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Month: May 2013

An answer, of sorts, for Tod

May 30, 2013Russell Saunders 1 Comment

Over at the main page, Tod asks: If we were to make a list of the top three most evil events in the history of mankind, what event(s) do you feel certain should make that list? I will admit that… Continue Reading →

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Stupid Tuesday questions, ibid edition

May 28, 2013Russell Saunders 75 Comments

For the past few weeks, I have passed a light-up sign on my way to work.  It stands at the turn toward the highway, having been placed there to give information to travelers about to head onto the interstate.  Its… Continue Reading →

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Get a grip, Mr. Aravosis

May 23, 2013Russell Saunders 1 Comment

Friends in the LGBT equality movement, let’s take a minute to right-size our perspective, shall we? We have made tremendous strides in the past few years.  It’s gotten to the point that three states legalizing marriage equality in the past… Continue Reading →

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Stupid Tuesday questions, Radio City Music Hall edition

May 21, 2013Russell Saunders 23 Comments

So you all know I love awards shows, right?  That’s pretty well established by now? As much as I’ve bloviated about the Oscars, however, it’s the Tony Awards to which I have an actual, real-life personal connection. When I first… Continue Reading →

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A self-reported study with n = 1

May 20, 2013Russell Saunders 14 Comments

For some reason, it was the grocery store that did it. In 2009, Maine passed a marriage equality bill through the legislature, and the governor signed it shortly thereafter.  That November, the bill was overturned in a “people’s veto” referendum. … Continue Reading →

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Stop trying to make fetch happen, House GOP

May 16, 2013Russell Saunders 13 Comments

Can someone please explain the point of the following to me?  (Via TPM.) Two days after President Obama’s commanding reelection victory, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) solemnly declared Obamacare the “law of the land” — apparently signaling that it was… Continue Reading →

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Tuesday questions, City of Wu edition

May 14, 2013Russell Saunders 33 Comments

All I could remember was an illustration.  It featured an old man transforming into a dragon. I couldn’t remember the plot very well, other than it involved an old man turning into a dragon.  I couldn’t remember any of the… Continue Reading →

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Make it happen, Pennsylvania

May 13, 2013Russell Saunders 4 Comments

Kermit Gosnell, butcher, was found guilty today on three of four counts of murder, and of involuntary manslaughter of a woman whose abortion he botched. Good.  Since it would serve no purpose to try expressing the depths of my contempt… Continue Reading →

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Forgive me if I repeat myself

May 13, 2013Russell Saunders 16 Comments

One of the pitfalls of trying to keep a blog going with new material is that, sadly, the irritations and frustrations of its author may persist unchanged with time.  The worry that one has griped about something already and the… Continue Reading →

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Well, the name has got to go

May 9, 2013Russell Saunders 44 Comments

As I drove home after running an errand last night, I was listening to the awesome Boston-area music station I love when I heard the DJ make brief mention of something called “mangagement rings.”  For those of you unable to… Continue Reading →

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