The last thing I will ever write about Sarah Palin
December 28, 2008
Filed in: Alaska, The Way We Live Now
I know, the world is going to hell in a handbasket, and as we put the final blows to 2008 and drag a shaking and shivering 09 onto the stage, you’re as fried and dried as the leftover Panettone bread pudding from Christmas morning.
But! Hasn’t it been nice, these past six weeks, to not have any...
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Speechless: A Rilly Long Election Entry
November 17, 2008
Filed in: The Home Front, The Way We Live Now
I know, it’s been 13 days and I still haven’t written a thing.
Partly—mostly—it’s because lots and lots of better writers said it more eloquently already. All I can do is say “amen” to their “amens.”
And a little bit it’s also because, like many other people in the United States and maybe...
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Deja vu all over again
October 10, 2008
Filed in: The Way We Live Now
What does it remind you of, this past week? Why do these days feel so … familiar? The stock market bleeding out so shockingly, Bush nervously addressing the nation to no positive effect, crowds being whipped into a frenzy of fear and hate (see you in hell, S.P., for that one), regular people...
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Yes, It Is All About Me, Why Do You Ask?
September 29, 2008
Filed in: Alaska, The Home Front, The Way We Live Now
* What if you won a prize [scroll way down to find Computerworld] and nobody noticed?
I faux-pout, or mostly faux-pout, as my co-workers were quite sweet in emailing their congratulations. Also, they are quite sick to death of that story. Even so, what crumbs fall from the table of...
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Watch this. It will make you feel better.
September 08, 2008
Filed in: Alaska, The Way We Live Now
How many hours of lost productivity is Sarah Palin responsible for? Admit it: whether you’re gloating or loathing, you’re getting precious else done.
I’m not going to let her take up another nanosecond of my neurons after this, but three bits to share:
* Normally I hate when people send me...
