November 2008
“Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he...”
– -Thomas Jefferson
I’m currently reading Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion. Expect a lot more of these.
WatchiPhone Linux demonstration.
This is a very interesting development.
-via Vimeo
“Ending a conversation with you is probably in my top five least favorite things.”
– The kind of thing a guy really likes to hear.
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The Case of the 500-mile E-mail →
I love computers so much.
“When I was 5 years old, my mom always told me that happiness was the key to...”
– Yes.
-via capucha
“President-elect Barack Obama has yet to attend church services since winning the...”
– Daily Kos
You know, I wondered at points during the campaign whether Obama might simply be a well-disguised atheist. I still hold out some hope that this is the case, and reports like this certainly don’t hurt.
“I think it’s better to have ideas. You can change an idea. Changing a belief is...”
– Rufus, from Dogma
-via affremblequotes
“People are always blaming circumstances for what they are. I do not believe in...”
– George Bernard Shaw
-via ipengui
“As William Wordsworth didn’t say,
The child is mother to the woman....”
– These Walls Like Air, by Nancy Wisser
“Pubs and churches remain the temples of the land… You go to a church to...”
– Three young men who’ve taken to walking around Britain.
“When I am with you, we stay up all night. When you are not here, I cannot go to...”
– Rumi
(via donaquixote)
“So maybe you’re more beautiful
Than I remembered
Or maybe I’m just...”
– Dreaming in Circles, by Michael Berkowitz
What the Superior Man Requires
Zi-lu said, “The ruler of Wei has been waiting for you, in order with you to administer the government. What will you consider the first thing to be done?” The Master replied, “What is necessary is to rectify names.” “So! indeed!” said Zi-lu. “You are wide of the mark! Why must there be such rectification?” The Master said, “How uncultivated...
Letter from a Birmingham Jail →
A rereading of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter seems particularly timely in light of the election of Barack Obama to the Presidency of the United States and the passage of Prop 8 in California.
Palin in a Nutshell →
John McCain’s unvetted choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate was disrespectful and dangerous to his party, to the people of the United States of America, and to the world. This, in a nutshell, is why.
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“In all, with Barack Obama’s promises to cut taxes, merit pay for public school...”
– Mike Duncan, chairman of the Republican National Committee, November 5, 2008
-via Daily Kos
“Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by developing a plan...”
– change.gov
My Bonner scholarship serves me well. Way ahead of you, President Obama.
“There is much talk in the conservative blogosphere of the possibility of a...”
– This BBC article brings up some things I hadn’t thought about before. Certainly the idea of a “diverse” Republican party seems a little bit laughable to me.
Democrats Remember How to Party →
Thank you, Barack Obama.
I never thought I would hear hundreds of Oberlin students chanting “USA, USA, USA… OBAMA!” to the beat while dancing madly around the bandshell on Tappan Square. But damn, I’m glad it happened.
Video will be forthcoming when I have a chance to chop off some lousy endings.
How Things Have Changed →
I wonder how much of the change was Obama’s hard, smart campaigning, and how much was McCain’s poor choices and lousy campaigning.
“I miss you already, and it’s only been four and a half hours. I miss you...”
– Someone else’s Xanga blog from four years ago.
I’d forgotten what it was like to be on the other end of that sentiment. I’m grateful for the reminder.
“And a cheerful thought from Kyle:
C0mrade Kyle: Redskins win last game before...”
– From a post made four years ago on my (really) old Xanga blog.
Tonight, the Redskins are losing to the Steelers, 16-6. Let’s hope it stays that way, and let’s hope it’s more accurate this time around.
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What I Learned From Canvassing For Obama →
One of the more inspiring things I’ve read this election cycle. Which is saying something.
“Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight,
Lead me out on the moonlit floor,
Lift...”
– Kiss Me, by Sixpence None the Richer
The story of the things I’m missing tonight.
I wish her Facebook page weren’t the second result in my Firefox awesome bar when I start typing F-a-c-e-b-o-o-k.
But I don’t do anything to change it.
