Another one of those 'wait, why isn't CNN running this headline' moment ( Read more... )

I haven't timed my walk to work from the new place yet. I've only done it a couple times. It feels LONG. I suspect 25-30mins. Extending from 15-20mins to 25-30 somehow feels dramatic ( Read more... )

So I don't really use this thing too much, and who knows if anyone follows LJ anymore ( Read more... )

The stupidity of the crap we get from "news" organizations includes this headline:
Whites become minority in Kansas county

So annoying on so many levels.

So the fellow who runs liberaloasis.com asked if I'd like to blog on his site. I said, um, I guess so? Anyhow, today I thought I'd get my feet wet with a short (for me) blog over there. Check it out.

I wrote this as kind of a writing exercise. But probably worth sharing ( Read more... )

CNN ( Read more... )

I'm WAY behind on my Ted talks, like page 5 behind. Just been really busy. Anyhow, I took a (disjointed and interrupted) moment at lunch to watch a talk and thought it was interesting, especially post-political madness season:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jonathan_haidt_on_the_moral_mind.html

So a lot of talking heads are wondering if this economic climate is turning into a depression. And once people get on the whole depression kick, it's time to talk about FDR. So we get some folks saying "The New Deal got us out of the depression" (generally these tend to be liberal slanting voices). And in typical we-have-to-argue-about- ( Read more... )

If you missed any and don't feel like reading them in LJ format, the whole trip is at:
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October 11th - Saturday

Not really a pretty picture day, but I do think the old lady in the airport story is funny...
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