I Think Sex Is Better Than Logic, But I Can't Prove It

"Uh oh. I'm getting Happy Feet!! - Steve Martin
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Convicted Spousal Abuser Watching Glenn Beck

 

April 19, 1985, was the evening I met my beloved wife.  It was a day just like any other day for me at age 20.  I woke up, went to class at the University, met up with my best friend (still to this day) Derek and it was basketball all… Read full post »

 

 

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Father to Son

 

 Ok, you straight men have to admit the title is true.  But that's not what this short post is about.  This post is about the positive power of giving during the holiday season, or any time… Read full post »

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 It's no surprise to most on here that I am from the mid-south region of America.  Some may call Northeastern Tennessee the south, but considering that this region fought on the side of the Union Army in the Civil War, I've always considered us just barely north… Read full post »

 

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The Artistry and Creativity of Julius "Dr. J" Erving
 
As a young child, my father and I would catch the occasional NBA game on television on the weekend.  It was very rare back in the early 70's and usually only when Wilt Chamberlain, Lew Alcindor or one of a…

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"I'm sorry, who were you again?"
 
I promise I don't mean to come off as cynical, ranting, flouncey (is that a word yet?) or angry in any way, shape or form.  I write this with a smile on my face, and love in my heart for everyone.  I think the key/…

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 On September 23rd, 1926 John Coltrane was born in Hamlet, North Carolina.  He would only live a mere 40 years before passing away from liver disease in 1967 but he left an indelible fingerprint that… Read full post »

  Hillary Rodham Clinton
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67th United States Secretary of State
 
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Mother, Wife and Public Servant
 

I would open this homage to our Secretary of State by asking a simple question.  What is there not to like about our Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton? /… Read full post »

NOVEMBER 7, 2009 5:49PM

WoOf ItS DoGgOnE SaTuRdAy! For Zuma

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"Ya see, here's what happened, I swear.  Would I lie?"
 
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"Ehehe yas bullshittin' me, right?"
 
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 "So excited, I do feel. Now done are you already?"
 
a dog22
"Check it out and weep all you bitches!"
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I am here to complain about people who complain about people who complain on Open Salon.  There is a fine art to complaining about complainers... You see, I sort of feel like the original complaintants have valid points when they complain.  I know the numerous/… Read full post »
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I was talking via PM with John Blumenthal about scaling back on the amount of time and posts I create for Open Salon.  JB urged me to keep on keeping on. The truth is my real passion in writing that hasn't really been tapped into here is my sense… Read full post »

Just reporting what I just heard.  The first responder who shot him multiple times is wounded but alive.  He was shot multiple times but is in stable condition.

The doctor was scheduled to be deployed to Iraq on November 28th.  The three suspects held for questioning have been released… Read full post »

In light of today's shooting at Fort Hood, I hope I was not prophetic with this piece, but I feel fairly certain there is a relationship to PTSD as this Major/Physician worked with soldiers and PTSD.  I fear that we will see a rise in suicide and violence with the "stop… Read full post »
Official Film Trailers

 
torture
 
Pronunciation[tawr-cher]  noun, verb, -tured, -tur⋅ing.–noto 1. the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty. 2. a met
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2009 World Series Champions New York Yankees

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2009 World Series MVP Hideki Matsui

In New York City, money can buy you just about anything.  Mayor Bloomberg proved that on Tuesday and the Steinbrenner family proved it on Wednesday night.  With a payroll of over 200 million do… Read full post »

 "This Is It" Official Film Trailer
 
As a music historian I always wished Miles Davis or one of my musical influences had left behind a film about the creation of a concert tour.  I have to admit that for Miles it was nothing to do with glitz and… Read full post »
bush_bad
 
Like Dubya, I have to say "my bad" to all my friends that I feel like I've abandoned.  Although I've posted a few things I've written in my spare time over the past couple of weeks, for the most part I have just not been on Open Salon.  It's… Read full post »

 

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*****
The New York Yankees sit with a 3-1 lead going into tonight's game, which could be the final game of this year's Series.  Some of my prognostications below from last week have come to fruition. …

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a dollar-sign
 
greed (grd)n. An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth: 
 
 
a conservative
 
 ha·tred (htrd)
n.
Intense animosity or hostility.
 
HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2009
 
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 Little Jason and Big Poppa Jason Voorhees
(and Little Coco)
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 Momma Voorhees didn't want to get wet!
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Skeery Sumbitch!
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Everyone gets tired of copy and paste.  So sue me.  I could publish a link, but why?  I don't think Roger Ebert would see this and think I'm plagiarizing his work. It has his name on it and I'm stating in the title and here.   Sorry, but I have no patience… Read full post »

I have been scarce on Open Salon for the past few weeks.  At first my son and I got H1N1 and were layed up and lacking in energy.  This past weekend my father was admitted to the hospital in the ICU with double pneumonia.  He did not have H1N1, but he… Read full post »

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The culprit.
 
From just about every doctor I've spoken to and every report I've read, if you're between the ages of 25 or so and your late forties to early fifties, you can just about depend on getting H1N1 at some point this year.  It doesn't seem to be as/…

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The innaugural edition: 
In retrospect a week later, the Saints made a huge comeback today against Miami and showed why they are still my… Read full post »
OCTOBER 25, 2009 12:47PM

Peace