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Theoretically
Going with the working theory that the successful candidate is the one who spends the most money on their campaign, and barring any significant changes in the next couple of months, Barack Obama should handily win the presidential election.
From the Testimony on Campaign Finance Reform back in 2000:
In today's world of media-centered, high-priced ( Read more... ) -
Politeness and Good Humor
"I have mentioned good humor as one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquillity. It is among the most effectual, and its effect is so well imitated and aided, artificially, by politeness, that this also becomes an acquisition of first rate value. In truth, politeness is artificial good humor; it covers the natural want of it, and ends by ( Read more... ) -
You and Me and the RNC
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Update Trivia
I'm on Facebook now. The immediate use (distinguishing it from MySpace et al.) seems to be connecting my contact info to my real name in an easy-to-find place that still gives me veto power over who sees it. It's nicely designed, I like it. MySpace will still be better for music, I suspect ( Read more... ) -
Facebook
Is there a reason I should care about Facebook? Any reason at all? Because right now, I don't. -
Ceci n'est pas un rêve.
Last night, I dreamt that I got out of bed and walked into the bathroom for a glass of water. After bending over the sink to fill the glass, I looked up into the mirror and saw my reflection, and something (I don't know what) triggered in my brain and I realized I was asleep. Looking into the mirror, I started shouting "Wake up!" over and over; ( Read more... ) -
Opening night!
HafenGeist opens tonight at the Ritz Theater at 10:00 pm. We're pretty excited ( Read more... ) -
Healing Energy
From Speaking of Faith:
Let's take the big area of energy. Whether energy exists or not at the macro level, at the level of the human being, is difficult to tell, but we define life at the level of the cell by whether or not you have an energy level in the cell that's different from the energy level outside the cell. That's what life is. So if ( Read more... ) -
Joss Whedon Goodness
Go now. It's gone after Sunday. There are all sorts of great reasons to support this, but they're all secondary to just how good it is.
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