This is my LJ Idol entry. This week's topic was "Fear is the heart of love."

( Listening is hard work. )

I mentioned to KFP this morning that his daddy and I were up late watching the election results. "Who won?" he asked. I told him the guy that Mommy and Daddy didn't vote for. "You mean Donald Trump?" I was surprised he knew that; he hadn't been noticeably paying any attention to the election, and The Gryphon doesn't like to talk politics ( Read more... )

Two assignments I wrote for Associated Content have been published. Please check them out, and if you like them, share them with your friends. In addition to an up-front payment, I also get paid based on hit count.

The first article is a first-person political story about the race for the 164th District of the Pennsylvania House of ( Read more... )

This is my home-game entry for The Real LJ Idol. I am not competing this season but invite you to read the many fine submissions and the home-game entries. Topic number 21 is "Hyperbole is Literally Hitler."

( Lose any argument, quick! )

This is my first of two entries for Week TwentySix of The Real LJ Idol competition, where the topics are "The End of My Rope" and "Current Events." This addresses the "Current Events" topic. I'll post an update about voting later. If you haven't already, you may want to join therealljidol, since some voting will be restricted to community members. Again, I ( Read more... )

As I watched the results come in last night, I was cautiously optimistic. As state after state turned blue, I still wondered if somehow victory was going to be snatched away. Would we really live up to our national promise? Would we really choose the politics of hope over the politics of fear?

At 11 p.m., NBC answered me, displaying a graphic that ( Read more... )

I ran into a very nice Obama volunteer from Delaware while walking my doggie, Una. After a brief discussion about the election, he asked me if I'd have time to volunteer tomorrow. I said, "Well, actually, my job is is doing transcripts of cable news programs, so I'll be busier than usual ( Read more... )

I usually don't make political posts, but I wanted to share this piece that a fellow Real LJ Idol contestant wrote. It's a well-researched and interesting look at the McCain-Palin ticket, from a woman's perspective.

http://intrepia.livejournal.com/596398.html