What this country has to do is not judge George W. Bush on the last eight years. The public voted him into office twice and then he governed for eight years. What is before us now is a very important decision: who do we want to lead for the next four years ... that's what we should be focusing on.

- Michael BloombergIt's funny, because I couldn't ( Read more... )

Yes, it's a proposal on a city bus. Still, it hits the sappy part of me in all the right ways.

Why is it that most men's primary fear for their girlfriend* is that she'll cheat on him? (* Substitute wife, domestic partner, significant other, etc. as appropriate ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I was wringing my hands over the chances in life I'd missed ( Read more... )

I've been experiencing the hard way lately that true maturity isn't even what you do, or how you live. Both things can really be defined by circumstance far more than personal choice at times, ironically. It's really all in how you own up to things.

"Responsibility." What a concept.

For the last three weeks, I've been a lot calmer. More at peace. I can actually say I'm happy ( Read more... )

I had the pleasure tonight of having dinner with one of the wisest people I'll ever know ( Read more... )

On politics:
"Turns out, working class white men make up nearly one quarter of the electorate, outnumbering African-American and Latino voters combined."

From CNN. No kidding.

EDIT: Today really does seem to be the day of "completely obvious news headlines." From the International Herald Tribune: Most Palestinians favor violence over talks, poll ( Read more... )

Sometimes, you just need to make the best of a bad situation.

I had an early appointment with the bonologist this morning concerning the ailing Mr.Pointy. Following this, while I was in the waiting room at the orthopedic office, I noticed I was suffering from pretty heavy short panic attacks. Not the "crushing" kind, but more like the feeling I ( Read more... )

If we only ran a race for the final result, what a horrible world it would be.