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My Ayers Connection
The Tin Man less than a day agoWhile breaking the Yom Kippur fast last night with some dear, lifelong family friends, I learned the following:
Back in the 70s, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, William Ayers had a thing for my brother’s best friend’s mom.
Connecticut Marriage Equality
The Tin Man less than a day agoHooray Connecticut!
But dammit, why do these decisions keep having to be 4-3?
1992 Townhall Debate
The Tin Man 4 days agoLast night’s townhall debate made me think back to the townhall debate of 1992, which was held in Richmond, Virginia.
Vowelled Presidents
The Tin Man 4 days agoOnly three U.S. presidents so far have had names ending in vowel sounds: James Monroe, William McKinley, and John F.
Top Google Trends
The Tin Man 4 days agoAmong the biggest upsurges on Google right now:
Number 3: “that one”
Number 6: “mccain that one”
Number 50: “beneficially”
McCain used the word “beneficially” at least twice tonight.
Latin Comeback
The Tin Man 5 days agoLatin is making a comeback in American schools.
The number of students in the United States taking the National Latin Exam has risen steadily to more than 134,000 students in each of the past two years, from 124,000 in 2003 and 101,000 in 1998…
Marty Abbott, education director of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign [.
New Yorker Endorses Obama
The Tin Man Oct 03 08Four years ago, the New Yorker endorsed a presidential candidate for the first time in its 80-year history: John Kerry.
Palin’s Accent and Syntax
The Tin Man Oct 02 08Two great articles about Sarah Palin in Slate.
This one explains Sarah Palin’s accent, and Alaskan accents in general:
Overall, because of the mixture of people and the large number of newcomers, Alaskan English is often hard to place, with both Westerners and Midwesterners thinking that it sounds oddly foreign; indeed, some Westerners have said that Palin [.
1992 VP Debate
The Tin Man Sep 29 08On Thursday night we’ll get to see Joe Biden and Sarah Palin debate each other.
This reminds me that one of my favorite national debates ever was the VP debate in 1992.
The First Debate
The Tin Man Sep 27 08Who won the debate?
It’s a silly question and I hate it. It doesn’t make sense, because these things we have every four years are not formal debates.
Putin Rears His Head
The Tin Man Sep 26 08Sarah Palin: “As Putin rears his head and comes into the airspace of the United States of America, where do they go? It’s Alaska.
Still Here
The Tin Man Sep 24 08Still alive… I’ve got a bad cold, though. I’m back at work today after two days of staying home.
NYT Front Pages
The Tin Man Sep 20 08As an avowed New York Times front-page geek, I am very excited about this.
DVDs are not as convenient as external hard drives or online access, but this is still really cool.
Trooper Wooten
The Tin Man Sep 19 08Good article on Alaska politics.
I’ve been meaning to say for several weeks that I love the name “Trooper Wooten.
NYT Correction
The Tin Man Sep 17 08From the Corrections section of today’s NY Times:
A film review on Sept. 5 about “Save Me” confused some characters and actors.
Palin! The Musical
The Tin Man Sep 16 08Fragments from Palin! The Musical.
We need to make the country work
For ordinary folk.
Direct reform must be the norm,
And … Oops, my water broke.
More DFW
The Tin Man Sep 16 08I’ve been reading many of the David Foster Wallace tributes these last few days. I can’t get enough.
Takeover = Angler
The Tin Man Sep 16 08I read this book last year:
This book just came out:
Imitation, flattery, etc., but come on.
DFW Times Obituary
The Tin Man Sep 15 08The New York Times has published its full obituary of David Foster Wallace. They published an interim one yesterday by a different reporter.
Sitemeter Sucks
The Tin Man Sep 14 08This morning I logged into Sitemeter, my referral stats tracking program. It turns out they revamped the site over the weekend.
