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20161018
A Matter Of Perspective
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Reuters: Young Americans are so dissatisfied with the options in the US presidential election that nearly one in four would rather have a giant meteor destroy the Earth than see Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in the White House.
The tongue-in-cheek question was intended to gauge young Americans’ level of unhappiness about their choices in the 8 November election, said Joshua Dyck, co-director of UMass Lowell’s Center for Public Opinion which conducted the poll alongside Odyssey Millennials.
The choice alluded to the Twitter hashtag “#GiantMeteor2016”, a reference to an imaginary presidential candidate.
Some 53% of the 1,247 people aged 18 to 35 said they would prefer to see a meteor destroy the world than have Republican Trump in the Oval Office, with some 34% preferring planetary annihilation to seeing the Democratic former secretary of state win.
Some 39% said they would prefer that Barack Obama declare himself president for life than hand over power to Clinton or Trump, with 26% saying the nation would do better to select its next leader in a random lottery.
Some 23%, nearly one in four, preferred the giant meteor outcome to either Trump or Clinton.
The Giant Meteor 2016 movement, also known as Sweet Meteor O' Death or #SMOD16, began as a joke by those unhappy with their presidential choices.
The Twitter account now boasts more than 20,000 followers. You can even get a bumper sticker.
In other News:
- The Guardian (Dave Schilling) 10.02.2016:
Junk the system: why young Americans won’t do as they’re told this election
- The Intercept (Glenn Greenwald) 06.25.2016:
Brexit Is Only the Latest Proof of the Insularity and Failure of Western Establishment Institutions
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Reuters: Young Americans are so dissatisfied with the options in the US presidential election that nearly one in four would rather have a giant meteor destroy the Earth than see Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in the White House.
The tongue-in-cheek question was intended to gauge young Americans’ level of unhappiness about their choices in the 8 November election, said Joshua Dyck, co-director of UMass Lowell’s Center for Public Opinion which conducted the poll alongside Odyssey Millennials.
The choice alluded to the Twitter hashtag “#GiantMeteor2016”, a reference to an imaginary presidential candidate.
Some 53% of the 1,247 people aged 18 to 35 said they would prefer to see a meteor destroy the world than have Republican Trump in the Oval Office, with some 34% preferring planetary annihilation to seeing the Democratic former secretary of state win.
Some 39% said they would prefer that Barack Obama declare himself president for life than hand over power to Clinton or Trump, with 26% saying the nation would do better to select its next leader in a random lottery.
Some 23%, nearly one in four, preferred the giant meteor outcome to either Trump or Clinton.
The Giant Meteor 2016 movement, also known as Sweet Meteor O' Death or #SMOD16, began as a joke by those unhappy with their presidential choices.
The Twitter account now boasts more than 20,000 followers. You can even get a bumper sticker.
In other News:
- The Guardian (Dave Schilling) 10.02.2016:
Junk the system: why young Americans won’t do as they’re told this election
- The Intercept (Glenn Greenwald) 06.25.2016:
Brexit Is Only the Latest Proof of the Insularity and Failure of Western Establishment Institutions
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20100827
I didn't ken what the Dem was saying
The words felt pretty good, but like I said before, Dems are always trouble. And I was knee deep with this one.
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20100809
I'm jist a girl who cain't say no
I'm in a turrible fix
It ain't so much a question of not knowin' what to do.
I knowed whut's right and wrong since I been ten.
I heared a lota stories and I reckon they are true
About how girls're put upon by men.
I know I mustn't fall into the pit,
But when I'm with a feller, I fergit!
I'm jist a girl who cain't say no,
I'm in a turrible fix
I always say "come on, let's go"
Jist when I orta say nix!
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20100707
Energy is Eternal Delight
Energy is an eternal delight, and he who desires,
but acts not, breeds pestilence.
---William Blake
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20100412
20090728
Doorways
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There is no denying it.
Everyone loves the idea of a cozy pub with its dark wooden beams, dark wood and cozy fireplace.
As the gentleman from Oregon helped remind us, there are many doors leading in and out of the Wulfshead.
Some better than others...
Each one connects to various "aspects" of this reality and...other "realities." Or so they say, sir.
There are guests who claim that some of these realities are magical, while others have little or no magic to them.
There is no accounting, of course, for what people will report...under...er...under the influence, sir. And it is important to proceed in those things with caution.
The Dark Roasted Blend offers this bit of common sense:
Good signs will help you remember which place you visited, what you did there...
And where it is safe to return...
The Wulfshead's door to O-mei mountain is an old favourite. And it is not hard to understand why.
The poet Li Po---an old pillar of the Wulfshead, sir... He spoke beautifully of it.
"Walking west of O-mei mountain, the monk from Shu with the silk lute case," "with a light touch of the strings," had, as the poet put it, enveloped him "in the pines of a thousand valleys." I remember the gentleman talking of how he could hear the strings in the shimmering brook, and in the icy wind, sir. And of how "he felt no change as the mountain darkened and autumn's dark clouds heaped in the sky."
That fateful night when Li Po loosened his hair and took to a fishing-boat, sir... no-one really knows for sure what exactly happened.
No even I, sir.
I sometimes wonder about it.
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There is no denying it.
Everyone loves the idea of a cozy pub with its dark wooden beams, dark wood and cozy fireplace.
As the gentleman from Oregon helped remind us, there are many doors leading in and out of the Wulfshead.
Some better than others...
Each one connects to various "aspects" of this reality and...other "realities." Or so they say, sir.There are guests who claim that some of these realities are magical, while others have little or no magic to them.
There is no accounting, of course, for what people will report...under...er...under the influence, sir. And it is important to proceed in those things with caution.
The Dark Roasted Blend offers this bit of common sense:
Good signs will help you remember which place you visited, what you did there...
And where it is safe to return...
The Wulfshead's door to O-mei mountain is an old favourite. And it is not hard to understand why.
The poet Li Po---an old pillar of the Wulfshead, sir... He spoke beautifully of it."Walking west of O-mei mountain, the monk from Shu with the silk lute case," "with a light touch of the strings," had, as the poet put it, enveloped him "in the pines of a thousand valleys." I remember the gentleman talking of how he could hear the strings in the shimmering brook, and in the icy wind, sir. And of how "he felt no change as the mountain darkened and autumn's dark clouds heaped in the sky."
That fateful night when Li Po loosened his hair and took to a fishing-boat, sir... no-one really knows for sure what exactly happened.
No even I, sir.
I sometimes wonder about it.
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20090329
1, 2, 3...
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And now, for the gentlelady from Malibu, all together now...
What?
... Yes, there have been occasional side effects associated with the consumption of Lightning Grass.
They are subjective and can be quite unpredictable.
Why do you ask, sir?
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And now, for the gentlelady from Malibu, all together now...
What?
... Yes, there have been occasional side effects associated with the consumption of Lightning Grass.
They are subjective and can be quite unpredictable.
Why do you ask, sir?
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Well, This is a Fine How-Do-You-Fluffernutter-Do?
I have been waiting and waiting for my fluffernutter sandwich and I demand service, people! I hate to eat out in public by myself and I was counting on the comfort of a fluffernutter to keep me company, but that rude waitress told me that the kitchen couldn't make me a fluffernutter. The nerve! I told her to go get her manager and she said that she is the manager and that I have five minutes before I have to leave. I just hope I can get my fluffernutter in that time. I hate sitting here all by myself. People may not be able to see my engagement ring and see that I am here by myself mostly by choice.Crap. (Pardon me.) It's been five minutes and no sandwich. There is no way I'm leaving a tip. In fact, I think I'm going to steal that tip off a neighboring table and go buy my fluffernutter sandwich elsewhere.
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20090221
Riding to an Unknown Destination in Style
Asking, "How did I get here?"is usually a question I regret,
so I just take it at face value.
It seems I awoke to this consciousness
rather abruptly in one sense,
but when I think back on the matter,
there are flickers of recognition
that seem to want to make their way
into my perceptual field.
I do not let them.
"It's more fun that way,"
are the words I believe...
at my own peril.
Nonetheless....
That's not a word in my book,
but rather three pasted together
rather haphazardly
(a finer word than this, however, there is not).
"You have a book?" asked Noble.
Ohhh, you bet I do.
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20090217
It could happen to you
Here is Seth Schiesel’s own experience. Thankfully, a fable is all it was:
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I was an honorable man when I began my quest for ultimate power. In my youth I was a hero. I put others’ needs before my own. I sacrificed my body to protect the innocent. Lionized far and wide, I returned home after years battling my nation’s enemies, a paragon of virtue. Then I turned to politics. I married an aristocrat. I built a fortune in the beer business. And as my wealth grew, so did my quest for power. With the highest office in the land within my grasp, I was seduced into betraying my principles. I turned from the path of righteousness and fell into corruption. I sacrificed my honor in desperate lust to become king. That’s how I have played Fable II, the delightful and provocative role-playing game from Microsoft for the Xbox 360. How you play is entirely up to you. More Here: Date With Destiny of Your Choosing |
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