I was just reading through Bill Clinton’s acceptance speech at the ‘92 Democratic Convention (I referenced it in my earlier post today, and figured I might as well read it in full), and wow – that was a pretty conservative speech for a Democrat. I had always figured that he had sold out a [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Learn something new every day…
Posted in History, Politics, tagged 1992, Bill Clinton, Democratic Party, George Bush on March 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Life inside the dichotomy
Posted in Libertarianism, Political Parties, Politics, tagged what a night on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I grew up a TV junkie, and one of the shows that I never particularly cared for, but always happened to be on when I got home from school was Doogie Howser. A pretty stupid show by any measure, and certainly never one I thought I would be referencing, but hey, can’t predict everything. [...]
Oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please
Posted in 2008 General Election, Politics, tagged Drudge Report, John McCain, Mitt Romney on March 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Beyond Lucy and Oliver
Posted in Culture/Trends, Names, tagged baby names, Bobo, cat clocks, gus, mack, natty boh, nell, rosie, sebastian on March 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Two days ago, I posted about what my favorite movies say about me; then yesterday, I complained about the evolving terminology of the yuppie/bobo/neo-yuppie continuum (although, I looked up neo-yuppie, and while there are very few references, the only two I did find are people who think they’re above using cell phones and think they’re [...]
Gravel to the Libbies
Posted in Libertarianism, Political Parties, Politics, tagged Dennis Kucinich, Green Party, Jesse Johnson, Libertarians, Mike Gravel, Ralph Nader, Ron Paul on March 26, 2008 | 6 Comments »
My friend called me this morning (damn, I owe her a call… she’s probably mad at me). I apologize, and she says “that’s okay, as long as you aren’t doing something stupid like running for President as a Libertarian.” Brief and confused pause. “… like Mike Gravel is” To which I [...]
Pop-sociology is gettin’ hard to keep up with
Posted in Culture/Trends, tagged Bobo, David Brooks, Gen Y, neo-yuppie, Twixter, Yuppie on March 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So, in the ’80s, we had the Yuppies. Fine terminology, easy to understand, and user-friendly. Everyone knows what a Yuppie is, and why we should hate them. Then, David Brooks tells us that Yuppies aren’t so much the cultural elite anymore, and now there’s a new breed that are less ostentatious but just as wedded [...]
The things we think and do not say
Posted in Media, Uncategorized, tagged Field of Dreams, Forrest Gump, Jerry Maguire, The Graduate, Tom Cruise, When Harry Met Sally on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The heading is the title of the “mission statement” from Jerry Maguire — one of my favorite movies (and the one of my favorites that I most have to defend… damn you, Tom Cruise!) I’m a pretty big movie fan, but I’m also extremely picky about my choices. I rarely go to the movies, [...]
