Thursday miscellanea #28

The first offline Sunday approaches.  Right now I’m slightly more excited about the novelty than I am anxious about the denial.  We’ll see. I think I want a product that doesn’t exist.  Does anyone know of a simple Bluetooth indicator light, i.e. something I could stick on the dashboard that would light up when my … Read more

Quelling the fury of nonsense

If you haven’t known me for at least 15 years, you wouldn’t believe how much better I am at not sweating the small stuff than I used to be.  Recently more than one person has actually hung the word “easygoing” on me. (I shall now pause so that the aforementioned long acquaintees have a chance … Read more

Obama’s new rhetoric of fear

My collegiate mentor and friend Dr. Susan Fillippeli has written an interesting post on Obama’s new “rhetoric of fear.” Since the inauguration, what has become of Obama’s message of hope?  Quoting Dr. Fillippeli: It is no accident that Obama’s rhetoric has shifted significantly from one defined by hope to one defined by crisis. It has … Read more

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