08-I don't want to talk about it edition

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Wednesday November 12, 2008 · 7:01 PM PST

2008/11/12 · 19:01

I don't want to talk about the fact that my Senator, Ken Salazar (douche-CO), is supporting Lieberman. Salazar sucks, and I hope he gets a mighty primary challenger.

I don't really want to talk about the fact that my cat quit using the litter box, either. Fortunately, a change in litter (rather, a return to the old litter) seems to have solved that.

A couple of other lame things, and TOP COMMENTS, below the fold.

Poll

56 votes Show Results

Ambrosius, please pass the

56 votes Vote Now!

Ambrosius, please pass the

GIN

4 votes

cat pee covered sleeping bag

7 votes

chocolate cake

26 votes

MORE GIN

19 votes

Top Comments--4/24/08: Just Comments Edition

Ambrosius

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Thursday April 24, 2008 · 7:03 PM PDT

2008/04/24 · 19:03

It's been a good day, but nothing has gone according to plan. Out of time... We'll just have the comments below the fold.

Poll

41 votes Show Results

Are you drinking tonight?

41 votes Vote Now!

Are you drinking tonight?

After today, well, YES

17 votes

Of course.

17 votes

Pass the GIN!

7 votes

Two volunteer campaign speeches...why Obama won Colorado

Ambrosius

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Wednesday February 06, 2008 · 8:46 AM PST

2008/02/06 · 08:46

Last night was amazing. Obama supporters started pouring into our super caucus site very early. We were shocked: 75% of the people showing up wanted Obama stickers, and none of them were on our lists of 1s and 2s. But almost all of our 1s and 2s arrived, also. I was handed a check for $100 for the campaign by a woman waiting in line. The lines grew and grew, and finally, the party officials gave up and told people to caucus without checking in.

I was the super site chair at Monarch K-8, just east of Boulder proper. This is suburbia--middle class with 2.5 kids, and just a few of us late 20s, early 30s types thrown in. I didn't know what to expect for turnout at our site. We ended up with over 500. I thought it would be close between the campaigns, but every time I turned around, someone was asking, "How can I help Barack?"

The Obama crowd was energized and enthusiastic. They were young and old. After the rules, there were the speeches. And the speeches said everything about these two campaigns.

Ambrosius

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Friday February 01, 2008 · 6:57 PM PST

2008/02/01 · 18:57

I always hated school dances. I rarely went. There was so much more fun to have elsewhere. But for now, I’ve grown up to be an educator, which means that tonight, I’m stuck at the school dance.

Top Comments, and hopefully some spiked punch, below the fold.

Poll

78 votes Show Results

What are you drinking tonight?

78 votes Vote Now!

What are you drinking tonight?

Old coffee

12 votes

Water

23 votes

Soda

19 votes

Please, someone spike the punch!!!

10 votes

I really wish Ambrosius were home because then we'd have....

4 votes

GIN!!!

10 votes

WYFP--soul corrosion edition

Ambrosius

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Saturday August 25, 2007 · 4:59 PM PDT

2007/08/25 · 16:59

WYFP is our community's Saturday evening gathering to talk about our problems, empathize with one another, and perhaps share advice. Everyone and all sorts of troubles are welcome. May we find peace and healing here.

A friend of mine suggested that there is such a thing as a free lunch. She mentioned that when she worked at a sort of exploitation agency people sent over free lunch all of the time.

But the cost was SOUL CORROSION....yeah...not a free lunch! I think most work comes with some cost of soul corrosion, which sucks.

Ambrosius

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Friday August 17, 2007 · 6:59 PM PDT

2007/08/17 · 18:59

Inside, find some drivel from me and tonight’s TOP COMMENTS.

Send top comments to TopComments AT gmail DOT com. Please include your username, or Ambrosius will get credit!

Oh...and how cool is this: my cat is trying to get into the liquor cabinet. I think she wants GIN.

Poll

31 votes Show Results

Bar Ambrosiana is OPEN....

31 votes Vote Now!

Bar Ambrosiana is OPEN....

GIN

12 votes

Something cleverly disguised as GIN

19 votes

CO-02: Polis staffer makes an ugly headline UPDATED (2)

Ambrosius

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Thursday August 09, 2007 · 10:17 AM PDT

2007/08/09 · 10:17

I scan the websites of the local papers hoping to find interesting articles, like this one about the naked running priest.

I found juicy gossip this morning! There is an article about this post on myDD from Raf Noboa, a Polis staffer.

This Noboa post is practically a case study in everything to do wrong. As far as I can tell, the post announcing a logo design contest (yawn) resulted in giving his opponents positive press, making his candidate look like a mud-slinger, and the campaign look like it is more than a little confused.

Ambrosius

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Friday July 06, 2007 · 6:57 PM PDT

2007/07/06 · 18:57

I spent my day doing chores. Fortunately, there were all good chores.

Thoughts on enjoyable chores and TOP COMMENTS below the fold.

Poll

41 votes Show Results

It's Friday night....whatcha drinking

41 votes Vote Now!

It's Friday night....whatcha drinking

GIN

3 votes

Gin, cleverly disguised as....

10 votes

just water, please.

18 votes

Nothing. Just to spite Ambrosius. Nothing

10 votes

Kossacks under 35: Giving Back

Ambrosius

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Thursday July 05, 2007 · 6:29 PM PDT

2007/07/05 · 18:29

I think an important habit—especially important for young people (since it is such a great time to form positive habits!)—is the habit of giving back. This is especially important for those of us who are privileged. And while we are not as privileged as, say, Republicans (who just abuse their privilege anyway!), we kossacks are, on average, more privileged than the average bear.

Some thoughts on giving back to our communities below the fold.

Poll

34 votes Show Results

How do you give back?

34 votes Vote Now!

How do you give back?

Money

8 votes

Time

2 votes

Expertise

0 votes

Money and Time

5 votes

Money and Expertise

2 votes

Time and Expertise

5 votes

All three

10 votes

Ambrosius, why didn't you give this option? (comment please!)

0 votes

GIN

2 votes

Class and Labor: A case study in failed organizing

Ambrosius

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Tuesday June 26, 2007 · 5:11 PM PDT

2007/06/26 · 17:11

About three years ago, I was part of an effort to organize a local business. It is fairly large, as far as retail establishments go, and it is one of the few industries where independent businesses have seen some effort from the employees to be organized. However, the employees at the bookstore where I formerly worked chose not to join ranks with their counterparts at Powell’s.

Especially on a day when Senate Republicans killed legislation to help workers organize, a couple of reflections on the organizing process and why we didn’t succeed below the fold.

Ambrosius

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Thursday June 21, 2007 · 7:04 PM PDT

2007/06/21 · 19:04

Tonight’s TOP COMMENTS are below the fold.

Come in, you’ll like it. Besides, since Thursday became the new Friday long ago, we’re serving GIN and other stuff.

Poll

56 votes Show Results

Whatcha gonna have?

56 votes Vote Now!

Whatcha gonna have?

GIN

15 votes

other stuff

41 votes

Top Comment 6/15: Family Edition (but not really child friendly)

Ambrosius

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Friday June 15, 2007 · 6:50 PM PDT

2007/06/15 · 18:50

So, I am just home from a visit from the grandparents. It is always interesting to take a foray into the wilds of the ultra conservative. I learn things. For example, you can tell something about women who wear men’s shoes.

Many secrets revealed and TOP COMMENTS (ok, and lots of GIN) below.....

Poll

50 votes Show Results

So, Gin???

50 votes Vote Now!

So, Gin???

YES!

2 votes

OH GOD YES!!!!

12 votes

I-sound-like-a-bad-romance-novel YES!!!!

6 votes

I'm Snoop Dogg; it's Gin and Juice

0 votes

Hell, no! (for temperance league members)

1 vote

Only drink two! (did you read the diary???)

0 votes

No thanks, but please enjoy your own (for our friendly teetotallers)

8 votes

Well....can I have something else?

21 votes

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