World Domination Network

Here's some of my Flip Cam Clutter for the world to view - mo' to come.

Anyone like goat meat? Hit me up. Steadily diversifying to get the DollarPoundYen.

It's called freestyle running. That's all I know, I swear.

I have the best little electronic toy. It is a very small laptop that is honestly portable and can still run the programs I want!

(shamelessly ripped from the website)
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Political Lore (http://www.politicallore.com) was kind enough to post an article I wrote about the Texas ballot access issue.

Check it out:
http://www.politicallore.com/election-2008/barr-wins-texas-democrats-rep...

Looks like the Libertarian Party was right. The Story below is from Bob Barr's website. It links to the documents filed by the Democratic and Republican parties. The Democrats filing is notarized after the deadline, so it is obviously too late. The Republicans filing doesn't list both the presidential and vice presidential candidates as required by law. It is not notarized and it is a matter of public record that the party had not officially nominated their candidates by the deadline.

Let me preface this by recognizing how monumental it is to see a woman on a major party ticket (a la Ferraro/Mondale). If I set aside politics for a moment, I can admit I'm very proud to see a woman in the national spotlight who proves that "the fairer sex" does not have to choose between motherhood and her career. I respect that Palin has the gumption to defend her unwed daughter's pregnancy on national television; it shows me that she actually believes in her touted values (a rare disposition these days.)

But, feminist jaunt aside, let's get down to the brass tacks.

Voting Republican
I'm intrigued by this interpretation, from psychology professor Jonathan Haidt, about why people vote Republican. Haidt points out that mostly liberal academic psychologists have concluded that "conservatism is a partially heritable personality trait that predisposes some people to be cognitively inflexible, fond of hierarchy, and inordinately afraid of uncertainty, change, and death." And then right when he is about to lose me, for seeming pat and condescending, he writes:

And by the way... here's a list of countries who have had women leaders.

Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia Iceland, Great Britain, San Marino, Malta, Guinea Bissau, the Philippines, Haiti, the German Democratic Republic, Nicaragua, Burundi, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Ecuador, Guyana, Switzerland, Latvia, Panama, Finland, Indonesia, Georgia, Israel, and India.

In the words of Ann Richards, "Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels."

To make up for society as a being a giant A-hole, many restaurants in Dallas are providing service industry workers with food and liquor discounts in their establishments. You would think this little gesture would possibly cut down on the number of spitwads added to food content. I can't begin to describe the nasty things I've witnessed at the restaurant where I'm employed. The sad thing is that I used to care about the customers and what they ingest. Not so much anymore.