Monthly Archives: February 2008

A Nose’s Work is (Apparently) Never Done

My nose desperately wants to protect me. Somewhere in my brain, a half dozen nerve cells flicker in appreciation for its dedication.

The rest of my brain would give anything to turn down its services between the hours of 2 and 7 AM.

Look, nose, I’ll cut you a deal. I’ve got a plane to [...]

Not Christ?

Because there definitely wasn’t room to spell my whole name.

My Maryland Election-Eve Politics-Roundup Post

What, too many political entries lately? Please forgive me. I’m from Kentucky. My presidential vote has never mattered before. Tomorrow I actually get to count, and it feels good.

If pop stars singing a stump speech isn’t…substantive enough for you (sheesh, you people with your “standards” and “analytical minds”), then maybe some [...]

Idle thought: Presidential Hairdressers

Over the course of an election season, presidential candidates must get their hair cut at least, what, a handful of times.
Working backward:

American popular opinion is driven by the media.
The media is dominated by image.
A candidate’s appearance is their primary image.
A candidate’s appearance is, briefly, under the complete control of the person who cuts their hair.

Somewhere [...]

Superdelegates Suck

From the Washington Post:

The potential for superdelegates to play a critical role has some party leaders worried that the situation could lend the appearance that the nominee will be selected by insiders rather than by rank-and-file voters.

“Could lend the appearance”, eh? Damn straight it could lend the appearance. One might even say that [...]