Roger Clemens comes out of retirement to sign with the Houston Astros and Yankees fans are all in a tizzy. Suckers! What did you expect from a mercenary? Loyalty? He was a punk when he was with the Red Sox, knocking Yankees on their asses left and right, and yet they all happily bent over
THE HANGED MAN Suspended decision. Initiation, divination, prophecy. Turning point in psychic powers. Trust in inner voice. Suspension, change, reversal, boredom, abandonment, sacrifice, readjustment, improvement, rebirth. He usually represents a time of feeling in limbo, being stuck or being prevented from moving forward. He’s usually depicted hanging upside down with his hands tied – that’s
Pumpkin Seeds: 1/12/2004
1. I can’t stand people who barely know their own jobs getting snippy and trying to tell other people how to do theirs. My boss has the worst phone manners with people in other departments, as well as with customer service people at other companies. And if I have to hear one more time about
While it’s not the least bit surprising, it’s always worse to have a strong suspicion actually be confirmed. Bush planned Iraqi invasion pre-Sept. 11 – report Reuters, 01.10.04, 12:56 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill charges in a new book that President Bush entered office in January 2001 intent on
As I have nothing intelligent or insightful to say about Dubya’s recently announced immigration policy reforms, I direct you to David Grenier instead, who does. As for his desire to put men on Mars and the moon, does this mean the CIA has received credible evidence that they too might have weapons of mass destruction?
Sedaris on Writing
Onion: Does being a full-time writer limit your experiences and give you less to write about? David Sedaris: Yes. It was never a goal of mine to be a full-time writer. I know other people who would never feel that they were a writer as long as they had another job, but I never felt
20 things you may not know about me
Okay, okay! Not sure if I can come up with 20 things you may not know about me (especially if you’ve read this journal regularly the over the past year) but I’ll give it a shot and try not to repeat anything. Take your pick in laying the blame for this: Dawn, Tony or RAC.
My god, it’s like Candyman! Invoke their name and they appear! Gary Hart Said to Be Mulling Senate Bid By ROBERT GEHRKE, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – Former Colorado Sen. Gary Hart is seriously considering a challenge to Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, according to party sources. The two-term senator and two-time presidential candidate recently discussed
Got this off of nihilistic kid’s LJ friends list: It’s been my experience that everyone does something that, to them, is meditation. You know, something that centers them, that makes them focus on nothing in particular – kina like Pirsig’s Motorcyle Maintenence or that crazy guy in the corner that smells bad and his babbling
“I should have had the opportunity to get help, but baseball had no fancy rehab for gamblers like they do for drug addicts,” [Pete] Rose wrote. “If I had admitted my guilt, it would have been the same as putting my head on the chopping block — lifetime ban. Death penalty. I spent my entire