Life
I am beginning to think that the surest sign that you truly love someone is that you can give your loved one the right gift. By "the right gift", I don't necessarily mean something expensive (such as diamonds), or the kind of traditional and generic thing
There are 20 American states which are land-locked; which do not border on an ocean, a gulf, or a Great Lake. Of these 20 states, only one (Vermont) is certain to vote for Kerry in November.
Miscellany
In his article "The Revolution Will Not Be Blogged", George Packer notes that "bloggers are almost unfailingly contemptuous toward everyone except one another". I have noticed that blogs (including this one) tend to be negative, snarky, cynical, accusatory, etc. I wonder if that's because
Miscellany
Someone wrote recently that the best indicator that a large newspaper is good is that it does without an ombudsman. Why? Because good newspapers hire good editors. Good editors keep around competent reporters. Competent reporters don't need an ombudsman to clean up after them. Successories® are the ombudsmen
Miscellany
Mark Schmitt points out a couple of innovative ways in which the Bush administration is treating the United States government as an extension of the Republican Party. Mark Hasty asks a good question: "Why [can't you] just major in football, basketball, hockey, etc., in college?" And
Miscellany
Eddie Thomas writes about those who forget history. Michael Blowhard asks "Is Bush a conservative?" Clay Shirky notes that people participate on-line for different reasons and with a different intensity than how they participate in real life, and suggests that the success of Howard Dean's
Miscellany
I spent Christmas in Meridian, Mississippi, which is a city of 40,000 people surrounded by countryside for 60 miles in every direction. My brother and I talked a bit about how rural Mississippi is, which made me wonder whether it was the most rural state. So I pulled out
Miscellany
One test of a friendship or a love affair: All other things being equal, are you happier because you know and see the person? More importantly, is he or she happier for knowing and seeing you? The difference between infatuation and love: If you're infatuated, you're