Writer's Block: Occupied
Jan. 5th, 2012 03:03 pm[Error: unknown template qotd]
I didn't camp out, but I did drop off a six dozen hard-boiled eggs to Occupy Boston.
Because the OWS movement is the spearhead of a movement that at least offers the possibility of returning our country to greatness by creating an actual free market, not twisted by the Wall Street/corporate/Washington collusion which creates an oligarchy which twists capitalism into a form that is damaging to the societal fabric, instead of being a force that brings better lives to people. Which is what capitalism can be, when powerful forces don't control and twist it.
I didn't camp out, but I did drop off a six dozen hard-boiled eggs to Occupy Boston.
Because the OWS movement is the spearhead of a movement that at least offers the possibility of returning our country to greatness by creating an actual free market, not twisted by the Wall Street/corporate/Washington collusion which creates an oligarchy which twists capitalism into a form that is damaging to the societal fabric, instead of being a force that brings better lives to people. Which is what capitalism can be, when powerful forces don't control and twist it.
Writer's Block: R.I.P
Oct. 29th, 2011 10:15 am[Error: unknown template qotd]
Take any parts that anybody can use, and use 'em. Take the rest, put it in a kittel, and have someone sit with the body reciting psalms. Ideally, someone who knows me and wants to do that, and would find it comforting to do so. That probably means having my body wrapped in a shroud BESIDES being in a kittel, because, having removed any and all useful bits, I expect the remainder wouldn't be very pretty -- no embalming, no neatening up my corpse, so just wrap it up so that it's not disturbing to anyone.
Quickly get the word out that I'm dead, so that anyone who wants to be there can hear about it and get to the funeral, then put the remains in as cheap a pine box as possible. Bury it in a Jewish cemetery with a fairly traditional ceremony, and then, hopefully, I'll have lived a life such that some people will be moved to say kaddish for me over the next eleven months.
Take any parts that anybody can use, and use 'em. Take the rest, put it in a kittel, and have someone sit with the body reciting psalms. Ideally, someone who knows me and wants to do that, and would find it comforting to do so. That probably means having my body wrapped in a shroud BESIDES being in a kittel, because, having removed any and all useful bits, I expect the remainder wouldn't be very pretty -- no embalming, no neatening up my corpse, so just wrap it up so that it's not disturbing to anyone.
Quickly get the word out that I'm dead, so that anyone who wants to be there can hear about it and get to the funeral, then put the remains in as cheap a pine box as possible. Bury it in a Jewish cemetery with a fairly traditional ceremony, and then, hopefully, I'll have lived a life such that some people will be moved to say kaddish for me over the next eleven months.
Writer's Block: Father figure
Jun. 20th, 2011 03:53 pm[Error: unknown template qotd]
My father gave me three pieces of advice that have always stayed with me: "Everything that has a beginning has an end," "Never eat anything bigger than your head," and "If you got your head stuck in there, you can get it out again."
These have been among my guiding principles ever since.
My father gave me three pieces of advice that have always stayed with me: "Everything that has a beginning has an end," "Never eat anything bigger than your head," and "If you got your head stuck in there, you can get it out again."
These have been among my guiding principles ever since.
Writer's Block: Teenage dream
Apr. 7th, 2011 06:43 pm[Error: unknown template qotd]
"Did you lock yourself out?"
No, not my wife. The third woman I dated (depending on how you count), but the first woman who I was serious enough about to have actual romantic love for, is
jehanna, who just this month moved into our downstairs apartment.
"Did you lock yourself out?"
No, not my wife. The third woman I dated (depending on how you count), but the first woman who I was serious enough about to have actual romantic love for, is
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Writer's Block: Let's stay friends
Apr. 4th, 2010 04:46 pmThe matron of honor at our wedding was an ex of mine. Actually, we had an entire table that was mostly filled with my exes. The vast majority of them are on my LJ friends list.
I've lost touch with, like, one or two of my exes. I'm not sure what they're doing nowadays; I haven't seen them in a bunch of years. Other than that, I'm still friends with all my exes, and I consider many of them to be among my bestest friends ever. I'm not really able to be attracted to someone I don't like and respect, and just because I stopped dating someone doesn't make me like or respect her any less.
I've lost touch with, like, one or two of my exes. I'm not sure what they're doing nowadays; I haven't seen them in a bunch of years. Other than that, I'm still friends with all my exes, and I consider many of them to be among my bestest friends ever. I'm not really able to be attracted to someone I don't like and respect, and just because I stopped dating someone doesn't make me like or respect her any less.
Writer's Block: Annals of Animal Warfare
Nov. 15th, 2008 06:13 pm[Error: unknown template qotd]
The giant squid's only significant natural enemy is the sperm whale.
The sperm whale grows up to 20 meters.
Megalodon grew up to 15 meters.
A fight between a giant squid and a sperm whale was nowhere near a forgone conclusion. Sure, the sperm whale could eat small giant squid no problem, and would GENERALLY win against a big one . . . but not always.
And Megalodon was only 75% the size of a sperm whale.
I'd give the advantage to the giant squid.
The giant squid's only significant natural enemy is the sperm whale.
The sperm whale grows up to 20 meters.
Megalodon grew up to 15 meters.
A fight between a giant squid and a sperm whale was nowhere near a forgone conclusion. Sure, the sperm whale could eat small giant squid no problem, and would GENERALLY win against a big one . . . but not always.
And Megalodon was only 75% the size of a sperm whale.
I'd give the advantage to the giant squid.