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My first guest post. Too bad it’s for a sad occasion.

May you rest in peace, Marine.  You spent your life hunting, sleeping, and eating (a lot) – just the way a kitty should.  You were an affectionate and smart cat, and our buddy for almost 16 years.  Farewell, my friend.  Molly.

I could go on and on at the strange sight of Joe the Plumber arguing for a continuation of current fiscal policy but facts don’t seem to matter to Joe. (Of course I don’t mean the real Joe the Plumber, who I obviously don’t know and wouldn’t claim to understand his thinking. I’m talking the [...]

I’ve been talking a lot with my students about metaphors and archetypes, the inate human ability to see symbols in life, etc. It’s odd how we view life metaphorically. Sometimes we create the perfect metaphor, other times life drops them into our laps.
Example 1: A teacher I work with each morning woke to find that [...]

As a rejection of my previous politics-heavy entries I offer my ten favorite CDs of 2008 as an act of contrition. They’re in alphabetical order only.

Black Kids: Partie Traumatic
Bon Iver: For Emma, Forever Ago
Frightened Rabbit: The Midnight Organ Fight
Fujiya & Miyagi: Lightbulbs
Juana Molina: Un Dia
M83: Saturdays = Youth
No Age: Nouns
Ratatat: LP3
Sigur Ros: Med Sud I [...]

Tonight’s projects involved researching the classic Uncle Milton’s Ant Farm. It’s one of the times when the internet helps save us from another plastic piece of junk manufactured and shipped from thousands of miles away. Most of the reviews seemed to say, “Yeah, luckily my kid only has a one-week attention span because the ants [...]

Funny that I actually feel guilty about ripping on McCain in my previous post, even though I attempted to justify my disgust. So I’ll try to clarify: I don’t think John McCain, George Bush, or any other recent major party candidate for president is a racist. I think that it’s actually impossible today. You simply [...]

As Election Day comes closer, the entire possibility of an Obama victory starts to gain weight. I’m struck that I am living in a moment of genuine American history. And I’m also continually surprised by how little the weight of history seems to be discussed in connection with the election.
Here’s what I mean: The election [...]

I may be biased but THIS looks like the best newspaper story ever. It certainly has the two cutest kids ever to appear in print.

Do the products I buy relate to who I am? That’s the big question asked by Rob Walker in Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are. He writes a decent column in the New York Times Magazine called consumed, but I quickly found myself skimming large sections of this [...]

Yes, I ranted against the Root ‘N Blues ‘N BBQ festival last year, but this year I actually took the time to head downtown and see some shows. As for my enjoyment of the event, it was one of the coolest experiences I have had in Columbia. It made me proud. Lots of people hang [...]