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		<title>Avatar toni&#8230;I mean Oscars tonight!</title>
		<link>http://thedirkshow.com/2010/03/avatar-toni-i-mean-oscars-tonight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m going to watch the Oscars tonight for the first time in probably two years. Why? I have no idea. Here are my picks for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress.
Best Picture
Avatar - Will most likely win, but shouldn&#8217;t. Special effects can&#8217;t take the place of a bad script.
The Blind Side &#8211; Garbage. Won&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m going to watch the Oscars tonight for the first time in probably two years. Why? I have no idea. Here are my picks for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress.</p>
<p><strong>Best Picture</strong></p>
<p><em>Avatar </em>- Will most likely win, but shouldn&#8217;t. Special effects can&#8217;t take the place of a bad script.</p>
<p><em>The Blind Side</em> &#8211; Garbage. Won&#8217;t win.</p>
<p><em>District 9 </em>- Liked it,  but won&#8217;t win. Great weapons.</p>
<p><em>An Education</em> &#8211; No idea, but won&#8217;t win, because Avatar will win.</p>
<p><em>The Hurt Locker</em> &#8211; Might win. Wasn&#8217;t really Oscar-worthy, although some of the performances were. Love to see Cameron&#8217;s ex kick his ass.</p>
<p><em>Inglorious Basterds </em>- Why not. Great movie. Lot of fun. Any film referring to some guy as &#8220;the bear jew&#8221; deserves a shot.</p>
<p><em>Precious</em> &#8211; No.</p>
<p><em>A Serious Man</em> &#8211; No. Not a Coen Brothers year.</p>
<p><em>Up </em>- Great movie. Won&#8217;t win, because it had a story that was interesting, something Avatar doesn&#8217;t have.</p>
<p><em>Up in the Air</em> &#8211; No. Love Clooney, but no. Just no.</p>
<p><strong>Best Actor:</strong></p>
<p>Jeff Bridges for <em>Crazy Heart</em> &#8211; Should win and deserves it. I like Bridges. Acceptance speech is questionable.</p>
<p>George Clooney for <em>Up in the Air</em> &#8211; Might win, but shouldn&#8217;t for this film. If I was forced to have sex with a guy, I&#8217;d go with Clooney, because I think he&#8217;d be gentle with me.</p>
<p>Colin Firth for <em>A Single Man</em> &#8211; A lot of people want Firth to win, so fine, I hope he wins. Actually I hope Jeff Bridges wins. Sorry Colin.</p>
<p>Morgan Freeman for <em>Invictus</em> &#8211; I reviewed this movie and it was half-ass (Sorry Clint). Freeman might win. Good Mandela.</p>
<p>Jeremy Renner for <em>The Hurt Locker </em>- Renner was the best thing about The Hurt Locker. Why not.</p>
<p><strong>Best Actress</strong></p>
<p>Sandra Bullock for<em> The Blind Side </em>- You can&#8217;t get a Razzle and an Oscar in the same weekend. NOOOOOOO!</p>
<p>Helen Mirren for The Last Station &#8211; Didn&#8217;t see it, but love Helen Mirren. This is my pick, but probably won&#8217;t win.</p>
<p>Carey Mulligan for <em>An Education</em> &#8211; She is the favorite for many, but I can&#8217;t cheat on Helen Mirren. Sorry honey.</p>
<p>Gabourey Sidibe for <em>Precious</em> &#8211; I have never heard of this person, so perhaps she&#8217;ll win. That happens sometimes.</p>
<p>Meryl Streep for <em>Julie &#038; Julia</em> &#8211; Jesus, would you retire already and give someone else a chance! Streep could win this year and next year, and in 2037.</p>
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		<title>I can&#8217;t understand how much my groceries cost.</title>
		<link>http://thedirkshow.com/2010/03/i-cant-understand-how-much-my-groceries-cost/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m in the local HEB and decide to use the automated checkout line, something I typically don&#8217;t do, because I like to interact with the cheery checkout people. But tonight I throw caution to the wind, and choose not only to ring up my own damn groceries, but to do it in Spanish.
Not knowing one [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m in the local HEB and decide to use the automated checkout line, something I typically don&#8217;t do, because I like to interact with the cheery checkout people. But tonight I throw caution to the wind, and choose not only to ring up my own damn groceries, but to do it in Spanish.</p>
<p>Not knowing one lick of Spanish was a bit of an obstacle, but I did it and it was crazy-fun; makes me wish they had more languages to pick from.</p>
<p>The greatest satisfaction I got out of this experiment was wondering if the people next to me actually thought I was Spanish.</p>
<p>&#8220;Hey, check out that Spanish dude, he so doesn&#8217;t look Spanish. He&#8217;s the whitest Spanish dude ever.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Artistic Genius</title>
		<link>http://thedirkshow.com/2010/02/artistic-genius/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kudos to my son for a great treasure map, and for stating the obvious, just in case someone finds this thing in a time capsule 50 years from now.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kudos to my son for a great treasure map, and for stating the obvious, just in case someone finds this thing in a time capsule 50 years from now.</p>
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		<title>Moveon.org&#8230;Seriously, move on!</title>
		<link>http://thedirkshow.com/2010/01/moveon-org-seriously-move-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If I get another email from moveon.org, I&#8217;m going to scream. I voted for Obama, ok? I like him, he&#8217;s doing a pretty good job, except that he&#8217;s being kind of a pussy on the whole healthcare thing, as are the rest of the Democrats. Don&#8217;t even get me started on the Republicans.
I know I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If I get another email from <a href="http://moveon.org">moveon.org</a>, I&#8217;m going to scream. I voted for Obama, ok? I like him, he&#8217;s doing a pretty good job, except that he&#8217;s being kind of a pussy on the whole healthcare thing, as are the rest of the Democrats. Don&#8217;t even get me started on the Republicans.</p>
<p>I know I could get rid of you guys somehow, but it would most likely take me an hour of trolling through your site to find the &#8220;get me the fuck off your list&#8221; button&#8230;if you even have one.</p>
<p>Just for the record, I don&#8217;t have time to write my congressman every five minutes bitching about what&#8217;s wrong with our country. There&#8217;s a lot that&#8217;s wrong with it, and you rich, over-entitled shits are supposed to be fixing it. I&#8217;m recycling, and I unplug my appliances at night, so there, I&#8217;m doing my part.</p>
<p>Tell you what <a href="http://moveon.org">moveon.org</a>. You pay me five dollars for every letter and email I write, and I&#8217;ll write and send emails all goddamn day. Just put the money in my paypal account, and I&#8217;ll save it up and donate it to the &#8220;Foundation for bigger balls for Democrats.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>The Bus</title>
		<link>http://thedirkshow.com/2009/12/the-bus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a bus to San Antonio. Oh, the humanity. One guy smells like beef jerky, another like cigarettes. A woman drenched in perfume. The sound of crunching plastic wrappers as the occupants open their dinner for the evening. The bus driver finds it necessary to narrate the history of Buda, Texas as we roll by. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On a bus to San Antonio. Oh, the humanity. One guy smells like beef jerky, another like cigarettes. A woman drenched in perfume. The sound of crunching plastic wrappers as the occupants open their dinner for the evening. The bus driver finds it necessary to narrate the history of Buda, Texas as we roll by. I pull out the iPhone and plug in some Duke Ellington to drown out the noise. Red lights dot the highway as we pass a Wal-mart, a Petsmart, and dozens of strip malls. The black sky the most interesting aspect of our journey as Duke plays Caravan. To be continued&#8230; </p>
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		<title>Austin, Texas</title>
		<link>http://thedirkshow.com/2009/11/austin-texas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gang of Mopeds cruising Barton Springs.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gang of Mopeds cruising Barton Springs.</p>
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		<title>Bison</title>
		<link>http://thedirkshow.com/2009/07/bison/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We died for your sins.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We died for your sins.</p>
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		<title>And thou shall make a fool of thyself</title>
		<link>http://thedirkshow.com/2009/05/and-thou-shall-make-a-fool-of-thyself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 05:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The Republicans have got to take a stand on this one. If they don’t, they can kiss their chances of ever getting back into power away,”
These are the words of Pat Robertson concerning the proposed nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.
Seriously, who gives a rat&#8217;s ass about this guy? The Republican party wonders [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“The Republicans have got to take a stand on this one. If they don’t, they can kiss their chances of ever getting back into power away,”</p>
<p>These are the words of Pat Robertson concerning the proposed nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.</p>
<p>Seriously, who gives a rat&#8217;s ass about this guy? The Republican party wonders why they were trounced in the past presidential election? News flash: You listen to people like Pat Robertson. You give airtime to people like Pat Robertson.</p>
<p>This is the man, who in 1976, predicted that the end of the world was coming in October or November of 1982. October or November mind you. I suppose God couldn&#8217;t make up his mind. Wasn&#8217;t sure when he would have his &#8220;Destroy The World!&#8221; spell perfected.</p>
<p>For all you Republicans that want to get your guy in the WH next time around, do yourselves a solid. Ignore whack jobs like Pat Robertson, stop believing everything you hear on Fox News, and start talking some sense for a change.</p>
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		<title>In the news</title>
		<link>http://thedirkshow.com/2009/05/138/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 14:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RNC token black guy and Urkel wannabe Michael Steele proudly announced, &#8220;The era of apologizing for Republican mistakes of the past is now officially over.&#8221; I&#8217;m just wondering when the apologizing actually started. At least you guys now hold the record for the shortest era ever. 
 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>RNC token black guy and Urkel wannabe Michael Steele proudly announced, &#8220;The era of apologizing for Republican mistakes of the past is now officially over.&#8221; I&#8217;m just wondering when the apologizing actually started. At least you guys now hold the record for the shortest era ever. </p>
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		<title>If only I could see inside myself</title>
		<link>http://thedirkshow.com/2009/04/if-only-i-could-see-inside-myself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dirk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My five-year-old son put forth some pretty interesting ideas the other night. Maybe it&#8217;s the tap water or too many gummy vitamins, but he has definitely hit some heightened awareness few rarely reach. The conversation is as follows. 
&#8220;Do you have holes in your stomach?&#8221;
&#8220;Huh? I think so. Yeah, one where the food goes in, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My five-year-old son put forth some pretty interesting ideas the other night. Maybe it&#8217;s the tap water or too many gummy vitamins, but he has definitely hit some heightened awareness few rarely reach. The conversation is as follows. </p>
<p>&#8220;Do you have holes in your stomach?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Huh? I think so. Yeah, one where the food goes in, and one where it goes out, I think.&#8221; </p>
<p>&#8220;Is it east and west holes?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Uh, maybe?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;It would be funny if you could take your head and put it inside your stomach, and then, and then, and then, you could use your eyeballs to see through the holes in your stomach, right?&#8221; </p>
<p>&#8220;That would be really weird.&#8221; </p>
<p>&#8220;And then there wouldn&#8217;t be any cars on the street, and if you walked around on the street, you can&#8217;t see that there aren&#8217;t cars on the street because your eyeballs would be in your stomach.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Aren&#8217;t you tired yet?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;East and west holes. Not north and south. That would be backwards.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Aren&#8217;t you tired yet?&#8221;</p>
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