Monthly Archives: January 2005

Friday night my brother brought his gf home from school for a family dinner. My dad only completely embarrassed us twice, which is about average at these types of occasions. When we returned home, Marc showed off the yo-yo he … Continue reading →

Sigh. Well there’s always February 12th.

In case anyone is on the fence (as I was a few days ago) about whether Senators should confirm Alberto Gonzales for US Attorney General, I recommend this editorial. On a wholly unrelated note, tonight’s West Wing significantly upped my … Continue reading →

Hanna Rosin (of paper bag and Laura Bush==girl fame) continues to earn her pay at WaPo.

Saturday night I used what I think I can safely safe was the best Chanukah book I got: The Star Wars Cook Book. The menu was: crackers with Jabba the Hummus (brought by Nick) TIE Fighter Ties (breadstick in the … Continue reading →

Doing my best, and succeeding thus far, at this boycott today.

Lia Nistler’s Letter to the Editor, Eden Valley Journal Patriot. (We conducted the poll in question.) Meeker County Public Health, Citizens for Smoke-Free Meeker County and the Meeker County Memorial Hospital have been actively pursuing and pushing for a Smoke-Free … Continue reading →

D-DNC, or Dean for DNC Chair, held an event for former Dean staffers at “Local 16,” which is a bar north of Dupont. The Governor himself was in attendance and gave a little shpiel. He’s thinner, but still the same … Continue reading →

Visited the National Gallery on Sunday, where we focused on their limited-time Gerard ter Borch exhibit. There were some amazing paintings on display; ter Borch is especially known for capturing the shimmer of satin. Certainly he mastered light’s reflection on … Continue reading →

A v. hard riddle passed on to me from Jon: Our not-so-friendly Trogdor the Burninator doesn’t like peasants. In fact, he has just captured n peasants (where n>=2) and wants to eat them. But, Trogdor is feeling nice today and … Continue reading →