This is not me. I answered questions that would disqualify me from this category. I should have shown up higher on the political spectrum and far more permissive on the social spectrum. What’s more, friends of mine that I know to be Conservative have shown up as Liberal. I call shenanegans. You are a Social…
Take a picture of yourself right now. Don’t change your clothes, don’t fix your hair…just take a picture. Post that picture with NO editing. Post these instructions with your picture. (only because emmylouangel told me to do it and I do anything she says.)
On Friday, I’m throwing a birthday party for my dad. I’d like you to attend. My dad is very shy and has a very few close friends. I’d like to get a bunch of folks together–at a bar or something–and have a great time. It’ll just be a casual get together. Nothing fancy. But my…
I didn’t watch much of The West Wing after Sorkin and Schlamme left, but I am a great admirer of Alan Alda, as a writer and as an actor and as a compassionate human being. When he appeared as a candidate for President on the show, I began getting interested again. I own the collected…
When the Coen Brothers’ Fargo won multiple Oscars (missing out for Best Film to–wait for it–Braveheart of all things), they quickly followed it up with one of their "goof off" films, The Big Lebowski. Known for messing with both their audiences and their critics, you could almost hear the Brothers’ cackling as American audiences tried…
I’m writing the Slumming book and I just can’t think of a word. It’s right on the tip of my tongue and I just can’t find it. The City Management system breaks a City down into Neighborhoods. Within each Neighborhood are Buildings. One of the Building types is a construction full of cramped, poor families.…
… happy birthday to the man who inspired me in so many ways. Writer, drummer, thinker, traveler, poet… and occasional goofball. Thank you, Neil.
(from Time Magazine; thanks to flamesrising for the link) Determined to shape his legacy in Iraq, President Bush has cut Congress out of his negotiations with the al-Maliki government. Despite repeated requests, the Administration has refused to share with congressional committees the text of its negotiating draft, even on a confidential basis. But elements of the…
Over at the Narrative Control podcast, the hosts Sean Nittner and Justin Evans discuss one of the chapters from Play Dirty: "The Living City." (And they use the word "genius" a whole lot.) Go take a listen. And thanks guys!
If you do it yourself, you can’t complain when McCain does… From Factcheck.org. A new Obama-Biden ad includes misleading claims about McCain and education spending: It says McCain "voted to cut education funding" and lists five votes. But one was a vote for increased education funding, although for fewer dollars than what Democrats may have…