I was kind of giving up on this blog thing when an actual reader said I should post again. Wow! (Thanks, Mom.)
It's been busy here as Barbara and I figure out our new jobs. She's teaching three senior-level Spanish classes, preparing them from scratch. I'm learning how students learn Physics. The project I'm working on (called PhET) has been getting plenty of attention (including a recent award), so that's exciting.
Politics are getting more interesting as the primaries begin to loom. I'm still open to all candidates, but the only sign I have is "Obama 08!" I guess I also still have some Kucinich memorabilia from 2004. Hillary has come out with a great health care plan (essentially Edwards' plan, but that's a good one). She has scared me a bit with her belligerence toward Iran. Does she have to prove she's as tough as the single-minded Giuliani? Unlike Rudy, Obama has stopped wearing the American flag lapel pin, noticing that it had become "a substitute for true patriotism."
Here's an idea: find out who your candidate really is by answering some simple questions about your opinions, then learn who is aligned with you. You can do it at this site. You may be surprised!
Ok, I realize I can't complain about having no readers if I have no content. So I'll try to do my part. I'll probably post on weekends. If you do read this, you might consider leaving a comment so I know I'm not speaking to the Void. In the meantime, the links over on the panel at the right ("worth a click") should update almost daily. I link there to funny and interesting stuff I run across out on the wild interwebs.
Till the next post, oh Void!
3 comments:
Cha-ching!!!! You sound party affiliated. No more "eat until you ralph"? I'm beginning to think third party might be worth a look! Too much "same-o, same-o. But I guess they all have to march to the drummer if they want the bucks which buy the nomination and election.
MoMster
Yea, the fact that it's one party or the other is lamentable. We need more choice. That's why, until we have a viable 3rd party system, we should all advocate for Instant-runoff voting. Spread the word if you want democracy to work.
Interesting to know.
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