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I’ll be back soon. Life has been… Difficult recently. One or two weeks.

2011! What wonderful things will our glorious leaders bestow upon us this coming year? We have the 2012 presidential campaign to start listening to – which I’m looking forward to providing a few good laughs. I’m not going to make any predictions but will be looking to see if Obama decides he needs to bulk up his presidentialness by attacking Iran; whether or not Julian Assange will be forced to the United States for a show trial; or if our leaders will cut the final strings of the American social safety net under the Orwellian banner of “fiscal responsibility”.
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One year ago today I published my first post on this site. It took a lot of convincing by friends to make me understand that I even had anything to say that was worth publishing. I’m usually a pretty quiet person about this stuff (unless I’ve had a couple drinks) and didn’t really take to the idea of writing all this stuff down. But, over the course of this year I have met many wonderful people and learned a lot of important things. Today, I am so glad that I started this blog.
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Hey all, I’m going to be travelling for a couple weeks out of the country. I’ll be out of contact so your comments may not show up on a timely basis and my replies will certainly be lacking.

I will be returning late September.

I have tried to prepare a few automated posts (short ones) to show up in my absence so enjoy that.

My reading list while I am away will be:

• The Ancestor’s Tale by Richard Dawkins
• The Stranger by Albert Camus
• Commonwealth by Antonio Negri and Michael Hardt
• The Fortress of Solitude by Johnathan Lethem

Talk to you again soon.

Last Tuesday, President Obama addressed the nation to explain to us his decision to prolong the Afghanistan War by sending 30,000 more troops into the country.
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Over the weekend we passed another of the many hurdles in our way towards healthcare reform.
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