fortunate discoveries by accident

just can't get enough

2008-09-30T21:07:38Z

Couric: You've cited Alaska's proximity to Russia as part of your foreign policy experience. What did you mean by that? Sarah Palin: That Alaska has a very narrow maritime border between a foreign country, Russia, and, on our other side, the ...

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Opting in

2008-09-20T20:55:06Z

I know that some people are finding it hard to decide who to vote for in November. I'm not sure why, since the choices seem so clear to me, but I hear and see the hesitancy around me and I've heard too many people say that they are just going to s...

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Attack of the shiny object

2008-09-15T06:00:25Z

I often use the term "shiny object" to describe situations in which I willingly - sometimes gratefully - allow myself to be distracted from the thing I'm supposed to be thinking about but don't because it’s too hard, too serious or too important...

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55 shopping days left

2008-09-10T21:19:30Z

I tend not to write about politics for a number of reasons, one because I never feel as informed about the subject as I wish I was and two, I think that arguments about politics are similar to arguments about religion: heated, emotional and full ...

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