Month: October 2008

It Has Begun

I had my first bone-rattling pre-travel anxiety dream last night. Some nerdy guy in his forties was in a motel room near mine, packing for our rafting trip that was to leave that morning. He was rolling up a big scrolling paper that looked sort of like the Torah. It’s homework Mom wants me to do while I’m gone. Look. I unfurled the infinite list of word problems, none of which made any sense. Go […]

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My Fellow Delawarian

I am aflutter over the performance of the senator from my native state tonight. I don’t know how he managed to keep his composure when debating (if you can call it that) that rabid airhead — though his mic did catch a couple of deep sighs when Palin waxed particularly inane. I mean, really: There is only one man in this race who has really ever fought for you, and that’s Senator John McCain. A […]

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A Message from Ralph Stanley

Michael just sent me a link to the most amazing audio: a word of wisdom from Doctor Ralph. You must check it out. I’m still trying to reattach my jaw to the rest of my face. It gives me hope, which, as we all know if we listen to campaign slogans, is what it’s all about. Thank you, Michael! White House photo by Paul Morse; from http://drralphstanley.com (Wanna join the Ralph Stanley fan club now?)

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