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August 2005
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Help cure Crohn’s disease
As I mentioned last year, my wife Emily has Crohn’s Disease, an autoimmune disorder that eats away at the digestive tract. After several trips to the hospital emergency room (including New Years Eve 1999/2000), she was finally diagnosed and a foot of her colon was removed. Since her surgery, she has had to change her […]
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Does America hate hobos?
My fair city just enacted an "aggressive panhandling" ordinance that prohibits verbally requesting money. (Passively holding a sign, however, is still permissible.) Controversy has of course ensued. Perhaps it’s the Daily Show’s penchant for frequently using the word "hobo," but I’m wondering what happened to America’s affection for hobos. Are today’s begging homeless all that […]
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Kinky for governor
08.16.05 | Permalink | Comments Off on Kinky for governorI am no Texan, thank god. But I will endorse Kinky Friedman for governor of the Lone Star State. (New Yorker write-up here.) My favorite Kinky quote? “The Kinkster never likes to say ‘fuck’ in front of a c-h-i-l-d.” Second favorite? "May the god of your choice bless you." Can I be Kinky when I […]
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Unitarian Jihad finished
The "Unitarian Jihad" ad campaign we waged this summer has now come to the end of its financial life. Thanks to donations from several of you, we got almost 1500 clicks from 40K views of our ad. This gave us a click-through rate of 3.5%, at about a nickel a click. So that’s 1500 netizens […]
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Why did I quit?
08.12.05 | Permalink | 4 CommentsIt’s been over a week now since my last day on the job, and it occurs to me that a fellow might should have a good explanation at the ready for something like that—especially when he cashes out his 401k and has no job offer in hand. Decisions like this are never made for just […]
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Vacation schedules
08.02.05 | Permalink | Comments Off on Vacation schedulesBlogging may be slower over the next few weeks. Mary Mother of Beer is on vacation right now and will post for the first time after she’s back. The Silver Tongued Devil will be heading to Jerusalem mid-month, and while he hopes to post from the Holy City, we know how those things go. My […]
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