Political Discourse
I found this at Daily Kos, and it appears to have originated at Mad Magazine. Pretty depressing. After watching the Kerry campaign respond to Bush's unusually candid comments about winning the "War on...
View ArticleAdd Yourself to the Do-Not-Call List
In the latest e-mail from the Kerry campaign, encouraging early voting for us Iowans, we get this additional reason for having our say the early way:And there's an added bonus: Voting early takes you...
View ArticleTheme I: The Fat Lady
In the lst 18 months, I had the odd sensation of watching my BMI creep down from the "obese" classification to "overweight." I'm not entirely sure how this happened, though it probably has something to...
View ArticleSourcelight I
Using winter break to clear out some old blog entries that I started but never finished.Netflix, the DVD rental-by-mail outfit, offers a movie recommender. I used it for about a year before it went...
View ArticleWriter blog
I don't know why Jenny Crusie has started a weblog, and it was far more personal than I expected it to be, but it sure is an interesting diversion until her next book (a collaboration) comes out.
View ArticleDon't Hate the Player, Hate the Movies He Likes
Atrios, following the lead of Amy H, has posted a list of 10 movies he hates, inspiring several others to post similar lists.This is all well and good, but some of these lists are notable for the fact...
View Article"Telling You What You Like"
I was surprised to see from comments that I come out as the top result for a Netflix-related Google search. In the process of digging that up, I also found this from the LA Times, which seems like a...
View ArticleThat's about one km away ...
So, we've made it through the big blow unscathed. I went in to town for a discussion group, but that was partially an excuse to gawk at the damage. On the way home, from the moving bus, I got a photo...
View ArticleDubya the Raffle
In a depressing turn of events, it now appears that personal fundraising to fill the insane gaps in our nation's healthcare system just get more common. Or maybe I'm getting older and I know more...
View ArticleHawk Moments
Sometime, a couple of winter's ago, I discovered that if I miss my bus, I can hike through a little dual-park system to catch an alternative that gets me into town 15 minutes later. This last winter, I...
View ArticleTheme II: Starlings
Starlings must have a significant pull on the literary mind. I've read of them in a short story by T. C. Boyle and at least two different comic books. They are an invasive species, outcompeting native...
View ArticleDay of the Dead
A year ago today, I was frantically figuring out how to get to Seattle with my wife. We had just finished watching the DVDs of Dead Like Me, which finished with a Halloween episode about how the line...
View ArticleRearranging the Furniture
This summer is supposed to be a summer of high productivity. And it is an improvement over summers where I have literally done nothing in the first couple of weeks as I recover from the end of the...
View ArticleFrustrationBlogging
Progress today was close to nil: I've been trying to set up version control for my work because I'm finding that I definitely want the ability to revert to previous versions of my code.So, I already...
View ArticleCurrently Reading (or avoiding)
or How to Create the Impression of a Well-Read Book:Quicksilver is my current nemesis. When I have reached new heights of procrastination, I pick up Quicksilver and try to knock down a few pages. I...
View ArticleCaucusing. Older.
This time, four years ago, about the time I started the blog, the caucuses were around the corner, and we were caught up in all things Dean! Dean! Dean!Four years doesn't seem that long ago. The blog...
View ArticleMore reminiscing
I wrote a pretty detailed post in the immediate aftermath of the 2004 caucus. It discussed the insanity of "caucus math" and I was surprised that it brought back my worries about this years...
View ArticleCaucus Gorging
This, I think, is pretty impressive. And after we bailed on going to see Hillary (for the third time) tonight.Barack ObamaWednesday 2 January1:30 PMCoral Ballroom, Coralville Marriott/Conference...
View Article19 March 2008
I've been meaning to start this up. The fantasy writer Lawrence Watt-Evans posts regular (daily) progress reports for works in progress. It is a way of tracking goal progress, which motivates some....
View Article20 March 2008
Not such a bad day. Didn't get going as early as I'd hoped. So, working late again.Work In Progress: Project RelstringLast time looked at: 20 Mar 08Last actual wordage added: --Words added 20 Mar 08:...
View ArticlePR: 21 March 2008
First slippage, which seems odd considering that I haven't built up a long term plan for the project. Hmm. Something to add to the To-Do list.Work In Progress: Project RelstringLast time looked at: 20...
View ArticleThe Safari Safari is over
I don't really consider myself to be a power-web browser. But my frustration with Firefox, especially the memory leaks combined with Flash difficulties drove me to desperate measures.I decided to let...
View ArticleThe Invasion
This website likens the spread of WalMart across the countryside to "wildfire." But their presentation makes it look much more like an alien invasion ...They're coming for you!
View ArticleMaybe skip the movie
In encouraging his readers to stop hassling him for exit poll results, The New Republic's Michael Crowley encourages his readers to relax and enjoy the experience, maybe contributing to the ailing...
View ArticleThe Golden Machete
From The Chronicle's "Wired Campus" there comes word of an interesting online collaboration. A collective of writers and critics, all women, are "close reading" Doris Lessing's The Golden Notebook. I...
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