Author Archives: mindless

Kurtz writes: The Boston Globe has an interesting piece from Obama’s native country on attempts to cash in I was really hoping that Kurtz had confused Hawaii with a nation…

The defense went swimmingly! I’m so happy that so many people came: Right after the group picture I shouted for joy and executed a secret plan that was about two years in the making: jumping in the fountain! Of course, … Continue reading →

Dissertation is being bound.  Parody is written (see below). Now I just need to defend the darn thing (tomorrow!). Closer You are to Done I’m trying to tell you something about votersAnd what makes some of them party floatersThe best … Continue reading →

Done! Let me know if you find typos as I have one week to squash them. Now I just need to come up with a good song parody (to keep the trend going)…”Closer to Fine” has been stuck in my … Continue reading →

Enjanerd and Ian got married yesterday! The reception (including touch football) was great, but even better was the ceremony: nerdy, short, hilarious, and touching all at once. Bravo to Sonny for a great approach to my two brilliant friends’ nuptials. … Continue reading →

Someone needs to teach Peter Wallison the difference between elitism and meritocracy because he seems to have some trouble with the concepts in his op-ed today. He argues that a government agency is elitist because they would require potential consumers … Continue reading →

My facebook-recorded prediction was 43-29-28 (D-Mc-Mo), which turned out to be off by a bit, but not embarrassing. The final numbers will probably be 49-27-24. Hey, at least I got the tens digit correct. Nate says McAuliffe’s numbers look like … Continue reading →

[This blog post is adopted from an email conversation with Chicklet. Coincidentally, one of Google Wave’s features is to convert an email to a blog post with just a couple clicks. Disclaimer: I’m not a Google employee so I know … Continue reading →

You can read Enjanerd’s take on the 2009 WaPo Hunt here: great fun had by all. Yesterday, Chu and yours truly extended one puzzle’s theme. We conversed over supper (at Jaleo) sans the second banned letter of Gene’s Donny Sobel … Continue reading →

Before I leave for Jordan/Egypt tomorrow, I better post the pics from my last adventure: the Obama Inauguration! Here’s my story: The night before the big day, Chu and I attend a party where the subject of “how to get … Continue reading →