Author Archives: mindless

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 →

“Ask Osama bin Laden, er, Osama Obama, er Sen. Obama …” — Sen. Ted Kennedy’s (D-MA) start to an answer about what Dems could learn from Obama’s success in IL (National Journal’s Last Call! sources).

Friday evening I went to the Hair Cuttery, usually a reliable place for a trim, but this time the stylist decided* that she didn’t really like my hair and chopped it all off. I had taken my glasses off so … Continue reading →

Unabashedly stolen from Daily Kos. Rep Tom Cole (R-OK) links Social Security to the War on Terr’r: “He cannot afford to fail. It would have repercussions for the rest of his program, including foreign policy. We can’t hand the president … Continue reading →

Just got pics from Dawn of Christmas 2003. Don’t I make a cute Santa?

Welcome to 2005, may it bring more Democratic victories! New York was a blast. Highlights included: Rockefeller CenterBluestockings (feminist bookstore)the Museum of Sexextremely close Madden2004 games on Jon’s GameCubeCentral Park and learning about schistfinishing all my PhD Grad School apps … Continue reading →

Google’s main page offers information and lists ways to help the victims of the Indian Ocean earthquake.

Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity In Words of Four Letters or Less