Archive for October, 2005

Time keeps slipping away

Monday, October 31st, 2005

Not since I spent the summer working at Paul Newman’s camp for kids with cancer have I been so beset by self doubt.
Back then, doubt was a result of a slowly breaking heart, a byproduct of wallowing in a pain of watching the loss of innocence through the sufferings of physical illness. brave children matter [...]

When you don’t make enough depelting oil

Monday, October 31st, 2005

Um, can we say conspiracy?
Oh yes we can, boys and girls…
Maybe I should send him my earlier blog entry.
The cynical part of me wondered if this was happening, but wasn’t willing to admit it in print..
Because, come on, that would be horrible right?
I mean, to be a republican. They’ve made oddles of cash off [...]

Prayer & Football

Sunday, October 30th, 2005

I’ll blog on this later, but the Times wrote about college football and prayer. I’m “studying” now..
I was the only one on my professional football team to stand to the side while the entire rest of the team prayed. Exclusionary doesn’t begin to describe it.

Miers

Thursday, October 27th, 2005

Well, she’s gone.
While I’m happy that another one of Bush’s cronies won’t be elected to the highest court in the land, I’m a tad bit nervous. For two reasons:
1) Conservative backlash is that the openly Christian Miers was too conservative on abortion
2) I don’t think he’ll try appointing another woman.
So there, I’ve said my piece. [...]

Around the puddle

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005

In case you think I exaggerate about the preponderance of the 4X4 plague in my town..
Yesterday, I was almost hit head on by an SUV driving…around a puddle.
AROUND the puddle…
I guess they didn’t want to get their bright, shiny BMW 4X4…say it with me people…dirty
Or wet…
Because 4X4s cant handle bad weather… right?
{banging head repeatedly into [...]