Wednesday, November 14, 2007

I Will Survive

Holy crap. Alcoholism is alive in well in Athens, GA. PBRs, Jamesons, Chipmunks (easy there Bo. Chipmunks are for drinkin' not for lovin').... more alcoholic concoctions than you can shake a stick at.

But what a collection of funny, crazy M-Fers this town holds. Really a bunch of great, great folk... except for the douchebaaaagggg makin' a play for my secret (meaning she don't know) bartender girlfriend last night. Don't he know that I'm from San Francisco?

More later.

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Meaning we can adapt. Meaning we (the gawd-dang liberals) will survive. As long as I know how to love I know I will stay alive. 'Coz I've got all my life to live.... Hey, hey.

POLL: Liberals More Open To Opinions That ‘Reflect Values Other Than Their Own’:

"A new poll by the Norman Lear Center and Zogby International finds that liberals are more open to opposing viewpoints than conservatives, who tend to rely on Fox and Fox News for their entertainment and news. Some highlights from their findings:"
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Borrowing from Chang to pay Muhammad. Not a smart financial strategy. But, my ass is broke. I don't have 20k for this war. Democrats, do freakin' something and do it yesterday.

Iraq, Afghanistan wars twice as expensive as expected, report says:

"President Bush's six-year invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq will end up costing Americans about $1.5 trillion, or nearly twice as much as the White House has actually spent to fight its wars, because of unseen costs like inflation, rising oil prices and expensive care for wounded veterans. The estimate was revealed in a Democratic staff report from Congress's Joint Economic Committee. The staff report, titled 'The Hidden Costs of the Iraq War,' estimates that the Iraq and Afghan wars have cost the average family more than $20,000."
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I don't just want one, I have to have one. Christmas gift for JPW? Monkey clone.

Scientists create first cloned embryo from primate - Yahoo! News:

"PARIS, Nov 14, 2007 (AFP) - Scientists said Wednesday they had created the world's first cloned embryo from a monkey, in work that could spur cloning of human cells for use in medical research."
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Woman being 'silly' hit by freight train:
"MARYSVILLE, Calif. - A 54-year-old woman was recovering in the hospital after being hit by a Union Pacific freight train south of Marysville.

Deborah Thompson told authorities afterward that she drank a bottle of whiskey before she wandered to the railroad tracks and tried to wave the train to a stop. When asked why, she told Yuba County sheriff's deputies she was just being silly."
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Is this love... that I'm feeling?

Oddly enough, this was a topic of conversation last night.

Man in India marries dog as atonement:

"NEW DELHI - A man in southern India married a female dog in a traditional Hindu ceremony as an attempt to atone for stoning two other dogs to death — an act he believes cursed him — a newspaper reported Tuesday."

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Would you rather marry a dog or a goat?
Rose-colored asses

There's more to the story:

O Rose, thou art sick.

Whether there's a moral, I leave up to you.

AAW said...

Grady, could the moral be "You can't always get what you want. But you get what you need"