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Feverish Ravings of a Middle-Aged Mind
Douglas Moran
- Location
- Austin, Texas,
- Birthday
- June 25
- Title
- Low-level Technical Weenie
- Bio
- TechnoGypsy, family dude, technical writer, frisbee golfer, movie buff, political junkie, gadget fiend, computer nerd.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Justice Scalia: Lazy,
Hypocritical Douche
March 30, 2012 12:55PM - The Irony of the Supreme Court
March 27, 2012 09:48AM - Don't Talk "Women's Health";
Talk Sex!
March 08, 2012 03:44PM - Republicans and Birth Control
February 25, 2012 02:23PM - The "Ancients" Were Smarter
Than You Think
January 22, 2012 03:20PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I think you are right
about the over-abudance of
sexual
imagery in advertising.
(…”
May 18, 2012 10:48AM - “Con: I thought their job
was to rule on the
Constitutionality
of laws. If
they d…”
March 30, 2012 11:44PM - “That's what happens when
weeks go by between posts, I
guess;
no one reads 'em!
A…”
March 27, 2012 07:14PM - “I think it's about
*pleasure*, honestly. No sex,
no drugs, no
wine, no women,
no…”
March 09, 2012 09:12AM - “Barbara: In an
interview, Santorum made it
clear what he
believes--no
birth contr…”
February 25, 2012 10:50PM
Douglas Moran's Links
- Current Faves
- Josh Marshall's TPM
- Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish
- Kevin Drum
- Digby
- Gear Diary
May 18, 2012 10:48AM
“I think you are right about the over-abudance of sexual imagery in advertising. (I think this makes a mockery of TV's famed "standards and practic…”
About: The Evolution Toward Headless Porn
“I think you are right about the over-abudance of sexual imagery in advertising. (I think this makes a mockery of TV's famed "standards and practic…”
About: The Evolution Toward Headless Porn
March 30, 2012 11:44PM
“Con: I thought their job was to rule on the Constitutionality of laws. If they don't read the laws, how can they rule on their Constitutionality? But i…”
About: Justice Scalia: Lazy, Hypocritical Douche
“Con: I thought their job was to rule on the Constitutionality of laws. If they don't read the laws, how can they rule on their Constitutionality? But i…”
About: Justice Scalia: Lazy, Hypocritical Douche
March 27, 2012 07:14PM
“That's what happens when weeks go by between posts, I guess; no one reads 'em! And I thought this was some timely!”
About: The Irony of the Supreme Court
“That's what happens when weeks go by between posts, I guess; no one reads 'em! And I thought this was some timely!”
About: The Irony of the Supreme Court
March 09, 2012 09:12AM
“I think it's about *pleasure*, honestly. No sex, no drugs, no wine, no women, no fun, no sin. Unless they're doing it; then it's okay, of course. Bu…”
About: Don't Talk "Women's Health"; Talk Sex!
“I think it's about *pleasure*, honestly. No sex, no drugs, no wine, no women, no fun, no sin. Unless they're doing it; then it's okay, of course. Bu…”
About: Don't Talk "Women's Health"; Talk Sex!
February 25, 2012 10:50PM
“Barbara: In an interview, Santorum made it clear what he believes--no birth control, no abortion, no sex outside of marriage, no sex for any reason oth…”
About: Republicans and Birth Control
“Barbara: In an interview, Santorum made it clear what he believes--no birth control, no abortion, no sex outside of marriage, no sex for any reason oth…”
About: Republicans and Birth Control
February 07, 2012 05:42PM
“Just because I've slowed down my output on Open Salon tremendously doesn't mean I don't support it. And hang on to Alex Pareene; he's a jewel.”
About: Hit record
“Just because I've slowed down my output on Open Salon tremendously doesn't mean I don't support it. And hang on to Alex Pareene; he's a jewel.”
About: Hit record
January 03, 2012 03:38PM
“KoB: the hypocrisy appalls me, too.”
About: Why I'm Liberal and Progressive
“KoB: the hypocrisy appalls me, too.”
About: Why I'm Liberal and Progressive
January 03, 2012 10:40AM
“Amy: There are? Most countries that we think of as "socialist"--in Western Europe, for example--are not truly socialist, but rather mixes o…”
About: Why I'm Liberal and Progressive
“Amy: There are? Most countries that we think of as "socialist"--in Western Europe, for example--are not truly socialist, but rather mixes o…”
About: Why I'm Liberal and Progressive
January 03, 2012 10:38AM
“Frank: I agree, *but* I think it's Republicans that have managed to make "Liberal" a dirty word, not liberals themselves. In my experience,…”
About: Why I'm Liberal and Progressive
“Frank: I agree, *but* I think it's Republicans that have managed to make "Liberal" a dirty word, not liberals themselves. In my experience,…”
About: Why I'm Liberal and Progressive
January 03, 2012 10:36AM
“skypixie: Hm; I thought I was pretty even-handed. Cleaner air=good. Cleaner water=good. Safer working conditions=good. Maybe it's the way I worded…”
About: Why I'm Liberal and Progressive
“skypixie: Hm; I thought I was pretty even-handed. Cleaner air=good. Cleaner water=good. Safer working conditions=good. Maybe it's the way I worded…”
About: Why I'm Liberal and Progressive
January 02, 2012 10:32PM
“Algis: If I knew, believe me, I'd be doin' it.”
About: Why We *Can't* All Just Get Along
“Algis: If I knew, believe me, I'd be doin' it.”
About: Why We *Can't* All Just Get Along
December 31, 2011 06:30PM
“And I'm posting again because I have a new job that allows me to stay in Austin and work from home, so I'm not a flippin' tired all the time any more.…”
About: Why We *Can't* All Just Get Along
“And I'm posting again because I have a new job that allows me to stay in Austin and work from home, so I'm not a flippin' tired all the time any more.…”
About: Why We *Can't* All Just Get Along
December 31, 2011 06:28PM
“Luca apparently read this post and responded to me in a very engaged and respectful way, which I genuinely appreciate. But what it boiled down to is,…”
About: Why We *Can't* All Just Get Along
“Luca apparently read this post and responded to me in a very engaged and respectful way, which I genuinely appreciate. But what it boiled down to is,…”
About: Why We *Can't* All Just Get Along
December 31, 2011 03:56PM
“jlsathre: It's a good tool in news gathering--rather than having to surf to many web sites, if I set up my feed right, I can just follow the links fro…”
About: Why We *Can't* All Just Get Along
“jlsathre: It's a good tool in news gathering--rather than having to surf to many web sites, if I set up my feed right, I can just follow the links fro…”
About: Why We *Can't* All Just Get Along
December 17, 2011 08:16PM
“I never liked "Seinfeld," either, although I like *Seinfeld*, if you know what I mean. But I can't stand Larry David, honestly. And I'm rig…”
About: 7 Things I'm Suprised I DON'T Like
“I never liked "Seinfeld," either, although I like *Seinfeld*, if you know what I mean. But I can't stand Larry David, honestly. And I'm rig…”
About: 7 Things I'm Suprised I DON'T Like
December 16, 2011 09:00PM
“And I will now sit back and wait for the flames to start a'comin'.”
About: Christopher Hitchens: A Dissenting View
“And I will now sit back and wait for the flames to start a'comin'.”
About: Christopher Hitchens: A Dissenting View
August 18, 2011 08:26PM
“Lately Republicans and their followers--like this idiot college student with his bone-headed "survey"--remind me of something Heinlein wrote:…”
About: Republicans Still Can't Do Math: "Redistribution of Wealth"
“Lately Republicans and their followers--like this idiot college student with his bone-headed "survey"--remind me of something Heinlein wrote:…”
About: Republicans Still Can't Do Math: "Redistribution of Wealth"
August 10, 2011 07:21PM
“I don't know why, but for a long time I thought I would adopt a child. I dated a couple of women who had been adopted, and my wife's Dad is not her bi…”
About: Inconceivable
“I don't know why, but for a long time I thought I would adopt a child. I dated a couple of women who had been adopted, and my wife's Dad is not her bi…”
About: Inconceivable
July 04, 2011 02:45PM
“I have been wondering if the outsourcing of tech support might not be a false economy for the companies themselves. If it takes a native American Engl…”
About: Yo, Phone Support Departments: Enough Already (Updated)
“I have been wondering if the outsourcing of tech support might not be a false economy for the companies themselves. If it takes a native American Engl…”
About: Yo, Phone Support Departments: Enough Already (Updated)
June 10, 2011 10:17PM
“Submitted without comment: http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=vbQYeERYFGw”
About: A Man Needs a Maid: DSK, Arnold and the Invisible Women
“Submitted without comment: http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=vbQYeERYFGw”
About: A Man Needs a Maid: DSK, Arnold and the Invisible Women
June 10, 2011 10:15PM
“Given how most of those right-wing politicians spend their time, I honestly wish they were spending their time screwing instead of working.”
About: The Anti-Pleasure Lobby
“Given how most of those right-wing politicians spend their time, I honestly wish they were spending their time screwing instead of working.”
About: The Anti-Pleasure Lobby
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Quebec Student Protests: What the Red Square Means
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Breast Feeding Frenzy, Time Mag Jumps the Wrong Shark
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The Demon Within
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Last Dinner On the Titanic
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Announcing the Salon-Alternet Investigative Fund
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Why Aren't Men More Outraged by the Oral Contraception Issue
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