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I’m profiled in this cool new site called No Country For Young (& Old) Women. You should definitely check it out. It’s full of really interesting women and I’m really honoured to be considered among them. 

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I hope one of you can backward skate. Cliff was great at it.

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“The second point, which gets directly to why Rand Paul is suddenly flailing, is that the local Kentucky media–in particular the newspapers, and especially the flagship Louisville Courier-Journal–has beendecimated by job cuts, as has happened across the country. This came up several times in discussions with Kentucky politicos and local journalists. The reason it matters is that because there is no longer a healthy, aggressive press corps–and no David Yepson-type dean of political journalists–candidates don’t run the same kind of gauntlet they once did. They’re not challenged by journalists. And since voters aren’t as well informed as they once were (many are “informed” in the sense of having strongly held views about all manner of things–they’re just not “well informed”), they can’t challenge the candidates either. 

Thus, when Rand Paul appeared on “Maddow” and the other shows, I expect he was prepared to offer the same sermon I heard on the trail. Problem is, he was encountering an aggressive, experienced press corps that appropriately had its own agenda and was eager to challenge Paul to elaborate on his views.

I must admit that, when I first heard the “diminished local press corps” theory of why Paul was skating by, I was not entirely convinced. I’m a lot more persuaded now, and as much as I’d have liked to see him Sunday on “Meet the Press,” I think he probably made a wise move in backing out. ” 

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(this app is SimpleNote and I learned this syncing note-y thing from Merlin)

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I learned about this from @mxjustinbond’s birthday show. This is so full of #WIN. All three amazing women. ONe of my favourite songs. *And* those outfits.
We need another Mama Cass. Would the music business even let her have a career today?
I quote Ms. Joni Mitchell “They’re not looking for talent. They’re looking for a look and a willingness to cooperate. And a woman my age, no matter how well preserved, no longer has the look. And I have *never* had a willingness to cooperate.”

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I have a ghost baby.Nothing real.
My consolation prize?A salami sandwich.

Sticky rice, I thought you were real
I’ve been eating like food is my new job
It’s been like tasting 3-D, like Avatar
My breasts are exploding
My stomach is tight
And there’s something floating around inside of me, but it’s just ghost baby
Just a ghost, just a ghost
Just 9 weeks of fear and joy
And sharing it
And knowing there are always possibilities
And sure enough here they come
Possibility you make a lousy date.

I never made plans for you sticky rice
They’re yours to make.
Still, I thought I’d got something done.

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THIS. This is the best response to the usual “but what about me” response almost any minority (or woman) or any kind gets when making a specific point that is about their own experience.

from his comment stream following this nice piece by TNC on Obama on iPads, X-boxes and Black barbershop conservatism

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