and a danahead in a pear tree

Merry Danamas from your friends at The Nation! May ye all be showered in bacon and Snuggies this holla-day season.

family. flambe.

Never a dull moment in Harrisonburg! Oh wait, are we talking about the Turkey Capital? The same place where Walmartin’ is a verb? So something indeed very exciting and slightly panicking happened while at home in the ‘burg for the Thanksgiving holidays. Contrary to popular belief, I was not cooking.

Turns out we had a suspected gas leak, so mother dearest called 911, and asked the operator specifically to NOT send trucks. So obviously she sent 4.

As they came blaring up our dead-end street, The Twin and I ran for cover, due to sheer mortification. The troops came in FULL gear (hats, oxygen tanks, masks, etc.) and rather disappointingly did not resemble anything that I had learned about firemen from the internets.

After it seemed improbable that the house was going to spontaneously combust from a gas leak, I took the opportunity to inquire if the firemen had slid down the pole for us. (No).

The house was eventually cleared by the firemen and gas guy. We are saved!!

prey. pardoned.

Obama's first presidential pardon

Happy Danagiving! Hope everyone had a turbaconducken for the feast!

plentiful. pumpkins.

Happy Danaween from your friends at The Nation.

What’s everyone’s costumes this year? Here’s a hint of mine: http://twitpic.com/noflp

go. green.

Kiss me.. I’m Italian?

Let the real Irish along with the fair weathered and pretend Irish have their day.. at least it involves green beer. We will totally hop on that bandwagon.

Merry. Danaheadmas!

snowpacalypse in seattle

Christmas break in Seattle!

Obligatory Niketown shot. I stop in probably twice a week. Hey, it’s right across the street from my bus stop! Totally valid excuse.

Pre! Technically more of an Oregon thing, but I’ll take it. Also upcoming: roadtrip to Portland for another swooshtastic day with my favorite Tarheel. Actually, technically he might be second, after Tyler Hansbrough.

Busy at work.. Celebrity Salvation Army bell ringing. Basketball legend Sheryl Swoopes and Storm mascot Doppler ring it in. Check out Swoopes’ kicks!

Dusting off 8 years of basketball rust and playing on the Sonics/Storm practice courts.

Who said anything about rain and overcast weather? Snowpacalypse in Seattle! Seattle-ites are worse than Atlantans!

Oh, and Sue Bird has one sweet ride.

happy. peepaster.

Georgetown loses and ‘Nova in the Sweet Sixteen.. could my weekend get any better?!

Also.. dpnation is now officially on Facebook! Become a fan here.

And, and oldie but a goodie.. microwaving peeps.

happy. vd.

Happy Hallmark holiday! Finally, and end to all those damn jewelry commercials that make all women appear to be diamond hording golddiggers. Hooray!

mlk. monday.

Today might be a total fraud, but at least it gets us out of class.

In other news.. 18 down, one to go.

*please note I’m still a Bears fan. But I’m rooting for history. (And to shut up those obnoxious ’72 Dolphins.) And the hottest QB.

Also, Happy Birfday, Twin!

martin luther myth king

A fascinating fact that has just recently come to my attention. How is this not common knowledge??

MLK, plagiarist. [source]
OK, even most of the neocons won’t deny this, but it is still worth bringing up, because they all ignore it. King started plagiarizing as an undergraduate. When Boston University founded a commission to look into it, they found that that 45 percent of the first part and 21 percent of the second part of his dissertation was stolen, but they insisted that “no thought should be given to revocation of Dr. King’s doctoral degree.” In addition to his dissertation many of his major speeches, such as “I Have a Dream,” were plagiarized, as were many of his books and writings. For more information on King’s plagiarism, The Martin Luther King Plagiarism Page and Theodore Pappas’ Plagiarism and the Culture War are excellent resources.

When faced with these facts, most of King’s conservative and libertarian fans either say they weren’t part of his main philosophy, or usually they simply ignore them. Slightly before the King Holiday was signed into law, Governor Meldrim Thompson of New Hampshire wrote a letter to Ronald Reagan expressing concerns about King’s morality and Communist connections. Ronald Reagan responded, “I have the reservations you have, but here the perception of too many people is based on an image, not reality. Indeed, to them the perception is reality.”

Far too many on the Right are worshipping that perception. Rather than face the truth about King’s views, they create a man based upon a few lines about judging men “by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin” – something we are not supposed to do in his case, of course – while ignoring everything else he said and did. If King is truly an admirable figure, they are doing his legacy a disservice by using his name to promote an agenda he clearly would not have supported.

Credit: http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig/epstein9.html

Even Wiki is in on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr._authorship_issues

So… does this mean Dr. King isn’t even truly a doctor since he plagiarized his dissertation?

winter. wonderland.

See how productive my month off from school was:

New Years Roadtrip

i put the holla in holiday

creative. christmas.

I heart xmas..

http://www.specialized.com/bc/microsite/holiday/index.html

hunger. hangover.

Happy belated Thanksgiving! What better holiday is there than one centered entirely around eating? I consumed close to my body weight in deliciousness. 3 weeks until home again. Not that I’m counting the days til this semester is over..

mother. dearest.

It’s Mother’s Day, don’t forget your mommy!

V. D.

Uh oh, we’re coming up on the end if the nonstop ‘buy-your-girlfriend-diamonds-to-show-you-really-love-her’ season. Ah, St. Valentine. Or as I like to refer, Singleness Awareness Day. Finally, we’ll have a break from the commercials that started in November that make men look like cheapskates and women look like golddiggers. Admittedly, I’ve never really been a fan of Valentine’s Day, regardless of my relationship status. (I would rather have money spent on new golf toys than flowers, they last longer).

Hilarious article on the Anti-Valentine’s Day

Related:
http://dpnation.blogspot.com/2005/02/in-spirit-of-st-valentine.html http://dpnation.blogspot.com/2005/02/billionaires-for-bush-budgetary.html
http://dpnation.blogspot.com/2005/02/back-to-reality.html

jack. attack.

you thought you’ve seen it all – Jack Bauer taking on terrorists, nerve gas, airplanes, atomic bombs, crooked US Presidents..

But have you seen Jack Bauer v. Christmas tree?

maury. xmas.

birfday de jesus

merry xmas, bitches.