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Silliness and Vampires
Mike Versus the Vampire
The Vampire stands in the open doorway, taking in the room. Across from him, a pale girl sleeps on a futon that smells of sex and milk stains. She is bleeding a little; he can smell that, too. Between the vampire and the girl, there’s a thin, bald man wearing a turtleneck sweater and an old pair of jeans. That’s me. ( Read more... ) -
ACK!
In Massachusetts, there's a ballot initiative out there that's seeking to end all income taxes - about 40% of the state budget, or 27% of all state spending. The argument for doing this, which on its face seemed sort of reasonable, was that the relatively unchecked Democratic Party Rulership out here wastes a lot of money...and in fact, there is ( Read more... ) -
Happy Thoughts
The Republican National Convention worried me, like it did lots of my friends. There was a ton of nasty, mean-spirited attacking of basic civic impulses, a lot of chanting "Drill, Baby Drill", and a basic resurgence of what I think of as the Republican Hate Machine.
I really do wish it would go away.
I get particularly creeped out by this in part ( Read more... ) -
DNC
Ok, Obama's kids are cute. Really cute. I'd vote for them, too. -
Early Childhood Education
This is a recent study on the effects of pre-school education on kids. Basically, the idea is that the gap we see in achievement in this country is due mostly to increasingly difficult home environments. There are some scary graphs and charts you can look at, the creepiest being the one that predicts education level by the mother's education ( Read more... ) -
So What was Firefly Like?
Firefly is an arts festival/camping experience that happens every year in Vermont. It's a good place for hippies and ravers and also people like me who are just hoping to do something novel with their summer. Here's what happened:
Thursday: The Arrival
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Ugh
Keri Russell is Wonder Woman! Felicity is an Amazon!. At least Mal Reynolds is in the movie with her.
