Politics
There is a Multnomah County library levy on this year's November ballot. When a library levy was last on the ballot (November 2002), there was a decided split in who supported it. In the ten precincts that would be John Kerry's best two years later, 73.
Politics
Peggy Noonan has not left her President. Her President has left her. I left the Republican Party three years ago because the truth of every one of Noonan's criticisms of Bush (and several other criticisms as well) was obvious by then, and I was disappointed and disgusted that
Politics
The votes on my November ballot: U.S. House (3rd):State Governor:State House (42nd):State Supreme Court:State Circuit Court (4th/28):State Circuit Court (4th/31):State Circuit Court (4th/37):State Measures (39, 44):State Measures (all others):County Measures (all):
History
For an American coming of age in the last third of the nineteenth century, one of the surest ways to gain prominence or to secure it was to become a fine public speaker. Oratory was an indispensable element in both politics and religion, on every public holiday and anniversary, at
Miscellany
Does this logo look familiar?
Miscellany
Comic: The Daily Show will be taping next week in one of my freshman-year hangouts. Tragic: A student was crushed to death in an elevator at a residence hall I worked at my sophomore year.
Sports
The University of Puget Sound sports teams are called the Loggers and their colors are maroon and white. With a domain name like ups.edu, though, should those be "the Shippers" and "brown"?
Me
The rainy season in Portland began this morning, at the crack of mid-October. As a fair-skinned pedestrian, I don't mind the gray skies, but the driving rain can impede me.
Intellect
Freud asked, "What do women really want?" It is the kind of question people ask when they do not want to know. Confessions of a Conservative
Me
the Wit (52% dark, 19% spontaneous, 10% vulgar) your humor style: CLEAN | COMPLEX | DARK You like things edgy, subtle, and smart. I guess that means you're probably an intellectual, but don't take that to mean pretentious. You realize 'dumb' can be witty--after all
Me
I spent yesterday morning at the hospital, and I notice that the older I get, the less I hurt when a needle gets poked into me. I can't tell if I have become better at relaxing or if the nurses have become better at jabbing.
Intellect
Franktrying Confessions of a Conservative