Does anyone else think that Democratic pundits do a huge disservice to Obama when they describe his campaign as having “cleverly defeated” Hillary Clinton? What they’re saying, in essence, is that the voters did not choose the candidate. The pundits would have us think that he simply “outfoxed” his opponent, tricking the masses into supporting [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Donkeyrace Punditry
Posted in blah school on June 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
sleepless in the city that never dozes
Posted in insomnia on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Usually the occassional bout of insomnia has an explicit cause, a sort of trigger, easily identified if not prevented. A looming deadline, a headache, procrastination, caffeine. Sometimes I’ve blamed my perpetual state of empty-beddedness, or, when accompanied, the ambient light creeping in around the edges of the blinds is the one true cause.
Of course, I’m [...]
Agony Anticipated
Posted in blah school on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to a hypothetical situation, dear reader. You just bought a car, but you can’t just drive it off the lot, because you’re very particular about these things so you customized the interior and got the special wheels that they had to order from the factory. But the salesman assured you that it’d be quick, [...]
Welcome to New York!
Posted in bicycle ridership on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My first bike ride in NYC started out sunny, but ended in pouring rain. Who’d have thought it would be the best ride of the summer? My second ride started out sunny and ended in the trauma room of St. Luke’s Roosevelt on 115th and Amsterdam. Don’t worry, I’m not narrating from the [...]
