election
November 4, 2009
- I'm proud of my fellow New Jerseyans today. Congratulations to Chris Christie on winning the gubernatorial race (alas, it will be quite some time before I get to use 'gubernatorial' as much as I have in recent days...). Anyway, we'll get back to Chris Christie in a moment.I want to temper my pride in my fellow New Jerseyans just a drop because while we went out and crusaded against, in large ...
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November 2, 2009
- November 2. Day of the Dead in Mexico. While that sounds creepy and may invoke images of restless spirits, vengeful poltergeists, animated skeletons and lumbering zombies, the reality is that all that occurs on the Day of the Dead is that dead people are entitled to a free dessert at Applebees.Kind of anti-climactic, I know. Those Mexicans just don't know how to do a holiday. At least we would ...
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July 13, 2009
- Welcome to the second edition of F.R.A.U.D., recently re-named to stand for "Frequent Reminders About the Ultimate Douchebag". Now, for those of you who do not like my use of the term "douchebag", please be advised it was the tamest of the options I had come up with. Also, it began with a D. My first attempts resulted in F.R.A.U.F. and F.R.A.U.A. which were less than ...
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June 29, 2009
- People of NJ: Over the next few months, Governor Jon Corzine will throw insane amounts of money into his re-election campaign. Sheep like Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen will stump for him. Joe Biden will show up in state, though he may not actually know where he is. Barack Obama will tell you what a great job Corzine has done.This is all done for one reason: because they think you're stupid.Every ...
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June 17, 2009
- "European Union takes turn right." I don't agree with this headline which I've heard and seen in English several places such as BBC and NPR.In countries where voter turnout was low, right wing parties gained more seats. This commonly happens with low turnouts, unfortunately.I also don't agree with low turnout being a referendum on dissatisfaction with the European Union. The ...
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January 25, 2009
- My friends want me to write a funny book. They read my blog posts and they read my e-mails, and they write back and ask When are you going to write a funny book? Well, chances are slim that I'll write a purely funny book. Different forms bring out different strengths for most writers. For example, I find it impossible to write a decent short story. That is a talent and an art unto itself, and I ...
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November 19, 2008
- I'm in week four of the drug trial. The washout of previous medication for migraines and insomnia have left me completely sure of my fibromyalgia diagnosis. So has the pain. And a few other symptoms compatible with fibro. Friends who know me well are willing to bet that I'm getting a placebo. It's not a lot of fun to wake up with a migraine nearly every day. Insomnia isn't a walk in the park, ...
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November 18, 2008
- On NPR there was a segment about political news junkies who can no longer get a good fix. The nation is coming down. How to come to terms with post election blues? Do you suffer from it? I think I may have a few symptoms. For example, I don't know what to blog about. In comparison to the election my family seems boring and flacid and so I make them perform skits until I laugh or scoff.I ...
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November 10, 2008
- After taking a break for the election and to talk about my cute new UK cover, I'm following up on my recent posts about creating a story. You may recall that I hadn't quite finished the synopsis for my next book while in the Outer Banks. Once I got home, I whipped through to the end. . .well almost to the end. My last sentence reads: Brilliant last sentence goes here. LOL. So I emailed the ...
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November 8, 2008
- I have been invovled with euphoria moment after euphoria moment, friends wanting to take in and savor how we feel this week as tough times are ahead. So I didn't write as much or as often as I'd like on the writing challenge. But I have 4 days to catchup and move forward. Ideas filled my mind in each empty moment, e.g. a training class on Wed and Thursday. Now to add the liquid and watch ...
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