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hunter

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18. Depends who you are, and where you are. Same as always.

Mon Dec 21, 2015, 06:39 AM

Dec 2015

I'm feeling pretty shitty right now, thanks.

Hurt too much to sleep, hurt too much to be awake. A bottle full of codeine and a handful of prednisone would be pretty sweet right now, but professionals always reject my self-medication plans.

Like this:

Of course some have actually seen me in my AMA states, so maybe they do know better.

Well, I suppose it could be worse.

Suppose I was a Syrian farmer, looking for refuge in Europe...

--more--

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/05/syria-climate-years-living-dangerously-symbolia

200 years from now these high fossil fuel use "good times" will be regarded as the prequel to the fall.

Our house is on fire but most of the people partying haven't noticed yet.

They don't want to notice.

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