What if someone found a way to get rich running for president?
Someone has. Her name is Sarah Palin. She is on a perpetual campaign for an office she will never hold. More than that, it’s an office she would never want to hold. It’s a surprising idea, …
What three things can I do today?
I just read an headline called: what are the three things you want to accomplish today. That’s the productivity philosophy I strive for. My philosophy used to be ‘get everything down and …
Song of the Day: “Heavy Metal Drummer” by Wilco
Something playful is going on here. On the surface, it’s a song about someone feeling nostalgia for a time in his youth: I sincerely miss Those heavy metal bands We used to go see On the landing …
Song of the Day: “Young at Heart” by Cleo Laine
You’re no doubt more familiar with the Frank Sinatra version, which is not one of his best. He sings it like he’s addressing a room of elderly parents. It’s not his fault. The song …
Open Letter to the President Regarding Manning and Snowden
Dear President Obama, I write to you as a citizen of the United States of America to ask you to pardon Chelsea (nee Bradley) Manning and Edward Snowden for their actions connected to the release of …
For the Love of Gun
I woke up this morning to hear the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial: not guilty. I’m dismayed by this news. The broad facts of the incident that killed Trayvon Martin are these: Martin was …
Those locations to which you can never return
There are parts of my brain that I can’t access without a trigger. That’s just a neutral fact. It’s neither good nor bad. It just is. I was on Facebook just now, and there was a …
Tax Bikes for Highways? Tax Shoes.
An open letter to Representatives Sherry Appleton and Drew Hansen and Senator Christine Rolfes: I am your constituent and bicycling is very important to me. The proposed tax on bicycles to fund the …
Zombie Show!
My wife and I love “The Walking Dead,” but it’s an intense show. So intense that we often have to watch something else before going to bed so that it doesn’t influence our dreams. …
Because I Don't Want to Get Sick
On the ferry this morning, I sat down at one of the galley tables next to a woman. I’ve been dealing with allergies, I think, for the last week, which produce a large amount of mucus. During the …