shelly

  • Even halfway across the continent, Texans continue to embarrass me. It was bad enough when the anti intellectual, drug addled, jingoistic, nationalist and revisionist George Bush claimed that Texas was his home [in fact, the Bush family is from Connecticut and has ties to – i’m sorry to say – Maine]. Now Governor Rick Perry… Read more

  • I have an add-on for Firefox called Stumbleupon. You make an account (free), tell it what your interests are, install the toolbar and once you’ve restarted Firefox, you click the “Stumble!” button and it will send you to a random website based on your interests. I highly suggest it to anyone who has an interest… Read more

  • On Facebook, i commented that i will not shop at Wal Mart, under any circumstance. A former co-worker, also tech savvy, commented that if i limited my choices to buying things not made in China, i wouldn’t have much to choose from. And he’s correct. But it got me thinking- how is it that i… Read more

  • This goes out to the three hyenas that were a paltry 12 feet away from my girlfriend and me as we tried enjoying some coffee and reading time at the Borders in Gresham this Saturday. Dear ladies, i just wanted to let you know how much i appreciated having my ability to read and the… Read more

  • general generalness

    This an actual quote from a singles site: HI MY NAME IS [name deleted] AND I HAVE 3 KIDS SO IF YOU DONT LIKE KIDS PLEASE DONT BOTHER BECAUSE THEY ARE MY LIFE AND I WOULDNT GIVE MY KIDS UP TO PLEASE ANY MAN NO MATTER WHAT THE LAST GUY I WAS WITH DIDNT LIKE… Read more

  • As some of you know, i had a nice long tirade about the behavior of certain guys in the locker room at the gym i go to. Guess what? I’ve got more tiradesauce to pour upon you. Prepare to be anointed. Let’s start with last night. There’s this rule that if you’re going to sit… Read more

  • let the beast run free

    From the previous version of synaesthetic.com: I haven’t ranted for a while. Tonight that ends. Top of the list is one that i actually did rant about some time ago- the guy at the gym who decided that it was acceptable to stand at the sink nude and shave himself. I thought i had it… Read more