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I’ll take politics for 100, Alex. America’s oldest stall tactic. What is the Filibuster?
Have you ever heard or said to someone, “you’re talking that to death?” That saying paints a pretty accurate picture of what a filibuster does. “Using the filibuster to delay or block legislative action has a long history,” describes the United States Senate website. For decades, members of Congress have used the filibuster to stop […]
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About life and driving, and which one needs better maps
When you’re on the road, you find you have a lot of time to think. You have a lot of time to think when you’re on a trail, too. You might even find that you have a lot of time to think when you’re taking the trash out. You don’t have as much time to […]
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I’m gonna toot my own horn for a minute
I have, in my opinion, a basic set of coding skills. But with the help of designer extraordinaire, Louis Rendon, Project Myanmar was born. You can check it out here.
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A letter to my upstairs neighbor
I’m sorry. It doesn’t have to be like this. Dodging each other in the parking lot, crossing through the grass to avoid close proximity to one another, constantly staring at something ever so intently on the ground so eye contact never occurs. Enough. You seem like a decent guy. I saw you with your daughter the […]
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Obama does IAmA on Reddit, Romney makes Myspace page in retaliation
Okay, not really. Mitt clearly made his page a while ago since he has 21,782 friends already. Yes, Tom is in his top 12, but sadly Paul Ryan doesn’t have a Myspace, so Gary Sato gets his spot. I think it’s because of his profile picture, but that’s just me. Unfortunately, Mitt hasn’t updated his playlist […]
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My Saturday and road trip to Corpus Christi with Chicano hipsters
This entire day was unreal. I woke up in bed with a gay man and my dog. Luckily, I didn’t over sleep. I was supposed to give a class that morning and had stayed at my friend Louie’s place the night before watching bad movies and drinking wine. I gathered my things and went home […]
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Having your parents over when you’re in your twenties
I was running at the park when it happened. Wanting to change up the scenery, I headed to the park for a long run as punishment for the cookie and red, velvet cake I had this week. I ended up going around the whole park because I can’t read signs and am easily distracted by […]
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A haiku about my morning spill
I was running late Still got coffee, big cup too Spill on first sip, karma
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Why I always talk to strangers even though my parents taught me not to
He was sitting in a red, fold out chair. The kind you see parents take to school fields so they can sit and watch their kids play sports. It looked just like the one I have in my room. An American flag was draped down the wall behind him. It was as long as the […]
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Jessica Puente 