Blog Master G

In an excellent article on Salon called Road Outrage, Arianna Huffington succinctly presents how the government and American automakers are in bed preventing SUV mileage from getting any better and rewarding people to buy the biggest road hogs available. This is the part that angers me the most: Of course, Washington continues to do its […]

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After sitting through way too many of those absurd and over-simplified drugs support terrorism ads, I’m quite pleased to see that a new campaign targeted at the real culprit — the American obsession with SUVs — has been launched. After all, it’s our dependence on foreign oil, not kind bud from Humboldt, which puts money […]

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In the latest example of white men oppressing women, some jerk by the name of W. David Hager (hmm…is the “W” in his name merely a coincidence?) has been appointed to an FDA panel on women’s health. What’s wrong with this picture? Here are some hints: 1) He believes that “specific scripture readings and prayers” […]

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Bush officials have taken a powerful stance once again and have said, quite explicitly, that the President will remain fiercely and “deliberately vague, huh,” according to a White House official. Of course they’re going to remain vague on Sen. Trent Lott’s racist comments. And of course they want the Lott issue to be resolved quickly. […]

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Grand Theft Auto Vice City should not be legal. But I love it. Yesterday my brother Peter arrived in town — I spent most of the morning waiting for him at the airport — and shortly thereafter our friend Mark, whom we’ve known for 17 years (hard to believe) since our parents were divorced and […]

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Today is a sad day for the world. Following yesterday’s elections, California Gov. Gray Davis, the lesser of the two major evils (along with Bill Simon), thankfully retained his position, but control of the Congress now sits in the hands of the GOP. With Bush in the White House and his cronies running Congress, I […]

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There was a shooting today on Peter’s school’s campus (U. of A.). I’ve left messages for him on his cell and home phones but have not yet heard back. I’m certain he’s fine, though, since he’s not a nursing student. Still, it’s such a scary thing to think how close such a horrible act of […]

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Today has been a long, slow, and tiring day. My eyes hurt, I’m beat, and ready to head home. Jen and I stayed up way too late last night (past midnight) after a visit from Shannon. It was fun seeing her, but I don’t plan on staying up that late again tonight. (Part of the […]

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A decision by Southwest to charge “larger passengers” for two seats is really fucked up. Of course, no one wants to be crowded on a plane, but this seems like a double standard (no pun intended) to me. Why should larger people have to pay double if they take up more room on a plane, […]

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This story from a recent Sunday Chronicle makes the island sound like such a paradise. Too bad there’s zero mention of the mold problem, which has been causing me breathing problems for nearly a year. Below is an email I sent to some of the Bay Area’s media, who didn’t really take an interest in […]

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