This was in my inbox from Ultraviolet. They have a petition going and everything. There’s not much to be said that I can say better than they’ve said. Take a look, sign it, add your question and add your voice.
Tag: politics
Trickle-down economics? No. Trickle-down dumb? Maybe.
Sigh.
Is stupid contagious? I am starting to wonder.
Continue reading “Trickle-down economics? No. Trickle-down dumb? Maybe.”
Hobby Lobby and Women as 2nd class citizens
I have to admit that I’d never heard of Hobby Lobby until the first time I went to Alabama with Geoff. The first time I actually laid eyes on one I started laughing. I couldn’t believe that someone would actually name their store something that utterly ridiculous. It turns out that’s not the limit to their ridiculousness.
Continue reading “Hobby Lobby and Women as 2nd class citizens”
Bear Hug Pizza Man sees boom in business
I read this story, and it actually made me feel pretty good. I am happy for the guy. Call it karma, or good deeds going rewarded, or the golden rule, or whatever you want, just one spontaneous act of friendly positivity, and now the guy has had all sorts of goodness visited back on him. Bravo, sir. I particularly like how the attempts by some angry bitter people to destroy this man and his business have not really had any effect. In fact, they seem to have caused a huge reaction in the other direction. I hope for his sake, things stay good. Be well, Mr. Van Duzer.
-Geoff
26 posters
Don’t worry, they’re not all in this post.
Today I got my daily email from Fab.com. One of the featured shops was for artist John Keddie, a San Francisco based artist who is a multimedia computer savvy type guy. He also very clearly has an appreciation for pop culture and, well, twisted humor. That’s why we’ve put up 7 of his posters. The rest are probably too, um, gritty for our parents. As they read this blog regularly and may pass out from too much grit, we’ve erred on the side of caution with our choices.
A little whimsy for your day
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I need a little whimsy today. So I found some on the internet. I hope you like the following as much as I did.
There, fixed that for you
Dogs and politics always make strange interesting bedfellows. One has only to check out Dogs Against Romney and read about the Seamus saga to know that, or to witness the swift death of Michael Vick’s career to know that being cruel to a dog is a great way to kill your public persona in the minds of the American public.
Pneumonia
As it happens with these things, Geoff and I were approved for Commonwealth Care. We picked Neighborhood Health Plan, paid our premiums, and promptly got screwed over in every way imaginable. Before you click through to read the rest, know this. This isn’t a screed against Obamacare or Socialized Medicine, I am a fan of those things. This is a screed against incompetent people, those who don’t want to do their jobs, and corporations that put their bottom line over the health of individuals and, in this case, possibly thousands of people.
Happy August 1st
In honor of the 4th
I have some friends for whom the 4th of July is their favorite holiday of the year. Other are more middle of the road about it. Me? I’m not into huge groups of people waiting for things to go BOOM over their heads or the tourists that flood the city decking themselves out in flag clothes and leaving their trash everywhere. I grew up and now live in the two cities largely responsible for the birth of this nation. As a result I’m over the Liberty Bell and the Pops on the Esplanade.
