Heard an interesting article this morning on the CDC's use of twitter to spread information on the swine flu. Mind you, XKCD has a slightly different take on twitter's role ( Read more... )

The smaller government talk is just big hype. The empty rhetoric makes for nice sound bytes on the Sunday circuit, but what happens during the week doesn't match the talk.

Was driving behind a vehicle today with a license plate that said "FRESH".

Alas, there were no dice in the mirror.

Happy New Year everyone. May 2009 treat you well.

Just a quick reminder that if you live in Georgia, there is a runoff election for the senate seat today.

I have decided that "one man's trash is another man's treasure" shall henceforth be replaced by:

One person's WTF is another person's FTW

As I reflect on the enormity of this election, I can't help but wonder if this was how it felt to elect JFK and Reagan. I was young and in a divided household during the Reagan election, and JFK was before my time, but these are the elections that come to mind right now ( Read more... )

A couple of months ago many of us stood in a line that wrapped around 3 sides of the Hyatt regency. Some of us groused a little, but we still made it through the line and got our tickets. That was just for Dragon Con. If you can wait in a line for con, surely you can wait in a line for democracy. Go forth and vote. (unless of course you already ( Read more... )

When you represent all of us, how you conduct yourself matters.
One more reason I'll be voting for "that one".

Just saw the coolest bumper sticker ever on the way in to work:

"Kenobi '08... Our Only Hope"

stolen from
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