‘But the flip side of it is,’ he explains, hinting at what divides him and Hillary, ‘if it’s all tactics and all politics, and there’s not the idealism, if it’s not touched by that sense of movement, then you actually never bring about change. Then it’s just pure transactions between powerful interests in Washington.’”
http://men.style.com/gq/features/full?id=content_5841
Henry Aaron will never be replaced by anyone like Barry Bonds, who is the Ty Cobb of modern times. Just another asshole with undeserved talent. For Barry to have ever even mentioned racial persecution during the “pursuit” of this record* I find profoundly offensive in light of Aaron’s ordeal and achievement.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/sports/baseball/12aaron.html
Of Aaron’s participation in a [...]
I was trying to go to sleep last night, newly realizing that my life is about to shift significantly to NYC, and I realized how I am going to use my 278votes.com idea. You see in 1898 the five boroughs of NYC all voted to incorporate as NYC and give up their relative independence. Brooklyn, [...]
it’s another to actually have some place to move, which I do, as of today. Brooklyn, NY - Sept 1. Hallelujah.
Flew back from CA last night/this morning…. on the first leg sat next to a guy who collects classic cars, usually American muscle cars. His wife drives a Chevy Nomad and it apparently has an ashtray that is hooked up to the carburetor so it vacuums the smoke out into the exhaust. Totally one of a [...]