Year: 2003
The Ambiguity of Our Time
Posted on August 2, 2003 in Morals & Ethics War
Our troops are doing monstrous things in Iraq and they’re being undercompensated for it.
More Cinquains
Posted on August 2, 2003 in Poems
I’m turning into one of those people who writes down the silly music words that pop into his head.
A Canon Junkie Rebuts
Posted on August 2, 2003 in Crosstalk
I’m not slapping Robert’s hand saying “don’t read that”, but I’m reading him as insisting that I can’t possibly like the canon stuff!
Diseases with no cures, just comforts
Posted on August 2, 2003 in Crosstalk Depression Hope and Joy Sugar and Fat
I’ve never been bitter about my diabetes. It’s just a disease doing its thing. Being mad at it is like being mad at the rain for leaking through the roof or at the roof for getting old and letting the wind shift the shingles so that the rain can come in.
Lenses
Posted on August 1, 2003 in Book of Days Possessions
Driving is the time when I mourn for my decaying vision.
Marriage
Posted on August 1, 2003 in Partnership
For the fundies and others, a few things which marriage is not necessarily about:
- Having children
- Getting rich
- Being safe from the threats of the world
- Curing loneliness
- Establishing a de facto brothel where you get sole access
- Feeling happy all the time
Not for Getting Laid
Posted on August 1, 2003 in Reading Writing
It feels good just to see the characters appearing out of the cursor, evidencing that you are alive.
Why Blog?
Posted on August 1, 2003 in Blogging Nature Neighborhood
There seem to be two reasons people give for blogging: to change minds and to get laid.
The Elfin Forest
Posted on August 1, 2003 in Ecotone
We have here a forest that most overlook because the trunks are short and the canopies beneath our waists and beneath our knees.
Flame Wars
Posted on August 1, 2003 in InterNet Debates Mailbox
I got an email about my Rules for Flame Wars from a fellow who thought they were great for the wrong reasons.
