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Totally agree with #22. The candidate of change turned out to be "nothing but the same old same old." Which anybody who wasn't a complete idiot could have predicted.— January 20, 2010 8:42 a.m.
We, the Little People
Wait, you just now noticed that he uses offensive and tasteless terms???? Hmmmmm .... Well, I suppose it's possible that you've never seen the use of the N word the Reader admin removes his comments every time he uses it. All the dozens of times he's used it. Oh, but you can read him having used the N word in this blog CityBeat being a magazine that believes in free speech: http://lastblogonearth.com/2010/01/07/sd-reader-w…— January 19, 2010 8:36 p.m.
CCDC and other disappointments
Very simple. People who live downtown want noise, excitement, 24/7. They know, or should know, that they will have events, clubs, parties, traffic, crowds, continually to deal with, and are even willing to pay more to live in that scene; all big cities have an urban center with interesting shops, restaurants, attractions, a vibrant nightlife. If someone doesn't like that lifestyle, it's pretty stupid to live there, futile to complain, and mean to try to ruin it for the rest of the people who came there precisely to live that experience. I mean, hello! It's the city. People who want quiet, live in the country!— January 19, 2010 6:40 p.m.
Sorry, Citizen Journalist
You not the boss of me.— January 19, 2010 4:32 p.m.
Grinding the Face of the Poor
Oh for the love of God! They get you every way they can! Another great essay, thanks.— January 19, 2010 12:55 p.m.
We, the Little People
FWIW: People who agree with a politician's stance on illegal immigration by saying they have their "fingers on the pulse of the ... problem" are hiding (or not) their own racist agenda behind his ideology. That any pol would allow that sort of cover for those of beliefs shows them for what they truly are. In truth, though, I just found that bit of prose amusing. :)— January 19, 2010 11:32 a.m.
Hell to the No
Saw this in Slate, thought I would share a professional opinion on the subject: Dear Prudie, I am a 28-year-old single woman, and I am tired of being asked out on dates via text message. My last relationship went on for several years and ended nine months ago. I was never once asked out via text message the last time I was single and dating. Now, however, I find that the text-message request for a date is not only common, but it has become the norm. I think that a guy asking me out via text message either isn't terribly interested and can't be bothered to pick up the phone, or is too scared to call and talk to me in person. I am looking for a serious relationship with a man who has confidence in himself, so I don't want to date a man who asks me out via text message, whatever his motivation. Am I being too hard on these guys? How do I indicate that I find this practice inappropriate without making the man on the other end of the text think I dislike him? —Tired of Texting Dear Tired, Perhaps they'd meet your standards of confidence and interest if they wrote a missive with a quill pen and had it delivered by carrier pigeon. Technology changes expectations. Once it was telephones that were rude, impersonal devices. Imagine the temerity of just phoning someone for a date and not coming by the house with a calling card! Since you were last single, texting has clearly become the preferred method of arranging face-to-face encounters. You're a single woman who has the pleasure of deciding among many suitors. You can make this fewer suitors by demanding they contact you only by talking on the phone—although, what's keeping you from responding to the text by making a call? But if you're looking for a serious relationship, it's probably not a good idea to blow off candidates who take the time to ask you out by tapping the request with their thumbs. —Prudie— January 19, 2010 10:56 a.m.
We, the Little People
What does that mean, "has his fingers on the pulse of the illegal immigration problem"? By CuddleFish 1:25 p.m., Jan 18, 2010 You're good with language, Daniels, what does Mindy mean with the above comment?— January 19, 2010 7:19 a.m.
Sorry, Citizen Journalist
I nominate SDaniels for Reader book editor!!! She's just gotta speak English every once in a blue moon so I can understand what she wrote!!— January 19, 2010 7:06 a.m.
American Idol -- Vanilla Flavor
Looks and sounds just like NY. Pants on the ground, tooo funny!!!— January 19, 2010 6:52 a.m.