That thought ran through my head last night as I spent two pleasant hours reading some old magazines I recently found in an upstairs bedroom. They are mostly 1920s vintage women's magazines like The Modern Priscilla and McCall's, with a scattering of other random titles.  I plan to sell them on ebay for my mom, and while assessing their condition, I was often distracted by some of the articles. Follow me below the fold for some examples:

You can tell the general election has begun when conservative attack letters start appearing in the local paper. You know the ones I speak of. They regurgitate Rush's or Sean's or Joe's talking points without backing them up with any evidence. Except spite. Please follow me below the fold for a shining example.

History has always fascinated me. It was one of my favorite school subjects and even today I will happily watch some Discovery/Learning Channel program on nearly any subject. Just as long as it's about the HISTORY. I can't explain excactly why.  
Maybe it is learning some facts which we have forgotten on the dustheaps of "progress", perhaps it is finding out how closely something that occured 50, 100, 200, or even 1,000 years ago parallels events happening right now.
One genre of books I particularly like is alternative history. What would have happened IF X had made decision Z instead of decision Y. Now, this can sometimes get silly if just pop culture is discussed. So I will endeavour to discuss only "serious" subjects.
Intrigued? Please follow me below the fold and mind the gap.

This diary entry is related to rebutting pro life arguments. So if you don't want to argue abortion, click the "back" button. Now.

After I read The Grieving Room by exmearden here I wanted to reply with a comment about my father's sudden death in 2001. But it got so freaking long, and became so involved, I decided to turn it into my first ever diary on DK. It looked fine to me in draft form, but feel free to tell me it's come out just half-baked. And much thanks for exmearden for the unconscious inspiration.