Monthly Archives: July 2006

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By xtina | Published: July 31, 2006

“A border is an invitation to Cross.” -Guillermo Gomez Peña

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Don’t ask, don’t tell: Is Alberto Gonzales an Alien?

By xtina | Published: July 31, 2006

GONZALES: I understand why they come. I think all Americans would understand why someone would come to this country, which is the greatest country in the world, is because they want a better life for themselves and a better future for their children. So obviously, yes, I understand why they want to come to the [...]

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“Nostalgia is fear smeared in vaseline.”*

By xtina | Published: July 28, 2006

I am experiencing a distorted melancholy that is based on nostalgia (the feeling you have when you yearn for something long gone and absent from your life – it’s not a time or a place, but a mental state – when your life stretched our in front of you, unwritten, full of hope). I feel [...]

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Bush is aware that he is President, spokesman confirms

By spider | Published: July 28, 2006

From the eagle-eyed reporters at USA Today, Tony Snow ensures us that while Bush is “not stilted and overly formalâ€� he is also “the head of the most powerful nation on Earth, and he’s aware of that.â€�

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These are the days of his poop.

By xtina | Published: July 27, 2006

I have a few ideas for entries, but so many are thoughtful and require my focus for a few hours so I can pound out something more substantial. Judging from the title that inspiration typed out, this looks to be a typical slice of life entry from my prespective. Let’s see where I go. So [...]

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Track Stars: Kid Beyond & a Crazy Mashup

By spider | Published: July 26, 2006

Enjoy these delights with your morning coffee.

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Runnin’ Shit

By spider | Published: July 23, 2006

Which One of You is Doing This?

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The Master of Car Style

By spider | Published: July 22, 2006

I have spent literally decades, now, admiring, critiquing, analyzing and commenting on car design. So now that I have established OrganicMutant.com as my outlet for all things creative, analytical, and insightful, I here offer this repository of posts of or relating to cars – cars in culture, car style, the car business, my own car [...]

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Monkey Wrench in the Program

By spider | Published: July 21, 2006

So there I was running my merry way down Lyon Street, rocking out to my tunes on my iPod, keeping the fastest pace I have managed in a week of timing my runs, on a beautiful Friday afternoon when BLAU! KABLOOEY!! SMASH! CRASH!! And pain, oh the fucking pain. I screamed, I screeched. I fell. [...]

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Russia is big and so is China

By spider | Published: July 21, 2006

In the old empires, there would be a lot of marriages between the royal families. And from time to time, these inter-family marriages would produce a mentally challenged son who would inherit the throne. This would set the empire back for hundreds of years. I’m not saying anything, I’m just saying. Russia is big and [...]

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Fun with Infographics!

By spider | Published: July 21, 2006

From The Independent [via kottke], the answer to the question “Which countries support the immediate ceasefire in the Middle East demanded by the UN and which do not?

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The Gas Pains of War

By spider | Published: July 19, 2006

So I was in the midst of my nightly YouTube trolling session when I stumbled upon a brilliant, but of course sad, segment from The Daily Show, wherein our host Jon Stewart reveals the disgusting level of jadedness and filthy materialism that passes for culture and news these days. The piece, seen here, gives a [...]

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