Archive for January, 2008
Dispatches: A New Way to Fight Recession
In light of recent financial news, Steve Finch files an interesting report that he asked us to file under, “I wonder if that would work.”
Chris Phan (flickr)
WASHINGTON — The Secratery of the Treasury today announced a interesting plan to combat the economic slowdown that has led many to speculate that the country is in the midst of […]
Savage Politics
Marc Nozell (cc)
I admit it. I was wrong. I don’t like it. I don’t like this whole mess one bit. This presidential campaign has already disappointed me. A lot.
Last time I addressed the presidential nomination process, I called it “exhilarating.” And though I did hesitate to use the word at the time, I decided it […]
How To Spend a Do-Nothing Day
Sarah Murray
It’s not as easy as it sounds, doing nothing. It’s too easy to think of all that you could be doing. All that you should be doing. In a country that seems to possess a cultural bias against stillness, doing nothing can feel dangerous. Immoral even.
It will also help, if you want to do […]
Review: The Agronomist
The Agronomist is a 2004 film about the life of an agronomist. As you may infer from that sentence, it didn’t win large audiences. But to say it’s about an agronomist is to minimize the truth. Jean Dominique called himself an agronomist, as was his training, but this underestimates his work, his charisma, and his […]
OPW: I’ll Wave Good-bye When Butter Flies
Today’s Other People’s Words, is a fun little poem from Jack Prelutsky, “I’ll Wave Good-bye When Butter Flies.”
I wave good-bye when butter flies
and cheer a boxing match,
I’ve often watched my pillow fight,
I’ve sewn a cabbage patch,
I like to dance at basket balls
or lead a rubber band,
I’ve marvelled at a spelling bee,
I’ve helped a peanut […]
