I am one happy person this morning.

This election will be the last chance to shake things up for a while…. at least the next four years. Obama is inspiring, but he is also smart. His policies make sense.
I remain positive that the U.S. public will see the necessity to move in a new direction.

As summer ends, I find myself getting really sad that the boys will be back in school full-time. Granted, I have had a babysitter part-time all summer so I can do my nagging research; therefore, I can’t truly claim the title of “stay-at-home-mom.” That acknowledged, I think the hard part is Miles is starting [...]

Once again, the presidential election boils down to untrue soundbites. The latest ad from the McCain camp misrepresents Obama. FactCheck.org did a good job breaking down Obama’s budget policy here. The scary part is this: most people will not check the facts or read about the issues.  Rather, they will listen to the dumbed-down soundbites [...]

Science / Environment
World Bank Criticized on Environmental Efforts
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
Published: July 22, 2008
The World Bank and its partners need to do a far better job of considering the environmental effects of projects they finance in poor countries, its internal review group said. Read the full report here.

I’m reading Hans Blumenberg’s essay “An Anthropological Approach to Rhetoric” at the request of an advisor. The request stems from my attempt to start the second of my three preliminary exam reading lists—the list in rhetorical theory. Anyway, I like this quote, among others in the text:
There is something like the expediency of what is [...]