jpaulgorman

extreme polarization sludge has taken over the politics of the county due mainly to the re-election process.   the parties have reduced themselves to leveraging media to ignite political media bombs.   collecting enough donations and getting enough votes.   the actual legislation is just pay back, usually.   there really should be an effort to limit terms.   the unfortunate part is that what they do is actually very important and has consequences.   if we got their minds off getting re-elected, they could do very good things.   important things.   and they still do good and important things despite the sludge.   however, the other aspect of our current political state is the pure entertainment value.   because this is interesting and very funny.   fox and msnbc illustrate this firmly.   to my daughters disgust, when i watch tube i flip around.   flip from fox to msnbc.   watch them cover the same stories.   this ...

     When I walked on the tennis court for what turned out to be the last mahut of the first Isner Cup, I was weirdly optimistic about my chances to delay the inevitable end of the match. Keck had played brilliantly over the previous three months to find himself up 69-31 and after ten mahuts he was one game away from reaching the iconic 70, which would finally secure him the first match utilizing the Isner Scoring Method (ISM). After an extended warm-up, I spun the racquet to determine who would serve the first game. Keck, with a grin, confidently called up. When I looked at the butt of the racquet the Dunlop logo was clearly down and I felt like I had the early momentum. "Here comes the beast!" he said, "Your serve. Uh oh, could be your day." His condescending tone irritated me and I felt rage toward the man who, deep down, I knew would hold up the first Isner Cup later that evening.      After a few practice serves and token stretching mo...

ever get to the end of your rope? what then? nobody to run to. nobody to blame. don't want to read. don't want to work. don't want to talk. don't want to sleep. don't want to breathe. don't want to eat. don't want to love. don't want to be loved. don't want to write. don't want to type. don't want to lie. don't want to cry. don't want to drink. don't want to think. don't want to smoke. don't want to joke. don't want to bathe. don't want to cave. don't want to cook. don't want to leave. pray.

what's up with you feel a rock in my shoe what's up with ya'll no need to crawl if you knew my name could i catch your train once i knew a prince he was always tense playing dominos under a flock of crows thought she never knew had a rock in my shoe start up the truck think my tires are stuck windows disappear while the women sneer ooooh, ooooh, got a rock in my shoe oh, no my soul was never so cold ooooh, ooooh, got a rock in my shoe oh, no my soul was never so cold stand here next to me ask me what i need despite the hands i hold our love won't corrode mighty to save give me the love i crave you're the missing piece saved me from the beast we're spinning our wheels begging for the deals it's at our fingertips on the edge of our lips reach out to the truth climb up on the roof take it to the streets wash the beggars feet egamd7 ame   

a moment of inspiration who knows from where it came gotta get this down gotta get this down now a moment of perspiration from the tropical storm, i'm sure a five setter in new york the swiss are funny a moment of inclination better move when it comes many people are inclined to do nothing a moment of flirtation memories of those first glances i still see them sometimes and smile about our life a moment of stagnation why can't i move from this place persevere and endure other moments await

had a chance last week to adopt some words. many were available and they were on their best behavior. hoping to make a good impression. i'll be no trouble at all. had to take a couple of days to decide which ones to take. for it was assured that the adoptions would take place. these words need love and the oxford university press. was tired of them. after much thought, i became the legal adoptor of the following words... floscation, sparsile, leeftail, vitamin g, ectylotic, aquabib, heltic, tudiculate, prandicle, ten cent store, and fabrefaction. when we got home, i searched for my new words in the webster's dictonary. nothing. on any of my adopted words. i was asked if i meant hectic when i tried to find out what heltic meant. after inital anger, and feeling betrayed by the english, again. i walked outside to a very bright moon-lit night.  clear. and i felt that it was very sparsile out. meaning refreshing or reinv...

*received via email from ty weatherly.... Your cell phone is in your pocket. He clutches the cross hanging on his chain. Next to his dog tags. He knows he may not see some of his. Buddies again. You walk down the beach. Staring at all the pretty girls. He patrols the streets. Searching for insurgents and terrorists. He's told he will be held over. An extra 2 months. You call your girlfriend and. Set a date for tonight. He waits for the mail to see if there is. A letter from home. You hug and kiss your. Girlfriend, like you do everyday. He holds his letter close and. Smells his love's perfume. You roll your eyes as a baby cries. He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and. Wonders if they'll ever meet. You criticize your government. And say that war never solves anything. He sees the innocent. tortured and killed by their own people And remembers why he is fighting. You hear the jokes about the. War, and make fun of men like him. ...