I love eBay. When eBay works out for me, that is. When eBay doesn’t work out for me, then I hate eBay. It’s just how it goes. This is one of those times that eBay worked out for me. I now have a new Beatles bootleg in my collection. 🙂 This one’s called Anthology Plus,Continue reading “On Some Beatle-y Newness”
On Political Preliminaries
I’ve been working on a politics post. I’ve mentioned it to one or two people. It is… different. Maybe it’s a little geeky. Maybe it’s a little inside baseball. Yet… it’s what I think. More importantly, it’s what I feel. But first, a few preliminaries. It’s no secret that I’m a John Edwards supporter. Indeed,Continue reading “On Political Preliminaries”
On Entering the Dark Side
It’s fair to say that I’m something of a political junkie. Lately I’ve been following conservative blogs. Like Red State, which is essentially the Republican equivalent of DailyKos. Why? you ask. I know what I think about the Republican presidential candidates — Romney’s liberal past will come back to bite him in the ass, Huckabee’sContinue reading “On Entering the Dark Side”
On Some Good Spider-Man News
Peter and MJ are still married in the comic strip. Of course, they’ve uprooted from New York and moved out to Los Angeles for MJ’s career, but that’s not important. Peter and MJ are still married in the comic strip. “OMD War” Graphic courtesy of Todd Kogutt
On Name Meanings
As seen from many, many friends… What Allyn Means You are usually the best at everything … you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic “Type A” personality. You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow. You are light hearted and accepting. You don’t getContinue reading “On Name Meanings”
On Protesting Guantanamo
On January 11, 2008 the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay will celebrate an unfortunate anniversary. Its sixth anniversary. The United States will have been holding detainees there, outside of legal guidelines and international law, for longer than the American involvement in, say, World War II. Longer than the Civil War. Longer than most Presidencies. SixContinue reading “On Protesting Guantanamo”
On the Heir to Progressivism
I’m not going to write much on the Iowa Caucus results from last night. The candidate I’m pulling for, the candidate I’ve given money to — former Senator John Edwards — came in second on the Democratic side with thirty percent of the vote, behind Senator Barack Obama (with 37 percent) and ahead of SenatorContinue reading “On the Heir to Progressivism”
On Request Audience Questions
Some questions have come up recently through Google. Here’s three: is Allyn a man’s name? The last time I checked, it was. 🙂 “Allyn” has taken on some gender ambiguity and, yes, there are people who are sometimes surprised to find that I’m male when they meet me for the first time. It is becomingContinue reading “On Request Audience Questions”
On a Reason to Vote
I found myself talking with an acquaintance last night about, naturally, the presidential primary process. I’d heard that he was working as a volunteer for Mitt Romney’s campaign (which, as I’ve mentioned before, I won’t be voting for, though that would only come into play in the general election), and I wanted to know howContinue reading “On a Reason to Vote”
On the Start of the New Year
Like an odometer turning over, it’s the first day of 2008. 🙂 May 2008 be a fantastic year to one and all. And I, for one, am glad that 2007 is dead and buried. In 2007 I earned more from writing than I did in 2006. My goal for 2008 is to earn more thanContinue reading “On the Start of the New Year”