I’m in This Week’s Chicago Reader!
Canvassing against George W.
The Unemployment Channel, Part Two
[Refers to earlier post about a Simpson's episode in which Homer is jobless and watches tv all day, including the Channel for the Unemployed.] Other programs that might be shown on The Unemployment Channel besides "How to Win the Lottery": "Dressing for Excess," "The...
The Bush Song
This song is my current anthem. It rang in my head all day as I canvassed in Wisconsin. The band is Nice Peter and they're totally cool. Peter Shukoff, the lead singer, is my new friend. You can listen to "The Bush Song" or watch the video!
How I Love My Country — And That Means YOU
I love my country and I am willing to do whatever it takes to get George Bush out of office. This is how I loved my country today: 1. Nine a.m. meeting time to catch bus -- not enough sleep. 2. Spent 90 minutes on cramped school bus to southern Milwaukee (learned...
Canvassing In WI – odd detail
I asked each resident, "Are you supporting the Democratic ticket this year?" If they said, "Yes," then I talked to them about voting absentee. Voting absentee creates a better paper trail of your vote, makes SURE your vote is counted, and gets voting out of the way in...
Jon Stewart — I mean, John Kerry, he’s our man!
I choose to remember this from the 2004 election season: Jon Stewart arguing to Rudy Guliani that in the debate tonight John Kerry showed consistency in voicing his support for the war while he criticized the way the war has been managed. When Guliani insisted that...
Canvassing in Wisconsin – Ride the Bus for Kerry!
This is where I'll be this Saturday. Who's with me? Link to sign-up: http://volunteer.johnkerry.com/event/view/?id=20720 Saturday, Oct. 2 at 9:00 AM at: Kerry HQ 57 W Grand Ave Chicago and DPoE HQ 826 Custer Evanston [IllinoisforKerry.com Event:] Your help is needed!...
If You’re Not Registered to Vote In Illinois, Your LAST DAY TO REGISTER IS THIS TUESDAY OCT. 5th
Registering takes just a few minutes -- register now at: http://moveonpac.org/vote/?id=3855-1235313-ThDFQolA5Nc6CjlRgJIsdw Once you've filled out the form, print it out, sign it, and be sure to mail it in. This is your LAST CHANCE to register in Illinois to vote in...
Finally, the sun has stopped!
Finally, the sun has stopped! We have had such sunny weather in Chicago, for weeks now, that I grew tired of it a while ago. Why this relentless, bright weather? Every day, every day clear skies, clear skies. I'm serious. If I wanted sunny weather all September long,...
Depression
Depression is partly genetically determined: you inherit it from your parents. I'm serious. Depression is a mental disorder that has a chemical component and you have to be biologically predisposed to it or it won't manifest. That's why people can undergo the exact...
Dating, Part Four: 22 1/2 Years of Failure
Am I just incapable of falling in love? Is it possible that this is the one problem that I can't solve, no matter how much money I spend, no matter how many approaches and techniques I try, no matter how many decades I work on it? I've been dating since I was 15....
God #$%^-ing Dammit, Moore Is Right!
I hereby declare before all of Blog-dom that I am done whining. From here on out, I just keep on marching (canvassing, etc.). Michael Moore is totally right: the rightwingers NEVER give up, not even for a SECOND, not even to straighten their hypocrisy-dipped...