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September 28, 2006
Putting my money where my mouth is.*
I joined Amnesty International today, and I encourage you to do likewise.
My contribution will not keep torture from being enshrined into law, nor will it guarantee habeas corpus protections. The bit of cash I forked over won't keep someone from being waterboarded, cold-roomed or sexually abused in the name of national security.
But it's a hell of a lot better than doing nothing.
* One of my favorite colloquialisms. Ours is a deeply flawed nation (with the capacity for greatness), but we definitely have a way with language.
Posted by Your Protagonist at 04:08 PM | Comments (0)
September 21, 2006
Some days, it just doesn't pay to get out of bed.
I just spent the last five minutes at the sink flushing finely powdered cat litter out of my nose.
And this was one of today's lighter moments.
Posted by Your Protagonist at 08:35 PM | Comments (0)
September 08, 2006
"1984"
When I don't sleep well, I wake up with a vivid recall of my dreams.
After less than five hours' sleep, I grogged out of bed and immediately started mulling over this tableaux:
I'm at work, in a bright corner office with glass walls, walking one of the Big Bosses through a presentation on my iBook. The screensaver starts up during a lull: random photos of Christmas Past float and dissolve over a soft audio bed, Ken Burns-style.
"What's that music?" she asks.
"Bowie, Diamond Dogs," I reply.
She leans forward and taps the volume key until sound fills her office: overlapping percussion, 70s disco strings, glam production values.
The Big Boss pushes up from the conference table and starts to dance -- as soon as she starts to move, she's about 22 years younger and some of the flintiness falls away.
I stand to join her, and suddenly, I'm 15 years old.
Posted by Your Protagonist at 12:47 PM | Comments (0)
Wake me when the revolution comes.
I've been working and socializing in them for a few months, but tonight was the first time I've worn my orange Italian sneakers to the gym.
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