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Why *do* we fall in love?

Dec20

A quick and dirty post today — Christmas business awaits me:

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Thanks to Questionable Content for this rather potent thought-provoker. Why indeed do we fall in love? Is not being alone enough?

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“Some days ya got it, some days ya don’t.”

May10

I love telling a joke that gets the entire room going. Lately, however, it’s been more like this:

Thanks to Mr. Jacques for this reminder of humility.

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Late-night comic madness

Mar20

Well, late for me.

A little bit of early Questionable Content. Thanks for the tip, Mr. Monroe.

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  • "What judgment will be passed on your soul when yet another poor child reaches for the knife or the noose to end his or her earthly torment due to your example?" — Chris Kluwe, addressing Archbishop John Nienstedt
  • "What they’re trying to move to is the direction where we get to choose our facts." — economist Joseph Stiglitz, talking about Republican rejection of September's job numbers

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  • akin (əkɪ́n) adjective — appalling ignorant and unapologetic about it
  • bachmann (bɑːk'mən) noun — the unit of measure of inability to perceive reality
  • fleming (flɛm'ɪŋ) adjective — the inability to distinguish satire from truth
  • gingrich (ɡɪŋ' ɡrɪtʃ), verb — to commit serial adultery
  • hitchling (hitch'ling) noun — a child void of religious indoctrination who is encouraged to read broadly and to seek the truth unapologetically.
  • miller (ˈmɪ-lər) verb — to hypocritically criticize another's actions
  • romney ('rɒmnɪ) verb — to inadvertently flaunt one's superior economic position
  • santorum (sæntɔ́rəm) noun — the frothy mix of fecal matter and lubricant that is sometimes the by-product of anal sex
  • trump (trə́mp) verb — to cheapen an effort to worthlessness

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The stupid--it burns!

  • "If you're going to vote on the gay issue, you probably shouldn't vote for me." — Representative Todd Akin
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