Mom’s Travel Itinerary December 30, 2005
Posted by danjeffers in After the Powerball.1 comment so far
After I win the powerball, I will be sending my Mom (and possibly Dad if he wants to go) to the following places:
France, perhaps Amsterdam
British Isles, then Alaska on Holland America
June, July, and August she’ll stay at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs
September, October at the Watergate in Washington DC
One week in Bakersfield, CA (she’ll have to pay for that herself)
It Really Is the Best Show on Television December 30, 2005
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Time Magazine has validated one of my obsessions by admitting that Battlestar Galactica really IS the best show on television.
Washington Post Tramps Cherished Myth December 7, 2005
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Washingtonians love to see ourselves as pathetic in the face of oncoming snow. Or, more precisely, every individual Washingtonian likes to think of all the others as pathetic. The hallmark of this belief is the idea that, when snow is in the forecast, everyone rushes out to buy toilet paper. This belief helps us be who we are. Tragically, the Washington Post, which failed to notice the paper-thin tissue of lies that led is into war, has managed to debunk the toilet paper myth.
Pardon Our Gradual Decay December 6, 2005
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Metro keeps putting up signs that say:
“Pardon us while we upgrade!”
But there is no upgrading, the service is getting worse, the facilities breaking more often, and crowding just gets worse. Shouldn’t the signs say:
“Pardon us while we try and slow the ongoing deterioration?”
Death Penalty? December 12, 2005
Posted by danjeffers in Pithy Comments to get quoted in Express.1 comment so far
Tookie Williams is the ultimate argument against the Death Penalty. Because, if there is any justice to the penalty, he deserved it as much as anyone, when convicted. However, the man he is today does not deserve death. Apparently, however, he will die anyway, because the Governator cannot afford the luxury of mercy (or decency).