Texpat Starling

Teddy Roosevelt, obviously. Any man who partied with John Muir gets the thumbs up from me. Also, he tried to turn the Republican party into a progressive party.

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For all your feminist news about the state Rick Perry is determined to make even worse. I love Texas, though, so it’s good to remind myself there are liberals in Texas.

I actually got 93% Jill Stein, but only 87% Green Party. I think it was based on how important an issue was, and I only voted on a few of those, so it skewed the info a bit.

American voters: Wanna know how you line up with the candidates and the parties?  Try isidewith.com. It doesn’t seem to have much bias in the questions.

I wasn’t surprised to find out I’m in line with 98% of […]

1. The Princess Bride (“As you wish.”)
2. Steel Magnolias (“Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion.”)
3. Finding Nemo (“Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.”)
4. Serenity (Am I the first one to […]

We lived in Oregon when I was young, and my father loved to fish. We would have salmon for months after the runs and I came to resent it. I thought it was for poor people who couldn’t afford “grocery store food”. […]

Me too!

Thriller! Of course.

This one’s all over the map for me, which is really a reflection of my musical tastes I guess.

Teardrop by Massive Attack
Thunderstruck by AC/DC, mostly because of my skydiving days.
Take a Picture by […]

Add small business owners who’ve had a bad year or a few bad years to the list. Isn’t Mittens supposed to represent SBO’s? I’d love to hear what his definition of a small business is at this point.

From my mostly awesome accountant’s Facebook feed:

A main problem with broad characterizations is that they tend to include people who are not really part of the problem. In the Romney quote about the 47% of […]

Although it shouldn’t be a big deal, this is very brave of you. Thank you for sharing.

Aww, that put a big smile on my face. Thanks!

Yay for canning! That sounds delicious, too.

That’s a very fitting metaphor. Why do people have to be so rude when it comes to religion? It’s so anti-thematic to religion itself.

So many good “S” songs.  Shape of My Heart by Sting, Set Free by Katie Gray, The Sea by Morcheeba, Six Underground by Sneaker Pimps are all favorites.

Summer Breeze from Seals and Crofts will always remind me […]

Santeria almost made my short list.

Thanks for sharing. I was wondering about this this weekend when I wasn’t in a position to look.

I’m going to Yosemite tonight for a four day backpacking trip. I’m excited and I feel so lucky to be able to do this.

That was a great post. Thanks for sharing.