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imho is just a polite way to say I know you don’t give a hoot what I think but I’m going to say it anyway

Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover

November 14, 2010 a picture is worth a thousand words

I went to an actual Brick-and-Mortar bookstore today. This is a rare occasion ever since Amazon.com was founded in 1995. (I still remember when I first heard about it. “What a stupid name?! Who would buy books online?! And why would I want to buy their stocks?!”) I do enjoy going to the book stores in real [...]

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Bring back Thanksgiving! Please, no Christmas decorations until Black Friday…

November 9, 2010 imho is just a polite way to say I know you don't give a hoot what I think but I'm going to say it anyway

This is a post originally published last November. For some reason, ever since September, a lot of people have searched for “turkey” and landed on my post from last year, skewing my stat counts since I know all of them got the pictures of the turkey and left without even looking at my blog. Tis [...]

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WTF Wednesday vs. The Silverlining Man

November 3, 2010 imho is just a polite way to say I know you don't give a hoot what I think but I'm going to say it anyway

As predicted, the midterm election results painted the map red. . . Yes, yes, we got bagged. It’s 5:30 am, and I haven’t slept. I have not packed for my trip overseas, nor have I finished getting the house ready for my absence. At a time like this, we need… The Silverlining Man! He will [...]

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ROCK THE VOTE!

November 2, 2010 imho is just a polite way to say I know you don't give a hoot what I think but I'm going to say it anyway

. . . I know many will disagree: but for me, this election is all about a (not so covert any more) culture war. “Cutting taxes & Smaller Government” to me is another code for “Compassionate Conservatism”, i.e. “I feel sorry for you man but I am not gonna share with you. Sorry. It sucks [...]

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A Long Way Home

November 1, 2010 imho is just a polite way to say I know you don't give a hoot what I think but I'm going to say it anyway

Here is something that amused me for an entire hour the other day: Go to google map, search for Directions from China to Taiwan. Take a look at Direction Number 55. Here, I have taken the liberty to show you a composite screenshot. I am awesome like this. . . Before you sneer at how easily [...]

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Rally to Restore Sanity: Perspective is everything

October 30, 2010 imho is just a polite way to say I know you don't give a hoot what I think but I'm going to say it anyway

. This is today. I wish I were there. But I am here at home, trying to restore my own sanity, in a very personal, trivial way. Some dear friends that I have the honor of getting to know were there on the Mall in D.C. witnessing history: Nancy at Mature Landscaping. Renee at Life [...]

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“Vote for Pedro”: How do you decide who to vote for?

October 18, 2010 imho is just a polite way to say I know you don't give a hoot what I think but I'm going to say it anyway

. On my way to dropping off my 7th grader at the junior high this morning, he asked, out of the blue, “Where do you get a yard sign for the election?” He meant the “Vote for XX” signs that some of our neighbors have started decorating their front lawns with since a couple of [...]

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I will stab anyone who says “Boys will always be boys”

October 8, 2010 imho is just a polite way to say I know you don't give a hoot what I think but I'm going to say it anyway

I wasn’t sure that you need to read yet another post on the recent deaths by suicide* of some very young people in this country. I thought it was all over the news and everybody read/heard about it by now. Besides, I will just be preaching to the choir: I have made a conscientious effort to not [...]

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Juxtaposition & Perspectives

September 28, 2010 imho is just a polite way to say I know you don't give a hoot what I think but I'm going to say it anyway

Interesting headlines today: “[From NPR] U.S. income inequality at its highest level since the Census Bureau began tracking household income in 1967. The U.S. also has the greatest disparity among Western industrialized nations. At the top, the wealthiest 5 percent of Americans, who earn more than $180,000, added slightly to their annual incomes last year, [...]

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Jan Brewer: The New Face for the Fight Against Glossophobia

September 8, 2010 imho is just a polite way to say I know you don't give a hoot what I think but I'm going to say it anyway

Jan Brewer. We all came to know Jan Brewer, the current Governor of the State of Arizona when on the fateful day of April 23, 2010, against (and perhaps delighted in?) the rising controversy and media scrutiny, she signed the “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act” (aka Arizona SK 1070), setting the record [...]

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