This morning’s sustained exhilaration has been tempered somewhat by the remnants of intolerance as it appears California has narrowly passed Proposition 8, stripping gay couples of the right to marry, largely on the strength of opposition from blacks who voted for it by more than a 2:1 margin.
Arizona and Florida passed similar bans, the latter [...]
[Liveblogging throughout the day, because I want to remember as much of this as possible...]
11:45pm: Wow. President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama. Drop the “elect” and it rolls off the tongue. I’m kind of speechless, actually. It’s all over but the big speech; a speech that, after a string of amazing speeches, will be the biggest [...]
RIP: Madelyn Dunham, October 26, 1922 - November 3, 2008
“A quiet hero”, indeed.
May your grandson, and America itself, do you proud.
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A Poetry Handbook
The Best American Poetry 2008: Series Editor David Lehman, Guest Editor Charles Wright
Biggest Loser Family Cookbook: Budget-Friendly Meals Your Whole Family Will Love
President Obama Election 2008: [...]
I skipped The Incredible Hulk in theaters because I was fully expecting to be disappointed, but my son really wanted to see it and Iron Man was unexpectedly good, so we picked up the DVD and I was pleasantly surprised.
Ed Norton isn’t as dynamic an actor as Robert Downey, Jr., unlikely to carry a blockbuster [...]
Happy Halloween
Originally uploaded by bloomfieldguy
Actually, not at all.
It’s been five months since we bought the house, four months since we moved in, and excepting the unexpected $1,000 expense to fix a leak in the living room ceiling coming from the upstairs bathroom, homeownership in the ‘burbs has been quite the enjoyable experience.
Despite the somewhat disappointed [...]
