politics

Still bored

Posted on May 6, 2008. Filed under: Random, boredom, drink, drinking, exercise, politics, travel | Tags: , , , , , , |

Still bored.  Still haven’t worked out.  Went to Braves game. Some super nice people let me sit with them, but I left after dinner.  Came back to the room.  Fucked around online for a while.  Hit the hotel bar.  Had a mexican appetizer and 2 glasses of wine.  Bored out of my mind.  Should go [...]

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Enough already! Media attention and the Warren Jeffs case

Posted on April 18, 2008. Filed under: Random, books, current events, movies, politics | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I’ll admit it… I’m fascinated by Mormons. No, strike that: I’m fascinated by Mormon Fundamentalists. No, to be fair, I’m fascinated by *any* kind of religious fundamentalism. And I find polygamy interesting.
But all this coverage of the Warren Jeffs scandal is becoming a little much.
I first read about Jeffs [...]

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“Going Green” makes me want to puke!

Posted on April 17, 2008. Filed under: Random, current events, fashion, insight, marketing, politics, pop culture | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I am soooooooo sick of the “Going Green” fad right now.   Don’t get me wrong, I agree with the principle behind it.  I just don’t like the trendiness of it.
I’m not exactly a tree-hugger, but I recycle.  I have florescent light bulbs in my house, even though they make me look like a ghost.  I [...]

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Politics and Baseball

Posted on April 15, 2008. Filed under: Random, current events, insight, politics, pop culture | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Politics is not baseball.
This is why discussing politics with friends/family/coworkers really annoys me.
Not because I am ill-informed or don’t like to hear viewpoints other than my own. No, my real beef with discussing politics is the either/or, us/them mentality people on BOTH sides of the fence have towards politics.
People basically choose their parties like they [...]

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