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  • Yes We Can!

    Tonight, citizens of these United States voiced themselves in record numbers.  Tonight, an idea expressed by some has been embraced by many.  Tonight, the winds of change have swept in from the windy city through a mighty nation.  Tonight, a country has been called to begin anew, to begin together, to begin with courage, to…

  • Best Election Metric Ever!

    On the way home today, I told Cameron – my four-year-old – that I wanted to listen to the radio.  When he asked why, I told him that there were two men who wanted to be in charge of the country and that tonight was the night we’d find out who it would be. I wanted to…

  • Live Election Results

    Here’s live election results for tomorrow.  I hope you have voted already or plan to!  And vote smart!!!

  • Vote!

    I’ve already voted.  Have you?

  • Deal or No Deal?

    Ok.  I hope you’ve read Beth’s post.  Pretty slick for her first post, huh?  Let’s talk about this bail out. My question is pretty simple.  Why are we (the taxpayers) bailing out Wall Street?  Here are three quotes from W’s speech last night (you can read the full transcript here): Easy credit, combined with the…

  • Two Things

    First of all, I want to take a minute to talk about the negative ads.  While it’s true that I’m an Obama supporter and that I argue that McCain’s ads are far more insidious than Obama’s, I have seen a disturbing trend as both candidates continue to go more and more negative.  I’ve been frequenting…

  • McCain Palin by Comparison

    I wish I had more time.  I wish I had more time to expound on my ideas on this election season.  I really and truly think that Senator McCain pales in comparison to Senator Obama. In the issue I think is most important today, Economics, John McCain subscribes to the trickle-down philosophy made “popular” by…

  • The Move

    Perhaps you knew we were moving. If not, we moved!  The way it went down was pretty odd… So for the longest time, we had asked to be on the wait-list for on-campus housing but were still waiting.  While I was away at Colby, Beth got a call that we were set to move in…

  • Summer Camps

    Have you ever had one of those days… one of those weeks… one of those months… one of those several-months-in-a-row where you feel like everything is happening at once?  Yeah, that’s us. So.  I did two summer camps this year, and while I was happily away frolicking with friends Beth and Cameron were working magic.  Not…

  • …and Another!

    I was listening to the radio yesterday and a talk show host named Johnny Wendell shared another interesting idea related to our current energy woes.  First he tossed out some figures, so let’s go over those and assume that they’re correct (’cause I’m not gonna take the time now). He says that one-in-six Americans work…