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I am participating in NaNoWriMo this month. My book is about my three dogs, which I realize is only slightly better than one saying they will write about their three cats. But bear with me. These are funny girls and I have some funny stories to tell. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll buy the hardcover […]
October 14, 2011
In a recent republican debate, Ron Paul was asked his feelings on gay marriage and then whether polygamy would be okay too. He responded: “It’s sort of like asking the question if the states wanted to legalize slavery or something like that, that is so past reality that no state is going to do that.” […]
August 17, 2011
Dear Alexis Bledel, I have been reviewing your impressive filmography. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Domestic Total Gross: $39,053,061. very nice. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Two Domestic Total Gross: $44,089,964. even better. Sin City Domestic Total Gross: $74,103,820. wow. … Post Grad Domestic Total Gross: $6,380,019. wah, wah, wah. I’d like to […]
August 14, 2011
I am reading Pride and Prejudice. It was a decision made out of desperation when my library books came to an end and my Kobo broke. It was sitting in our shelf and I went for it when home with a summer cold (the worst kind). I was also influenced to make this decision because […]
June 25, 2011
I just watched the Charlie Rose interview of Michael Sandel, a professor at Harvard University and teacher of the most popular undergraduate class there. I highly recommend watching it. I had two transformative experiences watching this video. The first is that there is a role for undergraduate education in this country. I have been very […]
June 15, 2011
The US Government provides public education because we believe that democracies require an educated populace. Many decentralized notions including democratic governance and free markets require that people have the information they need to make good decisions. I see the obfuscation of information through legalese, hundred-page bills, and, less perniciously, through lazy design as a primary […]
June 8, 2011
I have been ultra fascinated by the economic breakdown and surrounding government, banking, and foreclosure scandals. My news and documentary consumption is at an all-time peak. I have watched many, many shows on the topic. I have been using these shows to get the knack of money, central banking, and the economy. In the process, […]
June 3, 2011
I finished off the last Psych and the last Lie to Me in the same day. Despondent, I scrolled for hours across the different categories Netflix on Roku had organized for me. After flipping past it a few times, I finally decided to give Medium a try. I like mysteries and totally buy in to […]
April 10, 2011
There is a great scene in The Mummy where the mousy syncophant encounters the mummy for the first time. Terrified, he cycles through a wide array of talismans from the religions of the world that he is wearing around his neck mumbling the associated prayer for each symbol. He finally hits his star of David […]
April 9, 2011
It constantly astounds me that people have good things to say about Malcolm Gladwell’s books. I have slugged my way through both Tipping Point and Blink and I have little good to say about them except that their author has fabulous hair. I am exactly the sort of person who should like his books. I […]
Knack 
November 3, 2011
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