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It Seems Really Dumb to Post This, But...

There have been too many people who are shocked/surprised when they actually meet me or talk to me on the phone, and find out I am not a 28-year-old man with olive skin.

The 28-year-old man with olive skin (my avatar) is Mr. Universe from the movie Serenity, just as my handle is a famous (and beloved) quote from that character:

"Can't stop the signal, Mal."

Friday Photography Open Thread, Sept. 30th

The catalyst for today's photography open thread was Mollies mention of Polaroids in an earlier open thread. Thanks Mollie, for inspiring a trip back through several years of my life recorded on polaroid film. Because of the experimental nature of polaroid photography, I found it quite an exciting medium to work and play with. In looking back I was actually surprised at how often I used the medium to photograph people, my main focus being the landscape.

Obama is about to give Hillary a great big October Surprise gift

Hillary may be struggling in the polls, but she has an Ace up her sleeve: the commander-in-chief.
You might remember that we are still at (undeclared and illegal) war with the universally hated ISIS, so the C-in-C has the ability to change the tone of the entire political debate on a dime.
The name of this gift is called Mosul.

Two school districts in Texas

Marilyn Morrison started the school year at Cannon Elementary School in Grapevine, TX as a girl for the first time. The third-grader will apparently not be finishing the school year there.

The constant bullying has become just too much.

It makes me feel like I'm my old self when I was a boy.

I just can't take it. It's too much for a kid like me.

--Marilyn

Pasadena Police Murder A Man Who Calls For Help

Breaking news!

Man who died in struggle with Pasadena officers was mentally ill and had called police for help, his partner says.

“They know he is on Social Security,” she told the TV station. “They know he is 5150. This is not the first run-in with him.” Fifty-one-fifty is a reference to the code for a psychiatric commitment.

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