Today, I made my first ever contribution to a political candidate. Dennis Kucinich pulled second place in MoveOn's primary and is staying in the race for the Democratic nod. Seems he's crossed the $1 million dollar contribution line that the media uses to separate the legitimate from the fringe. Not bad for someone not even officially declared as a candidate! Today's web site: http://www.ycdtotv.com/ Flashback! PS: Nell's Breakfast Blend? Official YUM!

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Dean, Kucinich and The Democrats

I've been checking out this Howard Dean guy that's running for the democratic nomination and, on the surface, he seems like the something different I'd be willing to vote for. While I like his outspokenness and grassroots approach, I am disturbed by the fact that he's supported by the NRA and he is in favor of the death penalty. MoveOn.org is running their own primary to determine if and whom they will support for the Democratic nod. They've got a great resource for checking out all nine of the candidates and, after reading through some of it, I'm leaning towards…

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The Freshmen

I love this song, although, reading the lyrics, I realized I had no clue what the hell it's about! Abortion, maybe? Definitely a suicide in there. THE VERVE PIPE The Freshmen When I was young I knew everything She a punk who rarely ever took advice Now I'm guilt stricken, sobbing with my head on the floor Stop a baby's breath and a shoe full of rice I can't be held responsible 'Cause she was touching her face I won't be held responsible She fell in love in the first place For the life of me I cannot remember What…

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Which Jedi Knight are you? You're Anakin. Congratulations. You are the one who is destined to bring balance to the force, Whatever the hell that means. Until that time comes, however, you're happy just being a really annoying and angsty teenager. Yeah, you might end up being all kinds of awesome once you're Darth Vader, but just cool it for now - you're likely to make many more enemies being the shithole Hayden Christiansen portrays you as.

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I'm reluctant to write this as I'm sure it will stir up some shit and likely be misinterpreted as sour grapes or something, but it's just been bugging the hell out of me since I first saw it and I've never NOT written something because of the potential trouble it might cause. Subject: [loudNOTES] womanEDGE Tonite!!!!!! Monday, June 23rd Tonight's show...[t]here's an open mic full of short sexy poems by women-you-should-have-known-and-will-love plus an EDGE feature by extraordinary poet/vocalist Mara Jebsen. It's worded only slightly better than what's on the web site: ...and all night: open mic including short sex poems…

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Okay, exactly WTF is this?!?! "Bling-bling" makes new Oxford dictionary Among the 187,000 definitions in the latest edition, published by Oxford University Press, there is...bling-bling, a reference to elaborate jewelry and clothing, and the appreciation of it. salon.com Is this some kind of elaborate joke? I mean, come on! As usual, Boondocks nails it.

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