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ordinaryjoe

ordinaryjoe
Birthday
February 28
Bio
Interested in everything, self-sufficient, read widely, admit when I'm wrong and have many weaknesses. Such as.... hmmm, can't think of one. Former State Department consultant. And I don't believe everything I Google. Consider myself liberal, progressive, moderate.

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Salon.com
May 10, 2013 09:11PM
“I am a Tarantino fan, but I really disliked Django, as did my son who I saw it with. That was before most of the hype and social analysis had been publ…”
About: 3 Brief Notes on Having Just Seen DJANGO UNCHAINED
April 25, 2013 08:30PM
“A long time ago I crossed a bridge like that, in northern Pakistan near the Chinese border. It took me an hour to get up my courage, and only did it AF…”
About: A journey from Beijing to Lhasa and into a time capsule
April 25, 2013 08:22PM
“Kipling pulled no punches when it came to the mass of incompetent fool officers, and he portrayed his foot soldiers as noble spirits with a great deal…”
About: Disadvantaged Youth as Military Cannon Fodder
April 20, 2013 06:56AM
“Agreed. And unfortunately, everyone now knows exactly how to shut down a major city.”
About: MAYBE IT'S JUST ME, BUT I AM NOT REJOICING TONIGHT
March 31, 2013 07:55AM
“Well said, but it's not a cheerful prospect for those living in the neighborhood, not least because whatever they can put up in the air after an attack…”
About: North Korea: A Political Suicide?
March 26, 2013 02:26AM
“ONL just pulled the same thought out of my head as I was reading the comments. Communitizing, aka volunteering, is the best way to make contacts that w…”
About: Tired of "Networking?"
March 07, 2013 08:33AM
“libby, nobody here needs to be any crazier than we already are. We're talking at cross-purposes tho'. When I saw the title of your blog I was hoping i…”
About: France/US Score Big in Mali: 'Immense Human Suffering'
March 06, 2013 06:46PM
“pssst....skypixie.... step over here for a moment and I'll make you a fantastic deal on Detroit.”
About: France/US Score Big in Mali: 'Immense Human Suffering'
March 06, 2013 06:45PM
“No, you don't deserve a snark, but you did make me read through a wad of stuff that was really about every other outrage that the US and allies have pe…”
About: France/US Score Big in Mali: 'Immense Human Suffering'
March 06, 2013 11:56AM
“I agree with most of what you said libby, but you did not answer my question, so I'll assume despite lots of snips and repeating others' thoughts, you…”
About: France/US Score Big in Mali: 'Immense Human Suffering'
March 06, 2013 09:33AM
“Yeah... been there, done that, copped some luck. But you DO NOT want to hear the words "prostate" and "biopsy" in the same sentence…”
About: prostate problems pissing me off
March 06, 2013 09:23AM
“sky - I like your sarcasm, really! But Mali had a legally elected, reasonably progressive government, and the country was doing pretty well. What if a…”
About: France/US Score Big in Mali: 'Immense Human Suffering'
March 06, 2013 08:57AM
“Interesting expose. I wonder what would have happened if Holbrooke hadn't died suddenly. But I think there needed to be a rationale for the military fo…”
About: The road not taken in Afghanistan
March 06, 2013 08:43AM
“And how would libby have gotten rid of the Taliban-like radical islamists who were taking girls out of school and chopping off arms?”
About: France/US Score Big in Mali: 'Immense Human Suffering'
February 26, 2013 10:10PM
“Wow - Dr. Seuss for abused cancer survivors. Brave woman! Thanks.”
About: You are deficient. I am munificent.
February 16, 2013 10:14PM
“Too bad there are not more specialty outfits catering to people who want more than food and fun. I've heard about a Japanese world cruise called Peace…”
About: Would You Cruise on Carnival?
February 16, 2013 10:03PM
“Brilliant! Hilarious! Right ONNNN!”
About: Wayne LaPierre Reviews the Oscar Nominees
January 27, 2013 07:02PM
“I love decaying leaves. They make my compost pile heat up faster than anything else.”
About: Leaf Decay Intensified
January 27, 2013 05:37AM
“Yes, and yes, and yes! A "perfectly turned ankle" (and all the rest that goes with it) still has the ability to start a sluggish pulse racing…”
About: Still Men
January 24, 2013 12:50AM
“Desi, thanks for this. It's interesting for me to hear the perspective of an African-American, and in fact most of the other reviews I've seen have bee…”
About: Django Unchained: A Look Back to Better Understand Today
January 23, 2013 08:44AM
“Steel, you are so right! What we see online is only the balloon over the character's head. It's even less real than comix and manga. It's only a matter…”
About: THE WEIRD WORLD OF OPEN SALON “LIBERALS!”
January 23, 2013 08:08AM
“Regarding my comment a few above about Arouet -- I suddenly flushed in the realization that I had just descended into the ad hominem mode that we are a…”
About: THE WEIRD WORLD OF OPEN SALON “LIBERALS!”
January 23, 2013 04:28AM
“Ah, young Francois.... a great fan of libby's. No great puzzle about why he assumes the name of a great writer whose pen name was Voltaire: "....A…”
About: THE WEIRD WORLD OF OPEN SALON “LIBERALS!”
January 22, 2013 06:26PM
“Lovely. It reminded me of the Bette Midler song, Hello In there.”
About: The Bundle
January 22, 2013 02:17AM
“The introduction of the disability card certainly has given this conversation a strange turn. Funny too, since I would describe llnyc as just the oppos…”
About: THE WEIRD WORLD OF OPEN SALON “LIBERALS!”
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