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Cotton Panties.

When I was a kid and my cousin, Will, and I would talk about the girls of our dreams, his would always be in some sort of lace-lingerie or on occasion something made of silk, maybe even on a more daring day, he would admit to enjoying the thong (hey. we were nine). Mine would always be sporting cotton. I don't know what it is, but it doesn't get any sexier than cotton. Maybe it's because you know that she's comfortable. Something about it, maybe it's breathability, maybe it's the screen-printed pseudo-tacky designs of hearts and slogans like "i am as heavy as three apples." And then, of course, there is the fact that it's softer.

in this day and age, there's all sorts of crazy undies, from pearl g-strings and chains to crotchless and edible. there're even panties that sing. but for me, nothing beats cotton.

even when i'm 70 and my wife's big ol' grandma panties are hanging on the bathroom knob, as long as they're cotton, they'll still be hot. The fabric of our lives.

posted by Doug 11:52 PM

Freeway Slowdance or Self-Titled.

Hey Guys. Check it out, I got a freaking domain name and some webspace (finally). Check it out, guys. http://www.freewayslowdance.com

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okay, did you have to click the back button because there wasn't anything there? yeah, forgot to warn you about that. i got the space this morning. but i'll keep you posted as to when, you know, you'll have to, like, start going there and stuff. I'll probably start using Movable Type too, and then you will wonder "Where did that cute dog with the black eye go?" and I will have to tell you that it's not actually a dog, it's a drawing from a template provided by Blogger.

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also, everybody took all the good domain names. i'm going to try and snake a pretty good one from this guy whose email address is pornstar@blank.com PORNSTAR. what a tool. but i'm going to snake it when it comes up in july like a little bitch. i'm not telling you what the name of the domain is, because that is what we like to call suspense around here, and it's what keeps you coming back. damn straight. tune in next time.

posted by Doug 7:49 PM

Koppell's Reading

As I'm sure you're all aware, this Friday past Ted Koppell spent a full hour on "Nightline" showing a list of the names and photographs of those who sacrificed their lives in the on-going Iraqi War since its inception. As I'm sure you're all further aware, Sinclair Broadcasting, which owns maybe a third of television stations nationwide, banned it. Here's Senator John McCain's response (courtesy, The Drudge Report):

There is no valid reason for Sinclair to shirk its responsibility in what I assume is a very misguided attempt to prevent your viewers from completely appreciating the extraordinary sacrifices made on their behalf by Americans serving in Iraq. War is an awful, but sometimes necessary business. Your decision to deny your viewers an opportunity to be reminded of war's terrible costs, in all their heartbreaking detail, is a gross disservice to the public, and to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces. It is, in short, sir, unpatriotic.

Now, I don't always agree with McCain. But I think that anybody watching this program would take from it what they brought into it, in that those against the war would look at it as an unneccessary tragedy, and those for it would see it as further evidence that there is a terrible price to pay for freedom and democracy.

Either way, McCain has this much right:
Every American has a responsibility to understand fully the terrible costs of war and the extraordinary sacrifices it requires of those brave men and women who volunteer to defend the rest of us; lest we ever forget or grow insensitive to how grave a decision it is for our government to order Americans into combat.

posted by Doug 9:56 AM

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