A Strong Leader

A Strong Leader
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This man discovered this mountain on an expedition to Norway. Strongly decisive, he ignored the naysayers who said it couldn't be discovered. He also ignored those who insisted that the mountain had already been discovered. That man is me.

...a weak and indecisive leader

A weak and indecisive leader
Originally uploaded by gopherpl.

This man, Johnny Dimas, lives in a pre-9/11 mindset. Deeply unpopular, Johnny creates an impression of online camaraderie by creating multiple accounts on blogger.com, then posts comments to his blog under those different names. Those different aliases will have short conversations with each other, build upon each others comments, and jokingly insult Johnny, creating an impression of an online community.

Howard Dean and Tom Harkin

Howard Dean and Tom Harkin
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This is the man Johnny supported for president after being gullible enough to travel to Iowa to volunteer on the advice of a friend. Johnny thought he could be of help, and with his help, Dean, the favorite to win, received third place in the Iowa Caucus.

Moving along

Six months past due, I made my way out of Sweden earlier this month. I had gone out to Snerikes Nation the night before, having been cajoled to do so without packing-that could be done afterward. We came home at 3 and I made some meatballs and then fell asleep. I previously had thought about ways to leave: waking up to the alarm clock and serenely putting my bags in the car while bidding farewall to a collection of friends would not have been appropriate. So I awoke in a panic, fit whatever had monetary or sentimental value into the big black bag, and failed to wake up my friend with a kick to the ribs. So I wrote a vile inscription in his book and went on my way to Texas.