Cabbies Say the Darnedest Things

Cab driver from DFW to the W Victory was Palestinian: “What are they fighting for? What do they want their own country for? We already have 22 Arab countries and they all suck. What do we want a 23rd for?” Of course, he also mentioned that the only people greedier than the “yellow man” were

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Some Blogger/Columnist Loses Faith in Romney after 60 Minutes Appearance

http://www.swnewsherald.com/online_content/2007/05/051407rh_romney.php Dude, all you’re really saying is that you hadn’t been following Romney’s campaign. The only thing that changed Sunday was that you watched a TV show where they talked about everything that everyone who already knows anything about his campaign already knows. How can you feel like this was a revelation to you? I

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One Year Without Television

Been a year since I canceled my cable. Things are working out well. I download a few shows off of iTunes. It’s way better than having to (a) pay for cable and then (b) still having to watch commercials anyway. I like it when I’m at work and someone asks me if I’ve seen that

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I’m Banned in China

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. (And I guess I don’t necessarily believe this is the case, but:) http://www.greatfirewallofchina.org if you want to check out yours. bkd

Saltwater Crocodiles Can Grow to 20 Feet in Length

Got my semi-annual bonus check yesterday, so bought my tickets to the Solomons today. Ended up cutting a day off the Fiji part of the trip in order to save $600 on airfare, but that’ll probably be okay (although it might mean I end up staying those two days somewhere closer to Nadi). Now all

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I Finished (Reading) a(nother) Book

With The Old Breed (at Peleliu and Okinawa) by Eugene B. Sledge. Brilliantly unaffected, crushing, wrenching, proud, true-ringing first-person account of a USMC mortarman involved in the 1st Marine Division’s last two (and bloodiest two) campaigns of WWII. I’ve now read enough war writing that it doesn’t take much for me to get teary-eyed about

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I’m Unique, Just Like Everyone Else

Because sometimes even I want to fit in. Not really — I just want to inflict information about myself on an unsuspecting world. Either way: Google Images, first one that comes up for each of these. 1. Age on my next birthday: 2. My favorite color: 3. My Middle Name: (Boy that one’s sure obvious…)

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Half-Mast? Still? Perspective? Anyone?

Seriously, half-mast? Here’s a list of causes of death from 2001. I posted this a year or so ago with the hope that somewhere out there someone in world might seize a sense of perspective (this was originally aimed at those who feel all the post-9/11 crap has been wise and worthwhile). So, let me

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BKD Tour 2007

Yeah, so I’m only posting this frequently b/c the new blog is fun. I’ll cut back soon, promise. Anyway, inspired by other writers who give out their convention attendance plans, here’s my tour schedule this year. If anyone’s going to be in any of these areas when I am, give me a holler. January 8-11:

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Mexico City, 1980

I was eight years old and we were waiting for a flight from Mexico City to LA. Whole family was there except my oldest brother who was at college. And there’s this guy there who I remember as being a Mexican dude who starts talking to me. And for some reason I’m trying to talk

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