I don’t want to talk about healthcare today. Not much, anyway. It’s weird to be in a maelstrom of euphoria that seems so unwarranted and unfounded, touched with a counterpoint of ludicrosity almost as bizarre. It’s a little like the…
Category: Politics (n.): a strife of interests masquerading
Why I Don’t Believe in Representative Government
Forty-seven million Americans are without health insurance. Why? Because they can’t afford it. And what’s Washington’s solution? Require people to buy private insurance with the government providing a subsidy to the health insurance companies. What a pathetic state of affairs…
A Thousand Words
It’s not exactly people bringing down the statue of Saddam Hussein, but this kind of image is being levied to the American people as a sign of the grand liberation they’re bringing to a backwards and otherwise hopeless land in…
Thursday Thoughts
1. It is looking increasingly likely that the Mariners starting rotation down the stretch (and into the playoffs, if applicable), will be headlined by these three starters: I mean, I know about counting chickens and all that, but still. Assuming…
I’m Alive (Breaking a Long Silence, on the Occasion of the Passing of J.D. Salinger)
It will either happen today or February 14, 1958 when I am sixteen. It is ridiculous to mention even. When people in my generation haven’t been in contact for a long time, or haven’t posted to their webpage or other…
Compassion Complacency: On Haiti
Before I even begin this post, I feel the need to disclaim it in some way. I expect this to be controversial and difficult and that some people might get offended. Please don’t get offended. I’m exploring an idea here,…
Butterfly Wings
It’s been a strange day. Last night proved to be a thoroughly redemptive exercise in basketball, as my streaky shooting caught fire and I played the way I always want to play, ever the more grateful for the opportunity to…
Mo Mentum
The sample size is only 41 hours, but December’s been awfully good so far. I wrote another 16 pages last night (early this morning), bringing December to a startling 8,149 word count (~32.5 pages) in just two overnight sessions, or…
(Less Than 2,000) Socialists of New Jersey Unite!
Today, I had the rather surreal experience of voting in a New Jersey voting booth. It was surreal because I felt like I was at John King’s touchscreen on CNN, pressing things on an oversized board to make them light…
Obama Nobel Prize Win Inspires Irrational Exuberance Awards!
Russ and I worked all night to bring you this stunning awards show: Enjoy. Tell your friends. Book your tickets on a dirigible!