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_ary: The camry is dead, a eulogy

nospam@example.com (_ary) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:08:53 -0400

214,000! Holy cow! That was indeed a long life. My Frontier just checked out at about 125,000. I was not as loving in the words I spoke to it when it gave up the ghost.

Hey Camry, I realize you're not as youthful as you once were, but if you happen to see a fairly young looking Nissan Frontier up there in Car Heaven, give it a good kick in the shins for me, would ya? K, thx.

Nicole: The camry is dead, a eulogy

nospam@example.com (Nicole) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:53:04 -0400

A single tear is rolling down me cheek...Oh the sadness. I feel like I knew that Camry half my life as well...all the adventures! The road trips, the dances we went to, the concerts we hurried to...Yes, I am very sad for your loss.

rob: I love Joss Whedon -- UPDATED

nospam@example.com (rob) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:00:37 -0400

Finally got around to watching this, and it gave me an aneurysm of joy. Thanks.

Cassie: I love Joss Whedon -- UPDATED

nospam@example.com (Cassie) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:08:46 -0400

I'm really liking Patrick Harris lately. He's so funny. And Captain tight pants! That looks good. Never really watched Buffy but if I didn't tell you already, I loved Firefly.

Ben: I love Joss Whedon -- UPDATED

nospam@example.com (Ben) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:03:00 -0400

Yeah, it does. I hadn't noticed that. I can't wait.

Ben: Tweeting for Votes -- UPDATED

nospam@example.com (Ben) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:02:30 -0400

I actually think that most politicians (well, maybe not W ) intend(ed) to keep their campaign promises, but then they get dragged down into the muck by the groups you mention. So, since everyone will be brought down, the person we put in needs to be starting from as a high a point as possible.

Again, though, we should look at how he's running his campaign. Imagine the pressure that is exerted on presidential candidates by various groups in exchange for their support. Obama has figured out how to defuse a lot of that by relying much more heavily on small donations and refusing lobbyist & PAC money. I'm cautiously optimistic that he'll continue to come up with new ideas to circumvent a lot of the bureaucratic crap that comes with the job and actually get something accomplished.

Don't stop being a cynic. The more critical we are of our politicians, the better. To quote an overrated founding father: "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."

cyndi: I love Joss Whedon -- UPDATED

nospam@example.com (cyndi) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:24:43 -0400

the music sounds very danny elfmanish.

cyndi: I love Joss Whedon -- UPDATED

nospam@example.com (cyndi) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:22:28 -0400

that looks awesome! It's got captain tight pants!

christina: Tweeting for Votes -- UPDATED

nospam@example.com (christina) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:57:42 -0400

yes, and in revision, he certainly details his actual plans more than everyone else does/did. but everything i listen to just trips this alarm bell in my head shouting "empty promises". it is a campaign after all. and once elected, you have to work through several complicated elected groups and a vast bureaucracy. in short, i'm just a young and disillusioned cynic. there's no way around that. i really should work on that.

Ben: Tweeting for Votes -- UPDATED

nospam@example.com (Ben) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:19:25 -0400

Yeah, I know the mormons & art comment didn't post. That's why I was telling you about it. After it didn't post, I was annoyed and didn't want to write it up again.

Back to Obama. I'm with you that he has me all excited about politics again. Why is idealism a bad thing? Idealism with no pragmatism is a waste of time, but we need ideals to shoot for. We need to realize that we'll likely never reach ideals (and that no ideal is ideal for everyone), but we need them to drive us forward. On the other hand, if you have only pragmatists, there's nothing to achieve.

I don't think that Obama is overly idealist, however. I think he has high ideals, but understands how to move things forward. I think you can look at the success of his campaign as an indicator (not proof, just an indicator) of how he is able to maintain his idealism while still understanding, and working within successfully, the realities of a situation.

christina: Tweeting for Votes -- UPDATED

nospam@example.com (christina) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:40:12 -0400

your insights save me the trouble of finding any of this out myself. thanks not that i would anyway. i'm already so sick of this campaign. i don't feel like listening to any of them anymore.

while i like that obama concentrates on issues and not personal attacks, that's also what i don't like about him. he got me all excited about politics again, idealistic even, but that quickly wore off when i got disillusioned by all his idealism and lack of pragmatism. i wonder when everyone else is going to realize that yeah, all these niceties are a pleasant change, but how is that going to translate into anything remotely productive?

also, that long comment you informed me of on mormons and classic art, it didn't post, and now you've gotten me all curious. you promised more research that's already been done for me and now i can't see it. it's upsetting.

JK: Schneier: The War on Photography

nospam@example.com (JK) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:22:01 -0400

Yeah, this Union Station action is old news. I, and a friend, were approached in ~2005 by a cop while photographing Union Station. The cop told us to stop. I asked why and said I wouldn't. More cops showed up. We thought it was best to stop.

Their explanation was that Union Station is a privately owned building and, therefore, not under any US government-related controls of open photography. I did a little bit of research and it turns out the building is privately operated.

What impact this has on legal photographing is not clear to me, but the absurdity of this and all the other anti-photographing ish is clear.

Ben: Announcing Lori Noelle!

nospam@example.com (Ben) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:32:47 -0400

"Thanks to your blog post, I've already stolen her identity and bought myself a new TV."

Ha! That's awesome.

Thanks man.

JK: Announcing Lori Noelle!

nospam@example.com (JK) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:46:48 -0400

I think my original post got caught in the SPAM filter, cuz I most definitely want to congratulate you guys on the new family member! Awesome stuff.

Thanks to your blog post, I've already stolen her identity and bought myself a new TV.

Alyson: Announcing Lori Noelle!

nospam@example.com (Alyson) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:04:24 -0400

Congratulations!! She is beautiful! I'm going over to your photo site now to look at your other photos.