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Nick Carraway

Nick Carraway
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Chicago, Illinois,
Birthday
October 31
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What you see, but can't see over is as good as infinite. Thomas Carlyle

MY RECENT POSTS

  • Running Out of Time
    May 16, 2012 07:18PM

  • I won't be Voting for You, Mr. Osama. I'm Voting for Nixon
    May 08, 2012 08:44PM

  • Morning In America? The Nanny State Index says YES
    April 23, 2012 06:17PM

  • Sailor Beware - Understanding Kinkade
    April 09, 2012 06:03AM

  • Saturday Song
    March 31, 2012 04:30PM

MY RECENT COMMENTS

  • “But, for the sake of the show, if we play along with this --- Joan is getting 5%…”
    May 29, 2012 11:59AM

  • “The world simply doesn't work like this. I suppose it may be comforting to some pe…”
    May 29, 2012 11:50AM

  • “Kerouac's writing was aspirational. On the road was a dream. The reality? I'm sur…”
    May 25, 2012 05:32PM

  • “Yes. But. It isn't like she got in a motor vehicle or airplane with a Kennedy man.…”
    May 24, 2012 06:31PM

  • “Joshua Ledet was the star this year. Also of note was Chaka Kahn. The duet with Sk…”
    May 24, 2012 01:37PM

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May 29, 2012 11:59AM
“But, for the sake of the show, if we play along with this --- Joan is getting 5% of the firm for fucking a customer? OK. Let's say the offer was out t…”
About: Mad Men: Dickering Over Price
May 29, 2012 11:50AM
“The world simply doesn't work like this. I suppose it may be comforting to some people to believe that the ticket to financial success is to 'sell out'.…”
About: Mad Men: Dickering Over Price
May 25, 2012 05:32PM
“Kerouac's writing was aspirational. On the road was a dream. The reality? I'm sure you have experienced a hangover. And the rest.”
About: Beat
May 24, 2012 06:31PM
“Yes. But. It isn't like she got in a motor vehicle or airplane with a Kennedy man. She killed herself. I can't really buy the notion that they "mad…”
About: The Real Mary Kennedy: What the Media Isn't Telling You
May 24, 2012 01:37PM
“Joshua Ledet was the star this year. Also of note was Chaka Kahn. The duet with Skylar Lane/Reba McEntire illustrated the difference between star and wa…”
About: American Idol: Real Wins the Night
May 23, 2012 06:48PM
“I'm on your side. The most convincing anti war guy I ever red was Paul Fussell. http://en.wi kipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Fussell Fussell is quite keen on the dis…”
About: Where Mothers Win Influence
May 21, 2012 10:16PM
“If you look at a college calendar, despite the $000's in tuition, it is only 180 days or less! More like an extended sleep away camp.”
About: Boys to men
May 21, 2012 10:12PM
“mmm”
About: Views of the Eclipse seen from Lake Tahoe and San Francisco
May 21, 2012 10:12AM
“I love Obama.”
About: How Obama Won Me Over with a Single Speech
May 21, 2012 10:09AM
“Ouch.”
About: Our School Quality Review—thank god it’s over
May 20, 2012 11:53AM
“$29 billion? http://onlin e.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405 274870391600457627138241888709 2.html The cost is yet undetermined and likely to be much less than…”
About: That recent huge (Billion$) investment loss !!!!!
May 20, 2012 11:38AM
“So much for trends. Since teenagers have been getting worse for 2 millennia? What did Zeno have to say about it?”
About: Sunday Quote: Plato/Socrates on the Younger Generation
May 19, 2012 11:34PM
“Cheers. & Congarats. &c. Seriously!!!”
About: OCCUPY HEALDSBURG, CALIFORNIA! A Very Happy MOB
May 19, 2012 07:47PM
“I like your take on AB and will check it out. The gaps -- In my opinion, being a teacher and being a writer can be useful. If your parents were AWOL, t…”
About: Because, Because, Because
May 19, 2012 01:38PM
“Make up a story that fits the facts and shows you in good light. The light you want to be seen in. These days, a resume gap means nothing. Everyone has…”
About: What's the Matter With Me?
May 19, 2012 12:31PM
“Delia -- is compelling. A sad story well told.”
About: A Sad Parallel: Reflecting on the Suicide of Mary Kennedy
May 19, 2012 12:27PM
“Don't over think it VZN. It simply isn't that complex.”
About: The Evolution Toward Headless Porn
May 19, 2012 12:24PM
“Go with the uncle persona. Art is short, life is long. Channel Hef.”
About: debauchery doesn't cut it in a nihilistic age.
May 19, 2012 12:15PM
“And as long as I'm over sharing: 1. I like Television. 2. I like Porn. 3. I like money. Plus lots of other things that I don't usually go around advertisi…”
About: The Evolution Toward Headless Porn
May 19, 2012 12:11PM
“As far as conflicted feelings.... I've seen young females on porn sites and feel like I would rather adopt them than fuck them. Someone should be taking…”
About: The Evolution Toward Headless Porn
May 19, 2012 12:07PM
“Funny, but there simply isn't a single trend in porn. Or anything else of any complexity. There are porn videos available for free that show everything i…”
About: The Evolution Toward Headless Porn
May 19, 2012 11:31AM
“It's the establishment version of a slutwalk. In spite of extremist rantings, we live in a free society. If we let violent protesters have their way wi…”
About: in the jaws of the beast
May 19, 2012 11:24AM
“I don't see the parallel. Instead of a person who 'had it all' Mary Kennedy sounds like a woman who lost it all. Every unhappy family is unhappy in it…”
About: A Sad Parallel: Reflecting on the Suicide of Mary Kennedy
May 17, 2012 04:23PM
“Exactly, Sally. This is a powerful song.”
About: Running Out of Time
May 17, 2012 12:56PM
“I'm inclined to let the tabloids work out the details. If your dreams involve other people some alpha guy becoming his better self ..... I suppose I've…”
About: Running Out of Time
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