mushin no shin

Glad to see Kucinich introduce Articles of Impeachment against Bush. Of course it’s not going to go anywhere, it’s the statement that matters. A hundred years from now historians will be able to look at the congressional record and know that at least *some* people were willing to call this criminal regime for what it [...]

I’ve been watching a Civil War flick. I may have more to say about that later, but for now — they just showed a scene where the Confederates held a barn dance, and I just wanted to remark on how it amuses me that the music they played, an ancestor of bluegrass, and similar to [...]

Mother Jones with one of the better roundups I’ve seen on Obama’s VP Options.
I’m not really sure who I’m rooting for at this point. Bill Richardson is my first choice to actually hold the job, but I’m not certain if he’s the best choice in terms of campaign strategy. I don’t think he’s a bad [...]

So big congratulations to my dear little sister who ran off and got married last week! Nothing fancy, they did a little private pseudo-eloping thing, honeymooned for a week, then had a family lunch reception today. Met the new in-laws and my new step-niece, they all seem nice.
This of course leaves me as the last [...]

This should be fun!
I just received some belated birthday money, and since most of my stimulus check got sucked up in medical expenses, I was determined to get something I wanted with this nice little bonus. So the Coopers Micro Brew Kit which I’ve had my eye on for a while is now en route. [...]

The money quote from last night’s Daily Show cracked me up:

Wow, look at that pose he’s striking… he’s not just running for President, he’s running for COIN!!!

…at last partly ‘cuz it reminded me of:
Obama Practices Looking-Off-Into-Future Pose
(set-up begins around 5:07, but the earlier bits on Hillary were great too…)

Heehee, sorry about that. I’m really not as depressed as I sometimes might seem. I just don’t have much to say when I’m happy :)