Patience

One reason it’s good to have less money is that it forces you to be more patient. A couple of weeks ago, my laptop took a turn for the worse. Since I tripped over the cord, getting a good connection between the outlet and the computer is a tricky business. Sometimes it requires repeated twisting […]

Slow Leak/Quick End

Although you would expect a pants-on-fire liberal like me to freak out about the BP oil disaster, I found myself oddly unable to get riled up. It’s true, I often compare oil companies to drug dealers. They’re feeding evil, and not evil themselves. I prefer oil companies, since they don’t directly feed cycles of violence […]

Reforming

It was not easy to sit through the discussion. Maybe the cancer histories of various relatives were invoked. Maybe someone suggested that people who love European ways so much should go live there. I absolutely did not endorse Cuban dictatorships or mob-fueled economic revolutions.

Summit

I was called to a summit, representing the United States of Me in talks regarding Thanksgiving 2009. I am not a very effective delegate, but unfortunately the people can’t find anyone else to do the job. The only smart move I made was to stop for a pastry and a coffee on the way. Because […]