I’m Josh Blevins and this is my website, to which I’ll post random things that I find interesting. It’s mostly an archive of my Tweets.Josh Blevins, ArkansanTumblr (3.0; @joshblevins)http://joshblevins.com/Something is wrong in America when people can work—hard—full-time and not make ends...<p>Something is wrong in America when people can work—hard—full-time and not make ends meet. It’s life for millions. #laborday</p>http://joshblevins.com/post/1081750772http://joshblevins.com/post/1081750772Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:45:27 -0500Even at a BBQ joint, it’s not the staff’s job to dodge, quieten, babysit, or clean-up...<p>Even at a BBQ joint, it’s not the staff’s job to dodge, quieten, babysit, or clean-up after your kids. If you want daycare, get daycare.</p>http://joshblevins.com/post/1073685525http://joshblevins.com/post/1073685525Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:12:11 -0500Say what you really mean: “Stop Calling Him a Muslim and Saying He’s Not a Citizen and Call...<p>Say what you really mean: “Stop Calling Him a Muslim and Saying He’s Not a Citizen and Call Him a Nigger” <a href="http://bit.ly/ae4nle">http://bit.ly/ae4nle</a></p>http://joshblevins.com/post/1073685600http://joshblevins.com/post/1073685600Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:12:11 -0500I’d be self-conscious if the NYT Book Review wanted me to review a book and I didn’t...<p>I’d be self-conscious if the NYT Book Review wanted me to review a book and I didn’t know how to write, but it doesn’t seem to bother some.</p>http://joshblevins.com/post/1073685528http://joshblevins.com/post/1073685528Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:12:11 -0500I need to hire an employee to handle Comcast-related issues for me. I just don’t have time for...<p>I need to hire an employee to handle Comcast-related issues for me. I just don’t have time for ten lengthy calls a day.</p>http://joshblevins.com/post/1069363495http://joshblevins.com/post/1069363495Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:31:21 -0500Comcast still MIA, but guy called to say he’s coming. Fact that we need new service—not...<p>Comcast still MIA, but guy called to say he’s coming. Fact that we need new service—not “new digital box”—and an install unknown to him.</p>http://joshblevins.com/post/1065678487http://joshblevins.com/post/1065678487Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:18:18 -0500joshblevins: I wish I could entertain myself as fully as my pets can. As long as I could know the danger of crossing streets, I'd swap existences.<a href="http://twitter.com/joshblevins/statuses/20040375939">joshblevins: I wish I could entertain myself as fully as my pets can. As long as I could know the danger of crossing streets, I'd swap existences.</a>http://joshblevins.com/post/888108849http://joshblevins.com/post/888108849Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:32:32 -0500joshblevins: Lots of gunfire in Hillcrest tonight. Probably the heat.<a href="http://twitter.com/joshblevins/statuses/20040530262">joshblevins: Lots of gunfire in Hillcrest tonight. Probably the heat.</a>http://joshblevins.com/post/888108847http://joshblevins.com/post/888108847Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:32:32 -0500joshblevins: I wish I could entertain myself as fully as my pets can. As long as I could know the danger of crossing streets, I'd swap existences.<a href="http://twitter.com/joshblevins/statuses/19909492904">joshblevins: I wish I could entertain myself as fully as my pets can. As long as I could know the danger of crossing streets, I'd swap existences.</a>http://joshblevins.com/post/880715816http://joshblevins.com/post/880715816Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:48:52 -0500joshblevins: I can't imagine the terror of waking-up every day, wondering how I was going to provide for my children.<a href="http://twitter.com/joshblevins/statuses/19839113545">joshblevins: I can't imagine the terror of waking-up every day, wondering how I was going to provide for my children.</a>http://joshblevins.com/post/876513389http://joshblevins.com/post/876513389Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:31:11 -0500joshblevins: Stray cat, on the other hand, has killed three birds in as many days. No trouble providing there.<a href="http://twitter.com/joshblevins/statuses/19839143567">joshblevins: Stray cat, on the other hand, has killed three birds in as many days. No trouble providing there.</a>http://joshblevins.com/post/876513379http://joshblevins.com/post/876513379Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:31:11 -0500joshblevins: Nothing tugs the proverbial heartstrings like spending an evening reading @JohnDonne. (Yes, he's on Twitter.)<a href="http://twitter.com/joshblevins/statuses/19797398637">joshblevins: Nothing tugs the proverbial heartstrings like spending an evening reading @JohnDonne. (Yes, he's on Twitter.)</a>http://joshblevins.com/post/874332943http://joshblevins.com/post/874332943Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:50:48 -0500joshblevins: Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the next Governor of Tennessee: RT @kbondelli The best Republican candidate ever http://bit.ly/cHORyC<a href="http://twitter.com/joshblevins/statuses/19795796015">joshblevins: Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the next Governor of Tennessee: RT @kbondelli The best Republican candidate ever http://bit.ly/cHORyC</a>http://joshblevins.com/post/874332944http://joshblevins.com/post/874332944Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:50:48 -0500joshblevins: @grayturner Good idea on cheap beer. Your last suggestion, to use cheap hydrogen instead of helium in the Hindenburg, also worked out well.<a href="http://twitter.com/joshblevins/statuses/19761598088">joshblevins: @grayturner Good idea on cheap beer. Your last suggestion, to use cheap hydrogen instead of helium in the Hindenburg, also worked out well.</a>http://joshblevins.com/post/872967957http://joshblevins.com/post/872967957Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:58:37 -0500joshblevins: Very sad to see all these LR restaurants--veritable institutions--closing right and left. Folks, get out and support small, local eateries!<a href="http://twitter.com/joshblevins/statuses/19759818108">joshblevins: Very sad to see all these LR restaurants--veritable institutions--closing right and left. Folks, get out and support small, local eateries!</a>http://joshblevins.com/post/872968427http://joshblevins.com/post/872968427Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:58:37 -0500joshblevins: There's apparently no recession in some industries. Have quotes of $650 to RECOVER 2"x3" awning and $16,000 to replace ONE ROOM of windows.<a href="http://twitter.com/joshblevins/statuses/19771294074">joshblevins: There's apparently no recession in some industries. Have quotes of $650 to RECOVER 2"x3" awning and $16,000 to replace ONE ROOM of windows.</a>http://joshblevins.com/post/872967706http://joshblevins.com/post/872967706Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:58:37 -0500joshblevins: This idiot is just inviting reprisals. RT @tpmmedia: FL Church Demonstrates How Christians Should Burn Koran (VIDEO) http://tpm.ly/aiNsxn<a href="http://twitter.com/joshblevins/statuses/19744044741">joshblevins: This idiot is just inviting reprisals. RT @tpmmedia: FL Church Demonstrates How Christians Should Burn Koran (VIDEO) http://tpm.ly/aiNsxn</a>http://joshblevins.com/post/871467837http://joshblevins.com/post/871467837Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:38:11 -0500joshblevins: Enjoyed David Pryor's guest column in the Dem-Gaz today, if just for its calm, thoughtful, and gentlemanly tone.<a href="http://twitter.com/joshblevins/statuses/19678788644">joshblevins: Enjoyed David Pryor's guest column in the Dem-Gaz today, if just for its calm, thoughtful, and gentlemanly tone.</a>http://joshblevins.com/post/868111278http://joshblevins.com/post/868111278Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:46:16 -0500joshblevins: I've been driving a car since I was eight, and I've never had even a scrape. So I wish people would stop banging-up my car when it's parked.<a href="http://twitter.com/joshblevins/statuses/19686170818">joshblevins: I've been driving a car since I was eight, and I've never had even a scrape. So I wish people would stop banging-up my car when it's parked.</a>http://joshblevins.com/post/868111248http://joshblevins.com/post/868111248Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:46:16 -0500joshblevins: Always been fascinated by how language shapes the way we think--how it expands and restricts our intellectual horizons. http://j.mp/9xg7UD<a href="http://twitter.com/joshblevins/statuses/19680271969">joshblevins: Always been fascinated by how language shapes the way we think--how it expands and restricts our intellectual horizons. http://j.mp/9xg7UD</a>http://joshblevins.com/post/868111250http://joshblevins.com/post/868111250Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:46:16 -0500