Archive for May, 2008
So, I’ve applied for a position. As always, there are no guarantees, but I have some thoughts.
The foremost thought is that it’s never going to be exactly what anyone expects. I have some edge – I was the director of a library already. That it wasn’t, in the eyes of many, a “real” library does [...]
I’m going to take a whack at differentiating these two things. Note up front that in the eyes of most economists the difference is solely a matter of degree and point of view – the joke has truth. (If your neighbor loses his job, it’s a recession. If you lose yours its a depression.) That [...]
Obama wins Georgia in the General Election in November. I’ve kind of thought so already — all the lower level tests I use say so despite what’s in the polls. Yesterday’s Dem victory in Mississippi’s CD1 clinched it for me, however. Let’s run the basics, though.
Remember my bit about turnout of primary to general. In [...]
I’ve been posting so rarely, but then this bit of wildness appears. Bob Barr has announced his candidacy to be the Libertarian candidate for president. And at the same time, it turns out Ron Paul and supporters are planning to be difficult at the RNC. Let’s start with Bob.
Bob is not the Libertarian candidate any [...]
The next two or three weeks will be interesting for the Dem side. I mean, Clinton’s done. I know I’ve said so for a bit, but she’s done. It’s partly the major media deciding it’s over, but more significantly it’s the recent announcement she’s $20 million in debt. Or rather, her campaign is that far [...]
The current habit of drinking sports drinks as a ‘refresher’ is, in my opinion, a highly idiotic habit. Lots of sugar, plus all the caffeine and other nutrients, all meant to not only replenish a hard-charging athlete’s liquid and nutrient loss but also to shove a bonus burst of energy into the system. In the [...]
