Fifth-plateau.org: because dead people are cool! [link]

The Olympic Torch apparently goes through the last city the Olympics were held at, and then it'll go to Atlanta, blah blah. One interesting thing was the mailboxes along the street were blocked off this morning. The War on Terror has finally managed to totally piss me off.

But... but... Isn't the tradition to run the Olympic torch from Olympia to the site of the Olympics? And since that site this year is ATHENS, why the hell are they poncing around all over the world with it?

A journalist, speaking to voters with incredulity: "Up until now, people were looking for bold leadership, honesty, a vision for the future. And yet they're all talking policy. Is that where the Democratic nominee is going to go, rather than focusing on attributes, they re going to focus on policy?" [link]

Bush's approval ratings are slipping because he's not showing Americans what they want. They don't want to hear about war politics, they want to see blood -- he sold us a war and he hasn't delivered the gore! Maybe he plans to revive support by firing on the RNC protestors in Manhattan come August?

Having Fox News in your life is like having a rich boyfriend who's too Episcopalian to demand a handjob!

With the first few of my girl friends abandoning the sistahood for marriage (some for grimmer fates than others), I have to wonder: Is a housewife any different than a well-fed prostitute with a wealth contingent severance package?

Hooray for the value of whining on IRC. Real-time character count is the best. Three cheers for Greg.

Do you like talking about your fetishes? I don't.

everybody should post more often, even if you have nothing to say!

The "Soapbox" category is for short treatises or philosophical rants. "Op ed" pieces.

I hate blogs but feel free to buy some shit. http://www.cafeshops.com/spacerotini [link]