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An MLK day to remember:
We’ve come so far, and there’s so much still to do
Now let’s get to work, folks. Tags: history, inauguration, MLK, Music, Obama, Politics, president, Video Related posts And so it is begun (0) What McCain can do for America (3)
What an amazing night!
I’m exhausted and am going to bed, but it’s been a truly amazing night. McCain was gracious in a (crushing) defeat, and Obama was humble, inclusive, and inspiring in his acceptance. It was in so many ways a night to be proud of the U.S. after so many years of cringe-inducing stupidity and greed. For [...]
What McCain can do for America
Today has no doubt been one of the longest and most unpleasant day’s in John McCain’s professional life. He’s been smacked, and smacked soundly, and lost what is almost certainly his last chance to be President of the United States. That doesn’t mean he can’t still at least one more great service for his country. [...]
What goes around apparently keeps going around
Common working people has got to take the seatin Washington, in Washington.And I’m gonna tell you workers ‘fore you cash in your checksthey say America first but they mean America nextin Washington, in Washington. — Woody Guthrie, “Lindbergh” Is it annoying if we keep wrestling with the same issues, or does it just mean they’re [...]
You have to either laugh or cry (and I’ll help you do both)
Lacking the time or neural function to generate any new content, I’ll instead pretend to be engaging in some sort of hip new mash-up by dropping two wildly different videos on you. Connections? Nope. Cool synthesis that comments on the post-modern state? Doubt it. Worth the time? Probably. The first is a really fine piece [...]
Maybe some science would be useful in this situation?
Hmmm… Applying vaunted American know-how to find new solutions to the problem of energy independence? What an odd, odd thought, especially when McCain supports a tiny, slow band-aid that … well … won’t really help at all. We were in Fargo a few days ago buying a car. We sold our one and only car [...]
Education’s an investment, not an expense!
Just did a pile o’ dishes and listened to a SciAm podcast featuring the remarks of Robert Rosner (head of Argonne National Laboratory). The short version is that science (and, I would argue, education in general) is a matter of necessity plus vision. First, science is not a luxury, but instead a necessity: Without the [...]
I hate it when our evil overlords screw up like that!
Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early Damn :-) Tags: Diebold, fun, funny, Politics, The Onion, Video Related posts You have to either laugh or cry (and I’ll help you do both) (0) Where do they find these people?!? (3)
There’s goes his career as a gallery director
You all know I stay up late at night worrying about possible career opportunities for Our Fearless Leader upon his impending retirement from the Oval Office next year. Given his broad-minded and impeccable taste and his keen intellect, I’d rather fancied him as a gallery director, maybe for something like MoMA, which would benefit from [...]
And so it is begun