Noteworthy entries.
With the possible spoiler of Mike Huckabee, it's clear that John McCain is set to be the candidate the Democrats need to beat in November. The irony of the ongoing battle between Hillary and Obama is that, policy-wise, they just aren't that different. There were some real differences between the…
I realized this very recently, when several factors forced gender into awareness. In a psychology course a few quarters back, the professor asked the class to list the groups to which we each thought we belonged. My list looked something like this: “Student; Intellectual; Atheist; Independent; Skeptic; Young Adult”. As students read off their answers, I noticed a big glaring gap in my own response: gender. Most women had mentioned that they saw themselves as “women”. In fact, “women” was usually the group at the top of the list. I wrote this off as an example of how much I value my intellectual life over my more superficial life-on-paper. Or something.
Then one day, I became ensnared in one of my Hillary-Clinton-supporting roommate’s little tirades about women and power. He considers himself a big feminist, and he loves powerful women and the gender questions it creates. At one point he said something like, “When people look at you as a a woman-” and I quickly, instinctively replied, “But I don’t really think of myself as a woman.” He seemed to understand what I meant instantly- I see myself as a person.
For a world-class prank, check this out: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuo[/youtube] The group is called "Improv Everywhere: We cause scenes." This group obviously has a lot of fun, yet takes their work seriously. Check out its website -- the right column lists the group's other "missions" (they indicate that they've had about 70…
I just finished with an intense period of work, including trying part of a jury case that ended in a mistrial when the opposing attorney was rushed to the hospital with internal bleeding.
Trying lawsuits can be exhausing work. Really exhausting. My wife (Anne) saw that look in my eyes, and insisted that I could really use a day or two to recover. She suggested that I spend a night at a cabin at nearby Pere Marquette State Park (in Grafton Illinois). This was really tempting, but I thought twice about doing that when I called the park and I was reminded of the cost of $125 for one night. Did I really earn that sort of retreat? Did I want to travel that far to “get away?”
I considered plan B: stay at home. This would offer me the advantage of being with my wife and children, and I’ve really been craving time with them during the many evenings I’ve recently spent at work. But Anne insisted, “You really need to get away and do nothing for a day.”
Then I considered plan C. I visited Priceline for the first time last night. This site gives you a chance to bid what you think a hotel is worth. I got the idea of doing something I’d never done before: taking a vacation in my hometown, in downtown St. Louis. But I didn’t want to spend much. Therefore, I placed a bid of only $40 for one night at a …
Note from Erich: DI has a purchased a license from Cagle Cartoons to publish these cartoons. We are proud to support the work of these cartoonists. I thought I'd mention a bit more about Cagle. It is an organization owned by cartoonists for the benefit of cartoonists. Cagle publishes the works of…