I sucked up my pride and joined Facebook yesterday, after years of resisting.

So, my experience so far goes like this:

1. Oh, cool. Look at all these people I wanted to get in contact with! Sweet.
2. Whoa, that's a lot of email.
3. I never knew I was so popular. (Which is quickly followed by:)
   
4. Oh, you were in one class with me in high school and we maybe talked ( Read more... )

Ah, they've beat me to it: a blog about bringing logic to politics.

Here's a blog that I've been reading lately (and greatly). If you're into the art and science of argumentation and have any serious interest in truth, it's hella fun.

Some of my favorite quotes to date from author Brian Leiter:

"Yes, yes, I know Straussians don’t think Carnap, Quine et al. are “great philosophers”: after all, they’re hard, and you ( Read more... )

Can't get this out of my head:

"Look at me
Driving and I won't stop
And it feels so good to be
Alive and on top
My reach is global
My tower secure
My cause is noble
My power is pure
I can hand out a million vaccinations
Or let 'em all die in exasperation
Have 'em all grilled leavin' lacerations
Have 'em all killed by assassination
I can make anybody ( Read more... )

According to the US Census Bureau, the median income for American households was $61,000 in 2000. The median income in 2007, after an economic expansion? $60,500.

So what many of us have suspected about the economy for the better part of the previous decade is true: the economic indicators show a boom, but it didn't translate into higher incomes for ( Read more... )

Public affairs/administration graduate programs GRE test prep, here I come!

So, after asking the rather obvious question about law school--do I really want to be a lawyer?--I've decided against law school. I don't really want to be a lawyer, so why go through all the agony of the LSAT, applying to law school, competing against assholes, and ( Read more... )

So, how much damage can a medium-sized deer do to a compact car traveling at 30 MPH just 1/2 mile from completing a 100 mile round trip?  Apparently $2500 worth. See the pretty pictures and be sure to note the tuft of fur stuck in the hood.


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In the run up to WaMu's pending doom as their foreclosure rate skyrockets (up 60% in Feb), the WaMu board is bending over backwards to revise what it means to be a successful executive, essentially securing bonuses for executives as the company fails. Who will lose? Non-executive employees and shareholders.

It's no secret that CEOs make lots of ( Read more... )

I just contacted my auto insurance provider and downgraded the Ford Festiva's rating to "pleasure"--i.e., driven under 7500 miles/year.

This cracks me up. Anyone who knows about the Ford Festiva knows that it is not a pleasure to drive.

With the ringing in of a new year, it's customary to reflect upon the previous year and resolve to be somehow different in the coming year ( Read more... )