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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

Blogging remotely from my Treo650. I drove to Teaneck, NJ this morning to attend the wedding of my friends Abi & Josef. Even though this was my first Jewish orthodox wedding, I sort of knew what to expect from MIT’s … Continue reading →