“I’ve asked leaders of both parties and both houses of Congress to come here to the White House on Thursday so we can build on the work that’s already been done and drive towards a final agreement. It’s my hope that everybody is going to leave their ultimatums at the door, that we’ll all leave … Read more
I am irrationally exuberant about the number 144. It’s a perfect square, which turns me on anyway, but that it’s the square of a number as special as 12 makes it all the more profound. It’s a gross. It’s a dozen dozen. All of the ins and outs of the 3s and 4s are just … Read more
“If there is hope, it lies in the proles.” – Winston Smith, 1984 by George Orwell To me, this has always been one of the most depressing lines in all of English literature. If you’ve read the book, you know that this line is not hopeful, despite its literal content. I’ve always heard it in … Read more