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| Dear Federal government,Yesterday I paid $1.61 a gallon for gas.
Please don't "fix" the economy. Thank you.
Respectfully,
Your employer
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| Debate Able?So, the VP debate's over. Biden lied with discouraging regularity and Palin mispronounced things that didn't have to do with Alaska.
The end.
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| /`'|_|'`\John McCain has picked Alaska governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate.
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/29/mccain-to-name-running-mate-on-friday/
That's an interesting choice, and I think a very smart one. I'm not sure I agree with it, but it is smart. Palin has a much-touted (probably exaggerated, but whatever), record of fighting waste, she's extremely pro-life, and not least importantly, she's a woman. Call me sexist, but I personally know some Hillary supporters who were on her side solely because she lacks a Y chromosome, and they now have a very good reason to vote for McCain: Palin.
Plus, groups that are traditionally very outspoken on the Democratic side of things, particularly unions and feminists, now have no excuse to throw in publicly with the leftists in this race. I'm sure they will privately support Obama, and I'm sure the CNN Ministry of Truth won't even attempt to address it, but they're hamstrung in the public arena from the get-go.
Turns out this race might not be quite as Obamacentric as it seemed from the past year's coverage. NPR still throws his name out 4-to-1 or so when compared to McCain's, but it's NPR. Nobody listens to it that's not planning on voting straight Donkey anyway (or further left than that). Well, except my family, but we're all kinds of anomalous already.
Book update: 5 and 1/2 Dresden Files books read.
Last chance for this riddle:
Row 1: A E F H I K L M N T V W X Y
Row 2: B C D G J O P Q R S U
On which row does the letter Z belong? Why? | | |
| I LikeS word GamesI'm playing Rondo of Swords right now. Good game. Similar to Fire Emblem, but harder and with a much more range-focused mechanic. Your melee fighters (using what's called the "pass-through system" can just zip through multiple enemy units, damaging them all- but the enemies can do the same to you, so spacing is key to the battles. The story's functional if dull, but thankfully it doesn't take up too much gaming time like the Fire Emblem stories tend to do. The game lacks a few of the frills found in most SRPGs, particularly certain aesthetic touches (animation sequences when your units move spaces) and stat information (such as details on the likelihood of a particular hit landing). Personally, I prefer it that way- it feels closer to a board game than a video game, and that's always been the appeal of SRPGs to me.
It's worth a look if you like strategy RPGs. The pass-through system alone makes it feel more fresh than much of the SRPG microcosm in the past few years.
Book status: 3 and 1/4 Dresden Files books read so far.
No one has answered the riddle correctly. Here's your second chance:
Row 1: A E F H I K L M N T V W X Y
Row 2: B C D G J O P Q R S U
On which row does the letter Z belong? Why?
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| FinallyThis morning it was cool enough that when I left my windows open, it almost felt like the AC was on. Ah yes, it's the simple things in life.
I love fall. Not because I like the fall, but because the fall is the end of hot weather, and I don't like hot weather, or warm weather, or anything of the sort- unless the wind is blowing. Wind makes hot weather okay.
I checked out 19 books at the library last night. In fairness, only 11 of them were for me; the others were for Lesley and Abby. Current status: 1 and 3/4 books read out of 11.
More bugs in our house last week. Spiders. Again. Possible Black Widows. Again. At this point I feel like I should just Copy+Paste all my old Xanga entries, since my life apparently runs in cycles. It would save me a bit of effort, but it might get awkward when I get to the parts about the cute things Abby did last year. She still does cute things, but not the same type.
Row 1: A E F H I K L M N T V W X Y
Row 2: B C D G J O P Q R S U
On which row does the letter Z belong? Why?
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