September 2005

On the passing of a former classmate.

September 22, 2005

Warning: This may seem harsh. I got a phone call a few days ago from Mr. Shreve, a former co-worker at Paxon, who had also taught at Stanton while I was there. He asked, “What year did you graduate from Stanton?” Now, when he asks this, it’s because one of my schoolmates did something notable, whether good or bad. [...]

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The Pledge.

September 16, 2005

A US District Court in California recently ruled in favor of Michael Newdow, an atheist, and stated that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public school is unconstitutional. For now, this only affects a handful of school districts in California, but it could eventually have greater effect—the 9th Circuit (AK, HI, WA, OR, CA, MT, ID, NV, AZ), [...]

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Haiku.

September 15, 2005

I’m sure someone else has already thought of it, but here goes: First, five syllables. Second, seven syllables. Last, five syllables. I’m so clever. And: I’m not a deep man. My thoughts are not insightful. La de da de da. I want to write about Bush’s speech, but my eyeballs and brain seem to be swelling. [...]

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Je vous salue, Elan Davout.

September 11, 2005

I started writing a long entry about 9/11, this being the fourth anniversary in case you hadn’t heard, but it was nothing that hadn’t already been written or said by people far more eloquent than I. So I’ll just go with this: Osama bin Laden’s a bastard and here’s to catching him before he dies horribly [...]

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Food.

September 7, 2005

I moved to Chicagoland recently. I’d always wanted to live up here, partly because it’s a big metro area, but mostly because it’s where my family, minus my generation, is from. I feel like I’ve been missing from this place my whole life. The most notable part thus far has been the food. My first observation [...]

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First post.

September 1, 2005

Testing. Testing. This is my first attempt at a “web log,” or “blog,” as it were. Blog blog blog. Blog blog. This entry was posted on Thursday, September 1st, 2005 at 12:10 PM. 2 Responses to “First post.” 1. sparetyre Says: September 29th, 2005 at 12:01 AM This is so wierd you having your own website! 2. Simplexity17 Says: [...]

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