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Shock and Love is that progressive political policy which seeks to use instances of crisis to further the betterment of mankind. It differs from the conservative policy of Shock and Awe which seeks to use the same instances to further empower the already powerful and to curtail the self evident liberties of the masses.
With the lives of three hundred million Americans at stake, the Obama administration, in a classic example of Shock and Love, was able to use the panic created by the flu pandemic to force Senate Republicans to do the right thing and confirm Kathleen Sibelius as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
by maximo hudson May 1, 2009
Get the Shock and Love mug.Transcending the madness of day-to-day existence with the spiritual equipoise of a buddha. From the headline: World's Largest Buddha Rises Above Phuket.
"I'd like to recommend Johnson for the project, since it is fraught with organizational difficulty, and he is constantly rising above Phuket ."
by maximo hudson March 2, 2009
Get the Rising above Phuket mug.A day when nothing anyone says to you makes sense, nothing you say makes sense to anyone else (including yourself), following directions proves problematic and items which should be readily locatable cannot be found (or are found only after much searching on top of one's head).
I knew it was going to be a bad brain day when I finally located my keys in the drawer where I always keep them, my glasses on top of my head, and remembered only after entering the now empty garage that my wife had earlier mentioned that it was her yoga day, which meant she was taking the car.
by maximo hudson June 29, 2009
Get the bad brain day mug.Fifty may seem young to you, now that you've turned forty-five, but I'm telling you, with my bad teeth, and back, and all the pain in my joints, my fifty is the new eighty.
by maximo hudson June 27, 2009
Get the Fifty is the new eighty. mug.Making the system work for you. This may include taking home office supplies, sending out mail for free, or running your own business from work. Also known as bumpin da grind.
With his low salary and absolutely no benefits, Will realized he was never going to make it in his current job unless he began looking after his own needs and stated bumping the grind .
by maximo hudson February 5, 2009
Get the bumping the grind mug.adj. (slang): A combined state of mental agitation and physical volatility. It's use may provide warning that the individual it describes has lost all self-control and cannot be reasoned with. Can refer to either a chronic or temporary condition.
by maximo hudson January 19, 2009
Get the bat-shit crazy mug.The specific deity or religious persona one wishes to identify with for reasons of spiritual growth. So called, because an image of such is often displayed prominently upon one's own personal altar.
Being of a compassionate nature, the young woman felt a great affinity for White Tara and so displayed a beautiful image of her altar ego prominently in her shrine room.
by maximo hudson June 23, 2009
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