January 2004
The Archives
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Why liberals lose elections
01.29.04 | Permalink | Comments Off on Why liberals lose electionsLakoff’s First and Second Laws answer all. (Hat tip to Rebecca Blood.)
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But can he take the fight?
01.28.04 | Permalink | Comments Off on But can he take the fight?Why I’m still nervous about throwing my support to John Kerry. The Kerry I’ve seen the last three weeks might be able to pull it off. The Kerry I saw the year before acts like a damn senator.
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Three lies they sold you in therapy
01.27.04 | Permalink | 4 CommentsFrom narrative therapist Michael White: We know the truth about you. You’re troubled because you’re repressed. If you could truly be yourself, you’d be happy. UPDATE: This means my Secret Happy Special Place Where No One Else Can Go is closed indefinitely.
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Like, bearing my cross
01.26.04 | Permalink | Comments Off on Like, bearing my crossBecky Hicks was my high school evangelical dream girl. Ah, that we would have met at some New Years Eve Praise & Worship Marathon, but, alas, it just wasn’t meant to be. The Revealer picks up the story from Brio. “Follow your dreams” is a popular theme in teen magazines, but Brio, dedicated to “challenging […]
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More than half of US says no more Bush
If these numbers keep up, I’m going to have to become a Republican if I want to keep rooting for the underdog. Heheh. Not really, silly. Bring it on, indeed, eh? The curious thing is that most people–in spite of wanting Bush out of office–think it’s likely that he’ll win a second term. If this […]
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Losing my religion
01.20.04 | Permalink | 7 CommentsI had the good fortune to catch up with an old friend this weekend. The conversation turned to (post-)seminarian humor. Seminarian humor is irreverent, to say the least. There’s something about spending three or four years of work-weeks reading, writing, and fretting about Life, the Universe, and Everything that turns humor perverse. I carry a […]
