The streets of my city smell more strongly of human urine today than they normally do. I am puzzled as to why this is.
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I went into a wine store. The expert behind the counter waltzed up to me and asked what I was in the mood for. “Red, and under fifteen dollars. Give me your least shitty wine matching that description, please.”
He chuckled, “How old are you?”
“Over twenty-one.”
“Well, let me ask you some questions.”
“Ok.”
“What does your furniture look like?”
“Like…furniture.”
“Where did you buy it?”
“Most of it is stuff I found, or inherited from old roommates. My dining table was a craigslist find.”
“Ah, I see. Well, let me find you something cheap and red then.” He began scanning the shelves.
“Or, I could go for a nice Croatian desert wine, if you have that.”
“What did you just say?”
“Croatian desert wine.”
“Now there’s a curve ball. Wow!”
I laughed nervously. As it turned out, the wine store didn’t have any Balkan wines, so I opted for a bottle of cheap red wine anyway.
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Sally Benz at Feministe has a really thought-provoking post up about non-monogamy and the ideals of feminism.
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Afghanistan’s Shia Family/Personal Status Law is back in the news. When I get a chance, I’ll write a substantial post about it.
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Thanks to facebook, I caught this video about the rebuilding of Bamyan. It makes me want to visit Afghanistan more than ever.
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Mischa said my blog is becoming the Political Assassinations Review. I think he’s right.
