There are a lot of things I've wanted to tell you all over the past week, but I've been distracted by a lot of things. I think am less dense than the water above me; I keep buoying up higher ( Read more... )

Kenneth Linda is an old friend of mine from the earliest of my eras who I see, if I'm lucky, twice a year. I can't remember last time I saw him. It definitely wasn't last January. It might have been the January before thatThere's a lot I could say about Kenneth and which I intended to say, but now I think I can just say this: he is the man. ( Read more... )

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I got back from Democracy Matters' national summit in Albany, the weekend-long event, today. It was less like summer camp than last year's, and our delegation was more insular (and hence risked being perceived as more elitist) because we brought 12 students instead of last year's 5. Nevertheless, I got to hang out with a bunch of smart and quirky ( Read more... )

The past five days or so have been one of those rare times in my life when my social life expands to the exclusion of all my concrete projects. It's been real good.( Read more... )

It's now the birthday of this journal. It came sooner than I expected.
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        Who is Gregory Souza, how has he affected us, and what is the secret of his greatness? This question must be answered not only because I have to settle a bet with him but also because we are facing a New Year, and this time is traditionally one of review and resolution. By the accidents of the academic calendar, of course, this means that ( Read more... )