no sense to me. Bill is homely…John is handsome…what’s to think about? Forgive JOHN!
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Yeah, but Hillary didn’t have cancer when Bill had the affair.
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To use a Mathew-ism: *headdesk*
I was JOKING, henny.
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Hey I want to read Kennedy too so don’t sell it on Half.com – then can we talk politics?
Lunch sounds good – we are just eating supper after a GLORIOUS hike on the top of the world
love you
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Haha…YES you can read the Kennedy book when I’m done, and NO we cannot talk politics because you’re TOO CUTE to waste time talking about politics with! I say we spend our time with cooler subjects like books, gardening, movies, and of course, Johnny Depp.
JUST KIDDING. Of course we can talk politics. What’re them?
What’s for dinner tonight in Slo-people-land?
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I think that the Judeo-Christian spirit of forgiveness tends to dominate our collective culture, to the point that marital transgressions are forgiven provided the ‘sinner’ pay penance in a public forum. For some reason this gesture is validating, no matter how ugly the sin. If Edwards really was telling his mistress how he was waiting for his wife to die so they could be together, how heartless can you get? Plus I think it may have something to do with cognitive dissonance- how much do we have invested in these figures? Edwards, very little. He’s a one-term senator and a… Read more »
Good points all, Ross. “Cognitive dissonance” — takes me back to my ed psych days… I was being flippant about John Edwards, probably to a fault (Mathew obviously missed the lame attempt at humor). Truth is, there was a time when we wouldn’t have known intimate secrets about our leaders. I wonder what would have happened if the dirty laundry of FDR, Eisenhower and JFK had leaked out to the GP during their power years. I don’t know — maybe nothing. Thing is, it didn’t happen, even though many of the press and their colleagues knew what was going on.… Read more »
“Gentlemen’s agreement” … as sexist as that good ol boy network seems, there’s something to be said for it. When Teddy died, I was reading this blistering piece about him from 1990 in I think GQ and it mentioned, offhandedly, as though we all knew it, how JFK would have sex with prostitutes in the Lincoln bedroom. I knew he was playing around, but can you imagine that happening today? As for those rock and roll singers and their lascivious behavior, I suppose it’s all relative. That said, I recently saw a pic of Mick Jagger from the 60s, I… Read more »
Liked the blog
Inneresting reading.
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Thanks Schmoozy!
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la grafica e petrftea per le potenzialit del Wii speriamo un gameplay ben fatto questo gioco sar proiettato nella cima della classifica!Xpino be x i giochettini fumettosi un p ai ragione ma alla fine un gioco puo avere anche il personaggio che una caccola ma se fatto bene bello lo stesso! logico che non a la grafica next gen come il 360 e la play3 ma per essere Wii notevole!!e poi le altre non anno il sensore di movimento!
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