Archive for December, 2007

The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto

December 27th, 2007 | In world 

Source: art_es_anna
I saw it this morning, at about eight. I said, “Oh… my… God.” Benazir Bhutto, long — and probably accurately — seen as the best choice for prime minister of the troubled mess that is Pakistan, was assassinated.
For good or ill, it’s the most important political assassination I remember. I’m far too young to have experienced the deaths […]

On Break until 2008

December 26th, 2007 | In personal 

As the curious will probably have guessed by now, I’m taking a break until January 7th. It’s a Monday, the one after New Year’s Eve.
I was rather negligent in announcing this. For that I apologize. And as my penance, I promise that at least one more thing will be posted between now and the seventh.
I […]

OPW: Max Ehrmann’s “Desiderata”

December 21st, 2007 | In OPW, poetry 

There’s a large soft spot in my heart for broad and sweeping pieces of advice about how to live you life. Even if I don’t agree with everything such poems, columns, commencement speeches, or songs say, I still like them. And even if they seem to be off on a few points, they say things […]

But What Is a Blog? & My Answer

December 20th, 2007 | In metablogging, personal, ruminations 

Source: topgold
Aside from having been described by Jerry Seinfeld as a terribly ugly word (which it is), “blog” is a hard concept to pin down. Of course the word’s evolution from the original meaning of “web log” would suggest that they’re necessarily linear expressions of a set of idea, thoughts, and goals. A diary almost. […]

“There is almost no problem we can solve all by ourselves”

December 19th, 2007 | In USA, american society, world 

Source: cursedthing
Former President Bill Clinton was on Charlie Rose last Friday. He said a lot of interesting things, and though they also did a fair bit of rehashing tired arguments about the presidential campaign, it is a pretty good interview to watch.
Without question, the line that most caught my attention was this one: Mr. Clinton […]