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Author Archives: Marty
New and Improved!
“Now with 20% more CSS!” I’ve been working on updating my site here for a while now. You’ll find navigation menus, share links and other useful bits where none were before, along with new content (including new writing and new … Continue reading
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New writing! (As well as most of my older works…)
I’ve posted some new work and almost all of my previous work in the writing area! You can navigate using the writing area index page or the Writing menu at the top of the pages here. Enjoy!
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Awakening
It’s been a tough two years. I’m not sure what else to say yet, except it’s definitely getting better.
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The month in review
Let’s recap what’s been going on in the last month: History was made! Barack Obama was elected President of the United States! I am very optimistic that this will lead to a brighter future in the long run. I was … Continue reading
Discrimination, yesterday and today
Today I learned more about California’s Proposition 8, a ballot proposal to limit marriages there to heterosexual couples only. The more I think about this the more I wonder, is this the sort of issue you put in front of … Continue reading
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Tagged California, DOMA, gay marriage, interracial marriage, Obama, Proposition 8
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“Obama beats McCain!” — Predictions…
First off, I have to say that McCain seems like a nice enough guy when he’s not super-angry (which we’ve heard of but is rarely seen in public). Witty, self-deprecating, honorable – when people in the crowd at one of … Continue reading
Updates
2009 will be about getting back to the heart of Marty’s Paradox. I originally started this site sometime before August, 1995 while I was in college, as a vehicle for photos and writing I was producing at the time as … Continue reading
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Memento mori: on doctors, stress and my life today
Memento mori – remember that you are mortal. At least I learned something in Latin class back in high school [OK, so Sister Paul also taught us Ubi o ubi est sububi? but I’ll leave that to you to figure … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Commentary, Life and Times
Tagged agnosticism, blood pressure, change, doctor, fear, heart, home, hope, job, Life, noah kalina, stress
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A world going slowly mad…
That’s how it feels anyway… tonight Washington Mutual was taken over by regulators and its deposits were practically given away to JP Morgan Chase. Investors stand to lose everything apparently, all because people didn’t heed the warnings as far back … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Life and Times
Tagged bailout, congress, JPM, mortgages, recession, Schiller, WaMu
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Oh (Big) Brother, where art thou?
Today’s headline: Homeland Security Detects Terrorist Threats by Reading Your Mind It’s particularly interesting to read how Fox News spins this story: “Once [this system] is rolled out in airports, it could give us a future where we can once … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Fox News, Homeland Security, MALINTENT, Patriot Act, surveillance
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Personal: To Andy (and to “Concerned”)
Just a shout-out to wish you a happy birthday… it’s been a while since we’ve talked and none of your emails appear to work. Then I got some feedback today for my previous post from someone called “Concerned” who works … Continue reading
Sad times
I haven’t written much on my blog here lately for two reasons: I’ve been writing more on Facebook (for whatever that’s worth), and I’ve had a really unhappy week (or a really unhappy several weeks, depending on how you look … Continue reading
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Scrub-a-dub-dub! The King’s in the tub!
I don’t think I want the mayo on that burger after all…
Endings and beginnings
Endings: Last week I was laid off by my employer (along with many others). It’s bittersweet: while as usual I can’t really say much about work I can say that I believe it’s a good company that has a lot … Continue reading →