Bookroll
- Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish: A Novel
- David Rakoff

- 3 wds: Rhythmic Raw Rakoff
- The Signal and the Noise
- Nate Silver

- 3 wds: accessible, insightful, broad
- The Casual Vacancy
- J.K. Rowling

- 3 wds: captivating, political, believable
- The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War against al-Qaeda
- Neil Shah

- 3 wds: Captivating, informative, redacted
- The Blank Slate
- Steven Pinker

- 3 wds: Rant, lengthy, correct
- The Trial
- Franz Kafka

- 3 wds: Disheartening, linear, skippable
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Political Good Tidings
My MIT friend Kate is managing her very own campaign in Alabama: Josh Segall for Congress. In an impressive start to his candidacy, Segall raised just over a quarter million dollars (enough to buy the Twickham House!) in the first … Continue reading
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Chag Sameach, Sen. Clinton!
How does Hillary know I am Jewish? Did other people get this email? Dear Aaron, As Jewish families across the world prepare to gather together around the Seder table, I am delighted to offer greetings and good wishes for a … Continue reading
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Mike Huckabee and Justice Scalia are both wrong
Simply put: the Galapagos trip was amazing (view all pics). It was the end of the rainy season so everything was so green for volcanic islands. In about five months, all the plants will be dead. But, in March, the … Continue reading
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Proving Mike Huckabee Wrong
Ever since Mike Huckabee said he didn’t believe in evolution, I’ve had my doubts. So, tomorrow, I’m off to the Galapagos Islands, with Darwin’s finches, tortoises, boobies, and sea lions! Some notes from the past month (which about how long … Continue reading
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Zumba!
Despite the global warming trend, it still gets cold in the winter in NJ — too cold to run outside. Thus, the past two years, I have taken Step Jam classes at the Princeton gym. They’ve been a great workout, … Continue reading
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Potomac Primary
I’m sure no one who reads this blog needs a reminder, but Go Vote today (for Hillary) in VA, DC, or MD. I FedEx’d my absentee ballot on Saturday and recorded for posterity my vote for the first woman President!
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Parabola!
Went into the City last night to take advantage of “college students ride NJT free week.” Saw Alissa and we went to Gotham Improv (UCB didn’t have show times that worked for us). Three groups were peforming: Beaver Las Vegas, … Continue reading
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Political Curiosity
Since I’m working for the Clinton campaign, I can’t comment on the Democratic primary, but I must point out what I think is a blatantly idiotic move on the Republican side. John McCain ended 2007 with $4.5 million in debt, … Continue reading
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Thank you Mr. Andrukonis
I do some occasional consulting work, and I was on a conference call recently when this humorous event happened: The “insiders” (incl. me) jumped on the call ahead of time to game-plan before the “partner representatives” showed up. But, some … Continue reading
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Iowa (Campaigning Again)
I’ve been threatening to write the following Dar Williams parody for about four years now. After last week’s loss, it came together. And with tonight’s win (wow were the pollsters wrong), I have more courage to post it. (Also, an … Continue reading
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