October 2008
Caligula For President - http://cintrawilson.com - must be read by you… Soon.
Found a campaign handout for Scott Garrett - Republican Rep from NJ - on the train - the word republican is nowhere on it.
I wonder what McCain would do with a half hour of network air? Ominous music, dark pictures of Obama, terrorists, mushroom clouds, fear.
Stealing elections is easy because in the face of improbable outcomes the media just wonders how the polls could be so wrong.
Wow the DJIA reall shot up today - almost 900 - what’s that saying again? It’s always dawnest before the dark?
Christian Science Monitor to cease printing operations and publish online only: http://bit.ly/FwB0H
My Brush With Rush →
Recently excommunicated Republican Christopher Buckley - writing at The Daily Beast - puts his finger on the growing rift between the head and heart of the GOP. Reading this piece brought something…
Like stop-action clay figures, Halloween vibes, and groovy guitar driven pop? Must see: http://bit.ly/1hTKxJ
Progressive taxation is moral. Complaining about it is selfish, ugly and decidedly un-Christian.
Right wing political discourse: blind repetition of talking points. Zero originality. Zero thought. Zero humor. Zero personality.
Just got around to installing MashLogic and - so far - I find it fairly interesting - usually don’t go for content/link mod plugins.
You down with o13? Let’s hear it for the real America - the original 13 colonies that fought and won freedom for the freeloaders at #49.
What fonts say: http://bit.ly/2Z0KEW
Food as a National Security Issue - http://bit.ly/1d3xab - I am a big fan of Michael Pollan.
Parallel Worlds Parallel Lives - http://bit.ly/4rrnkB - Here I am a fan of eels AND Everett’s Many Worlds Theory - never knew -…
Alaska - part of America for almost 50 years! NJ/NY part of America since - well since the beginning. Original 13 in the house!
It’s a bit chilly on the platform today. At least I have the Arctic Monkeys and the new Brightkite IPhone app to keep me warm. - http:…
Just dipped a toothpick in the center of “social” media and it came out dry - I think it’s fully baked - all media is now social.
Could it ever be possible that my ability to repay a loan could exceed the bank’s ability to process my payment.
Can Obama show us how ugly we are? A question I asked after Obama won Iowa in January - http://bit.ly/4uY6cN
Why Traditional Recession Tactics Are Doomed To... →
Umair Haque - writing at Harvard Business Review - is banging the drum for change. “And though it’s a scary, frustrating time — the cool part is this: it’s up to us to reimagine, reconceive, and…
Listening at the edge of probability →
Planning for any emergency or crisis requires that the planner be able to ideate and chart solutions for the most pessimistic of possible outcomes. For me - given the current economic state - that…
Transported and stacked just over a half cord of good, dried firewood - ready for winter.
In starting to enjoy the weekday knowledge work - weekend manual labor dichotomy. Feels good for mind/body.
Fascinating story - the Black McCains - descendants of the slaves of John McCain’s great-great grandfather: http://bit.ly/3rklEe
Krugman says government spending is the way out of the economic crisis - a New New Deal - http://bit.ly/4mxcKA
Seems things are ugly out there - hopefully not getting much uglier, but I fear that’s just a faint hope at best: http://bit.ly/4lSOqU
It all makes perfect sense now - John McCain gets his campaign strategy from The Penguin! - http://tinyurl.com/3lnxqs
This train is moving at a glacial pace. Like a slow beautiful stroll through NJ swampland.
Post-Meltdown Mythologies (I): Americans Have Been... →
Robert Reich attacks the insipid notion that ordinary American families have caused the financial meltdown with their inability to enforce any kind of personal discipline. While the idea plays as…
First New York Times API is Live - Here's Why it... →
Marshall Kirkpatrick has this brief post on ReadWriteWeb about the New York Times API. He sees it as a ground breaking step in the transition of established media companies into new modes of…
I guess the Rovian crowd just can’t fathom a world where people are more afraid of banks than terrorists: http://bit.ly/1zkn6x
Observation: on days when the market dips there seems to be an uptick in my LinkedIn activity stream -reactionary networking?
Groovin on the new Okkervil River in a way I have never grooved on Okkervil River before.
The Secret Super-Simple Truth Behind the Stock... →
I hadn’t really known this about Douglas Rushkoff, but he has a really smart grip on matters of economy and finance. I mean, I know he is a super smart and enlightened guy and it shouldn’t surprise…
Like the information passing through a wireless network the information of parallel universes flutters within you without you.
Like the information in a wireless network there is an unsees parallel dimension right beside you - we just need the device to tap it.
Interesting comment from Krugman on News Hour last night: “the market doesn’t understand what’s happening.”
It’s funny because it’s true →
I - like a lot of people - have found the tone and the undertone of the McCain campaign (or perhaps the campaign’s stoking of the “base” element of the right wing) to be both disgusting and…
Just starting to recover from weekend manual labor - man am I soft 2.0.
God help me I’m starting to like George Will. His McCain as Quixote - Palin as Panza is pure gold - perfectly captures their campaign.
McCain-Palin are fanning the flames of hate - playing on prejudice in a time of crisis - accentuating the negative for personal gain - SHAME
Missed this yesterday from Friedman - excellent piece: http://is.gd/3ILe
The Dow is dropping like a stone and the TED Spread is gaping - BUT - David Byrne and Brian Eno have made a great record.
After that “debate” one thing is clear: John McCain will NEVER win Last Comic Standing - painfully awkward.
Thinking how this financial crisis leaves us vulnerable; emotionally, physically, psychologically.
Bottom line: Obama rolls like he stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night - McCain the airport budget motel.
And just so everybody is clear: John McCain is not my friend.
