February 2012
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Who ♥ed?
Image taken from Homestar Runner’s perennially great Teen Girl Squad Valentine’s Day special. Click the image to watch it.
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“For a stark contrast, visit the Atlanta Mission’s large men’s...”
– Creative Loafing’s Scott Henry compares the Peachtree-Pine homeless shelter to other nearby shelters that are not nuisances to the communities in which they operate. A Fulton County Superior Court judge just evicted Peachtree-Pine’s operator. The United Way will take over operations of...
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“This book will cause the pablum-fed high school student to question the...”
– From the Amazon.com review of my book Americapedia by reader “Koyaanisqatsi ‘Jade Queen.’”
“Women’s healthcare is not about lace-trimmed scarves and bottles of perfume....”
– Komen for the Cure sells out women, again
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Don Cornelius
Do I have a Don Cornelius memory?
When I watched Soul Train as a kid there were frequent commercials for a hair relaxer called Afro Sheen. Afro Sheen’s tag line was “the no lye relaxer.” I had no idea what lye was, so I thought they were saying “no lie relaxer” as in “no lie. this stuff really works.” It wasn’t until I was in my 20s and I saw lye...
January 2012
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My new sounds:
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Megan Amram: Paula Deen’s Health Food Cookbook →
meganamram:
Recently, Paula Deen has admitted that she’s had Type II Diabetes for years. Accordingly, she’s putting out a cookbook of healthy food. Here are some excerpts!
FRUIT SALAD
INGREDIENTS:
1 lb. bag of Skittles
3 cups ranch dressing
DIRECTIONS:
Mix well. Serve room temperature.
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Newt thinks he did well at Sunday's debate →
If Newt calling Barack Obama the food stamp president sounds like race-baiting to you, that’s because it’s supposed to. On January 6, Newt told a townhall meeting in New Hampshire “the African-American community should demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps.” To the best of my knowledge, Newt has never asked non-blacks to denounce food assistance programs.
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Look out, Zuccotti Park! Here comes Newt! →
In November, Newt said Occupy Wall Street protesters should “take a bath.” Today, he’s repeating their core argument.
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Newt's last stand →
The South Carolina primary on Saturday, January 21 (Democracy on a day most working people have off? How civilized!) could be Newt’s last stand. Newt keeps arguing that he’s a real Reagan Conservative (in South Carolina, this is a good thing) and that front-runner Romney is a moderate who supports women’s reproductive rights (in South Carolina, this is a bad thing).
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101 Reasons Why You're Not David Bowie and He Is,...
David uses his spare time
For dreaming up new styles
He never spends Whit Monday
In the bathroom, grouting tiles
David’s early efforts
Often dwelt on alienation
He never noted Diesels
Or hung out on Reading station
David shaved both eyebrows
And the net effect was arty
He never had just one done
While unconscious at a party
David in his sixth decade
Still has a head of hair...
Sounds from Friday evening
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December 2011
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Atlanta's 2011 Milestones: Freedom
In 2011, a minor consumer convenience masqueraded as triumph of freedom over tyranny.
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“Every barrel of oil that comes out of those sands in Canada is a barrel of oil...”
– Texas governor and GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry, speaking to supporters in Iowa Tuesday.
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Atlanta's 2011 Milestones: Health & Security
Who said there’s no such thing as a silver bullet?
Earlier this year, Georgia’s visionary political leaders did what seasoned political observers considered impossible - they solved two of the state’s most urgent chronic problems with the passage of a single law. HB 87 didn’t simply secure Georgia’s porous border with Mexico, it helped the estimated 6 million state...
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Atlanta's 2011 Milestones: Culture
2011 is the first year the number of recordings rapper Waka Flocka Flame made exceeded the number of shooting incidents he was involved in.
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“When he didn’t like somebody or something that was going on, he would pick...”
– A sentence I was saving for my own obituary appeared today in CNN’s obituary of Cheetah the chimpanzee, who starred in several Tarzan movies in the 1930s. Cheetah was 80.
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“We always have to be careful to not always offer cheesy, chickeny things and...”
– http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204466004577102464033301888.html
WCA Ep. 21 - Give v Receive →
Audio of my Write Club performance from last week. Note to all: My reading contains occasional foul language, harsh criticism of several passages of the Old Testament, and an irreverent (but ultimately supportive) reading of part of the New Testament. If that sort of thing bugs you, then this will bug you
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Newt in URL hell →
Type www.NewtGingrich.com into your browser and let the fun begin!
How well do you know Atlanta? Tell me where the...
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A very special Don't Panic art retrospective →
All this North Korea talk reminds me I used to write and draw about it for a living.