James Maxey - Jawbone of an Ass
Sunday, January 25, 2009

Memories from Noise

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Back in college, I had a friend named Ian Feinberg who was gifted with the natural instincts of a prop comic. One bit I remember vividly is...
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Best Wishes, Mr. President

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I wound up with the day off due to snow. I listened to the Obama swearing in on the radio. I'm fairly jaded when it comes to ceremony ...
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Thursday, January 15, 2009

Buyer Beware!

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I've had a Chase Platinum Mastercard for several years now. For the most part I've been satisfied with it. I parked a balance on i...
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Oh Lord....

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So Michael Newdow is suing to prevent Obama from using the words "so help me God" when he takes the oath of office according to th...
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Sunday, January 04, 2009

Can we stop and think for a minute?

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I read an article today that said that Obama wants to give congress only a week to consider the $1,000,000,000,000 stimulus package he's...
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Saturday, January 03, 2009

How to spin a story

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For the last couple of days, I've been seeing articles about the survey of military personnel regarding their feelings about Barak Obama...
Thursday, January 01, 2009

The New Year in a Pickle

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Last night I went to Mt. Olive NC with my friend Cheryl and we wound up in a prime viewing spot for the annual pickle drop to commemorate th...
Thursday, December 11, 2008

And this is different how?

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The news this week has been about the stunning corruption of Illinois governer Blagojevich. I admit, when I first heard the quotes from Pat...
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Monday, December 08, 2008

A Curious Art

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I've been thinking today about the curious disconnect that exists between the act of producing writing and the act of consuming it. Arti...
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Monday, November 24, 2008

The Card

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Rastronomicals asked about my claim to be a card carrying atheist. I figured I'd go ahead and post the card here to remove all doubt. ...
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Sunday, November 23, 2008

D.N. Drake Guest Blog

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James Maxey's note: First, just so there's no confusion, Dave Drake is not David Drake, the SF author of, like, a zillion books. T...
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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Whose vote does the GOP still want?

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When I was browing real clear politics a minute ago, a headline jumped out at me. "The GOP is Leaving Black Voters Behind." My im...
Monday, November 17, 2008

We Live in Fantasy

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The Sky Beneath Me The Jagged Gate Three Paths
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Friday, November 07, 2008

Weirdly Boring

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This was one of the most historic elections of my life, yet somehow it was weirdly boring. I wound up going to bed at 10pm. Once Ohio was ...
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Saturday, November 01, 2008

Further Election Musings

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I voted yesterday. I was confronted with what was probably the longest line I've ever stood in to vote, and this during early voting, a...
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Thursday, October 23, 2008

Obama would be my second choice

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I'm voting for Bob Barr. I don't like Bob Barr because I doubt the authenticity of his libertarian credentials in light of his reco...
Sunday, October 12, 2008

Bad analogies

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I read this in an editorial this morning: "Perhaps passage of the rescue bill can best be compared to emergency action to save a heart ...
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Friday, October 10, 2008

The cats weigh in...

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The cat's have noticed my compulsive towel washing and weighed in with their opinions on this morning's post.

Will things get better, or worse? Round two.

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According to google analytics, one of my most popular posts to this blog came back in May when I posted an article called "Will things ...
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Thursday, October 09, 2008

I wonder if the check has cleared yet...

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So, when the stock market fell 770 points after congress initially voted down the Wall Street Bail Out, there were dire warnings that, if it...
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