UPDATE (11/13/08): Here are 2 GREAT articles from the NYT that discuss some of the points I make in this post, with much better detail and info. The first is about transforming “I don’t trust blacks” voters in PA, and the second is about “I don’t want blacks over me” … Continue reading
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Why Did I Go to Ohio?
NOTE: I wrote most of this yesterday on the flight back from Ohio, but decided to spend some time thinking about it and editing. I also wrote this post on race & these two (1,2) posts from Ohio. (Geauga County, where I went, is the red one, next to Cleveland) … Continue reading
CHANGE comes to OHIO
NOTE: This is my second quick-‘n’-dirty post from Ohio. Again, I’m sorry for grammar, punctuation & readability. Sorry – just too busy. (click Barack to see more pix from my trip) Many things have CHANGEd since my last post. CHANGE! I’ll drop some quick notes before I go to bed … Continue reading
Obamateering in Ohio!
NOTE: This is effectively a draft of the post I want to put up. And even the post itself will be pretty rudimentary. I just don’t have much time. I’ll put this up now & fix it soon HOPEFULLY. ALSO: I wrote most of this last night, but I haven’t … Continue reading
The ‘Deep Slate: November 2008 Edition
[Ed. Note: 10/31/2015: This “post” was originally a pair of emails (“LIST” & “DETAILS”) I sent to my friends on 10/19/2008. I have posted it today in 2015, and backdated for archival/search purposes] LIST: Hey folks – Look! a SHOCKINGLY early ‘Deep Slate! I had to get it together early … Continue reading
‘Deep Suspends His San Francisco-ness
SAN FRANCISCO, October 14 – Declaring that it was time to “set San Francisco aside,†Senator Amandeep Jawa said Monday that he would temporarily stop living in San Francisco to travel to Ohio to help forge an electoral-vote victory for Barack Obama. “America faces an historic crisis in our political … Continue reading
FlashDance 17: Moste Excellente!
FlashDance 17 was this past weekend and was fabulous! It was a little smaller than usual (were people gone for the 3 day weekend?) but no matter – it was super fun! The location was GORGEOUS – right along the water under an almost full moon with a stunning view … Continue reading
FlashDance 16 did NOT kill me, it made me…
So it’s a week after Labor Day & I’m finally recovered enough to write this post 🙂 (Ok so honestly I also had big work deadlines that kept me too busy to post, but the above sentence captures the aging-rockstar-weekend aspect I’m trying to convey here, so we’ll just dispense … Continue reading
The Joys Of My North Carolina Roots
So last week, I did the inevitable: I broke Trikeasaurus. That’s the bad news. The good news was that while attempting to fix Trikeasaurus, the whole episode turned into a simple yet immensely satisfying return to my North Carolina* roots. You see, as I don’t like cars much, I miss … Continue reading
Flashdance 15: Rockin’ Out at City Hall
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You to everyone who made it to last night’s FlashDance at City Hall! Sooooo much goodness & exactly what our hero needed 🙂 It was once again stupendous and makes me even more bummed that I did not manage to have a June FD – … Continue reading