Sunday, April 17, 2005
Everything in this country would just be a whole lot better if everyone simply listened to a bit more John Philip Sousa. I mean, really. Why do we have to wait until July 4th? This stuff is just terrific. How can you hear these things and not want to go vote and settle the West and beat the crap out of some friggin’ British redcoats? These are the sorts of things that cross your mind when you inadvertantly leave your iPod on shuffle set to the “Big Band/March” genre at midnight.
Also, everyone would probably be happier if I didn’t have a damn paper cut on the tip of my thumb that’s been annoying the hell out of me since Wednesday.
Wednesday, January 2, 2002
The Sept. 11 attacks increased, rather than decreased, Americans’ expressed satisfaction with the way things are going in the country — one of the most intriguing public opinion shifts of 2001. Gallup’s December reading on satisfaction, at 70%, is the highest since February 1999. The October and November satisfaction ratings were 67% and 65%, respectively. This satisfaction rating averaged just 50% in nine readings in 2001 before Sept. 11.
The American public has evidenced resilience across a variety of other measures as well. About six in 10 Americans are “extremely” or “very” confident that the
American way of life will be preserved in the future.
Wednesday, September 12, 2001
Wednesday, September 12, 2001
Monday, December 18, 2000
Tuesday, July 4, 2000
HAPPY 4th of JULY!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!!
Today is my second favorite holiday (after Christmas!): a day for clambakes and picnics and parades and marching bands and fireworks and hanging out with family and listening to the 1812 overture really loud and jumping in a sprinkler and lobster and sing-alongs and sparklers and being happy!
Sylvia is at the hospital today from 7-7 in the ER and I’m nowhere near any family. I think I’ll go to the gym and then sit on the computer all afternoon. At least I can listen to the 1812 overture really loud. <sticks out tongue>
Sunday, March 26, 2000
I can’t believe Sylvia’s leaving me! In less than a dozen hours she’ll be on a plane to India with Bhrett. A month! What am I going to (legally) do for a month?! This doesn’t look good …
I couldn’t help but wonder if they have all the same stores in India.
We spent the day today swirling around the mall (woo-hoo) and Target and Old Navy and I couldn’t help but wonder if they have all the same stores in India. And how long will it be before there’s no point in going to visit someplace because everyplace has become just like here? Don’t get me wrong: I love America and where I am and go Red Sox and Coke is it and you deserve a break today but I can’t imagine what the world would be like if that was my only choice (well yes I can imagine it that’s why I’m writing this silly) except I would be a little sad because that was the whole point of travel and that’s why there was fun in the 20s and how can you be an expatriate if there’s no place to expatriate yourself from? (duh) .. and then again maybe it’s just late on a Sunday night and it’s time for bed … (pfft!)
