All Quiet On The Web Front

It’s almost 11:00 am. Most days, at this time I’m either cycling to work, or I’m already there, sitting in the office diddling on my computer, or chatting with other teachers. But on Fridays, things are a little different: I teach from 2:30pm until 10pm, and so I find myself at home all morning, sometimes cooking, sometimes cleaning, sometimes just posting to my blog, writing, or reading. It’s a strange time of the day: my friends overseas are almost all sleeping, and my friends in-country are mostly in class or at work. So my friends list on Trillian is empty, …

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All Marriage Banned in Oregon

In the midst of a bid for theocracy in America, nobody knows what is a right and what is a privilege and what to do about all these fucking morons screaming that gay marriage violates their rights as pathetic bigoted heterosexuals. So until it’s all sort out (and hopefully the bigots shut the fuck up) Oregon county has banned all marriages.Nobody’s going to the chapel till there’s a clear answer. Nobody, I hope, is going to the chapel until everyone can go to the chapel. Sounds fair to me. Though of course, the State line ain’t oo far away. Would …

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It’s time for Post #700

Oh yes, my friends. I’ve reached post number seven-hundred, and I could write about so many things. I could write about my new superpowers. I could write about thw two Korean movies I’ve seen in the last week. (Or is it three?) I could write about the inflatable stick-plastic ball in my flat that is going to help me rehabilitate my back. I could write about the Greg Egan book I am reading, or my plans for the week. Or about the talk I had with my friend Heather today, or the taste of Irish whiskey I had last night. …

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