May 2007
"She's trueing you"
May/28, 2007 11:45 PM
It's our first day at Disneyland, and we already have a new catchphrase:
Anna came up with this construct as Ami was trying to convince Dylan to go on a ride this afternoon. Dylan swore he'd be too afraid, but Anna was convinced Ami's argument was accurate, so passed these words of wisdom along.
It was the first of what we hope are many high points from this week.
Hope everyone reading this is having a good week, too.
Check back for more soon, hopefully.
"She's trueing you."
Anna came up with this construct as Ami was trying to convince Dylan to go on a ride this afternoon. Dylan swore he'd be too afraid, but Anna was convinced Ami's argument was accurate, so passed these words of wisdom along.
It was the first of what we hope are many high points from this week.
Hope everyone reading this is having a good week, too.
Check back for more soon, hopefully.
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Proving it
May/18, 2007 07:38 AM
Worth your time to read
May/17, 2007 02:58 PM
The American people are understandably fearful about another attack like the one we sustained on Sept. 11, 2001. But it is the duty of the commander in chief to lead the country away from the grip of fear, not into its grasp."
...this war will be won or lost not on the battlefield but in the minds of potential supporters who have not yet thrown in their lot with the enemy. If we forfeit our values by signaling that they are negotiable in situations of grave or imminent danger, we drive those undecideds into the arms of the enemy. This way lies defeat, and we are well down the road to it."
Your Froomkin Fix
May/16, 2007 02:37 PM
"Another post about politics?" I hear you asking yourself. And you may have a point. But bear with me for a minute.
For the last few years, I've become a total junkie for the daily "White House Watch" feature (formerly "White House Briefing") on washingtonpost.com. Dan Froomkin does an amazing job of pulling together bits and pieces from all over the place into a coherent daily narrative of what's right and (unfortunately for the last few years, mostly) wrong in our Executive branch of government.
I wholeheartedly recommend it as a daily part of your information diet, which is why I've added a "White House Watch" widget over there in the right-hand column. It's labeled "Your Froomkin Fix," because I quite literally go into withdrawal when I miss it for a day. I'm nervous about our vacation in a couple of weeks, because there's four whole days when I'll have to miss Dan's insightful writings.
Once you start reading it, you'll find you don't want to miss it, either. Give it a try!
For the last few years, I've become a total junkie for the daily "White House Watch" feature (formerly "White House Briefing") on washingtonpost.com. Dan Froomkin does an amazing job of pulling together bits and pieces from all over the place into a coherent daily narrative of what's right and (unfortunately for the last few years, mostly) wrong in our Executive branch of government.
I wholeheartedly recommend it as a daily part of your information diet, which is why I've added a "White House Watch" widget over there in the right-hand column. It's labeled "Your Froomkin Fix," because I quite literally go into withdrawal when I miss it for a day. I'm nervous about our vacation in a couple of weeks, because there's four whole days when I'll have to miss Dan's insightful writings.
Once you start reading it, you'll find you don't want to miss it, either. Give it a try!
A bad idea takes root
May/08, 2007 08:27 AM
If you're one of the many people who've recently sent me e-mail about the "one day gas boycott" on May 15, then please don't take this personally: it's a really stupid idea.
It's not just that the e-mail itself is riddled with factual errors. It's that it simply won't work. Now, I could take a long time to write up all the reasons why, but luckily the folks over at MSNBC.com have done it for me.
This idea has come up pretty much every Spring for the last few years, just as gas prices are rising to some new historic high. And it never works, but every year it comes up again. This year, though, it's really taken root for some reason, and I've gotten it from a lot more places than usual -- even from a comment left here in the post about my new car.
Anyway, if you read it, the MSNBC.com article makes clear that the only REAL way to bring gas prices down is to cut consumption. Shifting your consumption forward or back a day doesn't accomplish that. Buying a car that uses less fuel DOES. Pressuring Detroit and the other manufacturers to raise their fuel economy standards (even bringing back an electric car??) would also work.
Even switching just two lightbulbs in your home to compact fluorescent bulbs would be enough -- if everyone did it. We've switched all but four lightbulbs in our home already, and those last few will be changed as soon as they burn out.
I'm trying to do my part. Are you?
It's not just that the e-mail itself is riddled with factual errors. It's that it simply won't work. Now, I could take a long time to write up all the reasons why, but luckily the folks over at MSNBC.com have done it for me.
This idea has come up pretty much every Spring for the last few years, just as gas prices are rising to some new historic high. And it never works, but every year it comes up again. This year, though, it's really taken root for some reason, and I've gotten it from a lot more places than usual -- even from a comment left here in the post about my new car.
Anyway, if you read it, the MSNBC.com article makes clear that the only REAL way to bring gas prices down is to cut consumption. Shifting your consumption forward or back a day doesn't accomplish that. Buying a car that uses less fuel DOES. Pressuring Detroit and the other manufacturers to raise their fuel economy standards (even bringing back an electric car??) would also work.
Even switching just two lightbulbs in your home to compact fluorescent bulbs would be enough -- if everyone did it. We've switched all but four lightbulbs in our home already, and those last few will be changed as soon as they burn out.
I'm trying to do my part. Are you?