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
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
I had thought about blogging this, though I see I’ve been beaten to the line. Hell, I’ll blog it anyway. Maybe Habit and Antonio Joli can tour together. This sounded lame as I started reading it on Facebook, but by the time I was done I decided it was one of my favorite viral “surveys” … Read more