Oh goodness. Let me first say that I’m not entirely an unfeeling ice princess with a cold stone for a heart. I am sympathetic to the wife and the kids, and in a way, I’m also even sympathetic to Mark and Maria. We all get carried away and lose perspective—especially in intense and encompassing “impossible […]
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getting it out of my system: a letter to [Tom Daschle]
Dear [Tom], I realize this is my third open letter in two days, but I felt compelled to write and tell you how—-Ahh, fuck it. I give up. EDIT: [Caroline Kennedy, Rod Blagojevich, Nancy Killefer, Timothy Geithner, January weather in Kentucky]
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I went back to work on Tuesday, the swelling having (mostly) given way to a bright greenish-yellow bruise just over my left jaw bone and extending a bit onto my neck. I’ve never seen a bruise quite this color before—like some kind of exotic fungus—and to have it on my face was doubly enjoyable. There […]
Read more...pooch screwing, a letter to the rest of the United States
Dear Other 49 States, On behalf of the state of Kentucky, I would like to apologize for failing to accomplish the one task we were set with during this year’s election. Knowing that Kentucky would inevitably go red, the one valuable contribution we realistically could have made would be to oust that selfish country-music-loving lady, […]
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On Friday the Alaska Legislative Council released a report indicating Sarah Palin did, indeed, abuse her powers as Governor of Alaska. Luckily, it was an abuse of power within the legal bounds of her position and she was only “charged” with a violation of an Alaska state ethics clause—specifically, Alaska statute 39.52.110 (a). With that […]
Read more...a letter to John McCain
Dear Senator McCain, I just wanted to extend my deepest gratitude to you for your selection of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. I’ll admit, my feelings regarding this choice have wavered a bit—first elated, then slightly concerned, but now I’m back to elated again. The more I see of Ms. Palin, the more assured I […]
Read more...political posturing
I’ve been working on a rant about our current political situation for a couple days now, trying to figure out exactly how I want to word things, but the recent events surrounding the bailout negotiations forced my hand, and I’ve got to post this piece of it now. When McCain announced he wanted to delay […]
Read more...cute, morally questionable politicos
Last night I started to feel that familiar lonely tug of nostalgia and what-if, but before descending down in a grief-spiral of Leine’s and So You Think You Can Dance, I called Kari to come rescue me. We spent a few hours outside Ce Fiore, eating Italian fake ice cream (it’s actually really good), going […]
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