Well, time for my weekly update. I'm such a slacker! I had every intention of writing in this thing every day when I started, but other 'stuff' always gets in the way.
A few random notes:
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I finally got my tickets to the April 29th "License to Chill" Jimmy Buffett concert at the Colonial Center in Columbia. I got some great seats, too...ten rows from the stage! Cost me a small fortune, but oh, well. It just so happens to be on my BIRTHDAY, and my best friend/first cousin Daniel Harvey just so happens to be going with me. This should be FUN!
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I've got to send out a great big international THANK YOU to all my friends in Toronto. See my new hat? I wasn't exactly expecting anything from them (or anyone else, for that matter), but sure enough, I got it in via FedEx on Wednesday. (Just what I need, right? Another article of clothing with a Maple Leaf on it...but dang, this is a cool one! Just like my Canadian national hockey team jersey; my Toronto Maple Leafs jersey; my Toronto Blue Jays hat; my Montreal Expos hat, jersey, and watch; my "Canada's 11th Province" t-shirt...) So, thanks, Mysel, Lot Lot, and Dave. I sincerely appreciate your thoughtfulness...and for actually remembering my birthday!
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And speaking of Toronto...GO LEAFS! This makes, what, four out of the last five years when the Leafs have eliminated the Senators from the playoffs? HA HA! I say it every season, but this may just be the year the long-suffering Leafs Nation finally gets its due. (Presuming we manage to actually get past the Flyers this year...)
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I met up with the coolest group on Wednesday night. Remember the late, great Howard Dean campaign? (As you recall, I was--and still am--a rabid Dennis Kucinich supporter, though I have to respect and admire Dean's tenacity and commitment to his ideology.) As you may (or may not) know, the Deaniacs, much like John McCain's supporters before them, were primarily young, progressive political newcomers who were just excited to finally have a real voice in the American political process.
But, unlike the McCain camp, which sadly has been missing in action since its leader's campaign self-destructed in South Carolina in 2000, the Deaniacs have decided to keep their movement going, with or without Howard's leadership. They've simply changed their name from "Dean for America" to "Democracy for America" and vowed:
--to keep working for grassroots involvement in the political process.
--to keep working to get trustworthy candidates elected.
--to keep opposing right-wing policies.
--to keep fighting for progressive policies.
They've got a couple of websites set up if you're interested in checking it out: http://www.DemocracyforAmerica.com and DFA.meetup.com, if you'd lie to check them out yourselves. I, for one, found it VERY empowering. No longer am I just a lone voice in the wilderness, crying out for change but overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of the task at hand. No longer am I completely alone in my quest to spread the truth and fight for a better tomorrow! Turns out I'm not the only progressive left in the CSRA...and with our combined ideas, efforts, and enthusiasm, we just may make a difference in November! Stay tuned....
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And, while engaging in my favorite kind of online 'research', I fell in love all over again, this time with the lovely and talented Lilith, who is ostensibly 'just' another incredible beauty on this incredible website. But then I saw her hometown and it all made sense to me. Dude, she's Argentine! Argentina is one of those countries (much like South Korea, Japan, France, and parts of Canada) where, were I to ever visit, I'd have no hope of ever making it back as a single man.
I can offer no real explanation beyond my permanent outsider/social chameleon tendencies, but I've never dated local women. More often than not, I don't even date Americans. Admittedly, I have a special weakness for certain nationalities and particular accents, but there's more to it than that, I think. Anyone have any ideas?
A few random notes:
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I finally got my tickets to the April 29th "License to Chill" Jimmy Buffett concert at the Colonial Center in Columbia. I got some great seats, too...ten rows from the stage! Cost me a small fortune, but oh, well. It just so happens to be on my BIRTHDAY, and my best friend/first cousin Daniel Harvey just so happens to be going with me. This should be FUN!
___
I've got to send out a great big international THANK YOU to all my friends in Toronto. See my new hat? I wasn't exactly expecting anything from them (or anyone else, for that matter), but sure enough, I got it in via FedEx on Wednesday. (Just what I need, right? Another article of clothing with a Maple Leaf on it...but dang, this is a cool one! Just like my Canadian national hockey team jersey; my Toronto Maple Leafs jersey; my Toronto Blue Jays hat; my Montreal Expos hat, jersey, and watch; my "Canada's 11th Province" t-shirt...) So, thanks, Mysel, Lot Lot, and Dave. I sincerely appreciate your thoughtfulness...and for actually remembering my birthday!
___
And speaking of Toronto...GO LEAFS! This makes, what, four out of the last five years when the Leafs have eliminated the Senators from the playoffs? HA HA! I say it every season, but this may just be the year the long-suffering Leafs Nation finally gets its due. (Presuming we manage to actually get past the Flyers this year...)
___
I met up with the coolest group on Wednesday night. Remember the late, great Howard Dean campaign? (As you recall, I was--and still am--a rabid Dennis Kucinich supporter, though I have to respect and admire Dean's tenacity and commitment to his ideology.) As you may (or may not) know, the Deaniacs, much like John McCain's supporters before them, were primarily young, progressive political newcomers who were just excited to finally have a real voice in the American political process.
But, unlike the McCain camp, which sadly has been missing in action since its leader's campaign self-destructed in South Carolina in 2000, the Deaniacs have decided to keep their movement going, with or without Howard's leadership. They've simply changed their name from "Dean for America" to "Democracy for America" and vowed:
--to keep working for grassroots involvement in the political process.
--to keep working to get trustworthy candidates elected.
--to keep opposing right-wing policies.
--to keep fighting for progressive policies.
They've got a couple of websites set up if you're interested in checking it out: http://www.DemocracyforAmerica.com and DFA.meetup.com, if you'd lie to check them out yourselves. I, for one, found it VERY empowering. No longer am I just a lone voice in the wilderness, crying out for change but overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of the task at hand. No longer am I completely alone in my quest to spread the truth and fight for a better tomorrow! Turns out I'm not the only progressive left in the CSRA...and with our combined ideas, efforts, and enthusiasm, we just may make a difference in November! Stay tuned....
___
And, while engaging in my favorite kind of online 'research', I fell in love all over again, this time with the lovely and talented Lilith, who is ostensibly 'just' another incredible beauty on this incredible website. But then I saw her hometown and it all made sense to me. Dude, she's Argentine! Argentina is one of those countries (much like South Korea, Japan, France, and parts of Canada) where, were I to ever visit, I'd have no hope of ever making it back as a single man.
I can offer no real explanation beyond my permanent outsider/social chameleon tendencies, but I've never dated local women. More often than not, I don't even date Americans. Admittedly, I have a special weakness for certain nationalities and particular accents, but there's more to it than that, I think. Anyone have any ideas?