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The news is beyond sober

College may become unaffordable for most in the US.
My publisher is in the process of significant layoffs.
General Motors may fail this very month without a bailout.
Iraq torture policy has led to the death of countless US soldiers.
Everywhere I turn most people I know find themselves in a terrible sort of limbo, unable to conceive of [...]

Posted 04 December 2008 † V. § ‡ Comments (13) ° Also tagged:

A thing with feathers

Last night a friend asked what reactions I’d observed in the day after the election.  “Are people happy?” she asked.  “How do they seem?”
“They’re happy,” I said.  “They seem relieved.  I think mostly people can’t believe it’s true.”
Like many voters on Tuesday, for me this election has a personal resonance.  Eight years ago, Evan was [...]

Posted 06 November 2008 † V. § ‡ Comments (15) ° Also tagged: