Today, a woman called a hotline that I answered. Her ballot was so confusing that she was talking of throwing it away if she couldn’t make sense of it. Why does voting need to belong to the most literate? I have a sense that this country is ready to take on the challenge of a […]

In trying to rest my brain from debates and constant worrying about the elections, I took the night off and watched a movie. Nice and relaxing, eh. It was called “Bush’s Brain: How Karl Rove made Bush presidential.” To be frank, the show was a wee slow (and made me appreciate all the more Michael […]

Watched the debates last night. Frankly, I find myself more and more uneasy as the debates go on. Blatant lies, egos and empty promises. Out now is an interesting article about Bush being wired during the debates.

I woke up this morning to a too eager 6 a.m. alarm and rain fog out the window. Simply lovely. The day would be best spend cuddled with soft yellow watching gems of inspiration from Lynda. I also awoke to calves so sore from two days of woods hikes. How I have missed that particular […]

Election on the brain here. Harpers said 12 members of congress asked the united nations to oversee elections in the u.s. It is a strange feeling to hope that someone can help us to have an honest election. I wonder if Chavez will win again in his country. I suppose we’ll see in the morning.
Kerry […]

Skepticism is the first step towards truth. I found this fortune wasting away atop my desk. It aligns well with the sort of mental dialogue my brain has been volleying lately. It all started with Vanity Fair. I read an article about conspiracy theorist (May issue, by the way…just got to it a couple days […]

interactive map to explore voting by states. Neat. I liked changing the Florida votes and dreaming about better days.

this brief article is ominous - internet censroship.
in my little world - in two weeks, my study of japanese will no longer be shaped by the confines of the jordan method. this method promises that one will spend many hours studying a language only to find they are incapable of conversing understanding japanese past […]

I first saw the pictures here. Appalled…yes. Shocked…no. When people are called “vermin” and words like “eradicate” become o.k. to use about human beings, how can I be shocked that this sort of action follows?
This is what came in my mail today from the J. Kerry camp: “The images of abuse in a U.S. run […]

one year a ago today, march 20. i found myself at a war protest today. i cannot recall an experience such as this to date. consider: no tear gas + no damage to the city. admittedly, i did leave soon after the march. so, i cannot report for the events past nightfall. saw a schoolmate […]