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
Desperate for a Return to Relevancy
So the spineless Bill Bradley is endorsing Howard Dean and the still-fawning media is reporting it like it’s some kind of coup. The same Bill Bradley who lacked the guts to keep pressing his own “insurgent” campaign in 2000 (when he had Gore on the ropes and could have brought his hard-earned delegates to the
Stupid People Piss Me Off
Took another one of those online polls today, “What Pisses You Off?” I got “Stupid People Piss You Off.” Well, duh! That’s not worth posting. On a lighter note, Sunday’s Pietri benefit was a great success. Kudos to Fish for pulling it off lovely. I got there about an hour-and-a-half in, Isaac on one arm,