The X-Files: A Legacy of the Cold War*

I thought lot during my re-watch of The X-Files about why it was so much a show of its era. At the heart of The X-Files is a sweeping government conspiracy that “reaches into the lives of every man, woman, and child on this planet.” The X-Files began in 1993, less than four years after [...]

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I Am One of You, Society, and I Do Not Approve

Between the jerks who say that Muslims shouldn’t be allowed to build an Islamic community center near Ground Zero and the new poll that found 1 in 8 Americans thinking the president is Muslim, there is an awful lot of anti-Muslim fervor flying around. General consensus is that it’s not okay to hate people because [...]

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An Argument for Cold

Today, I mentioned to a co-worker that I am ready for winter. I am tired of warm weather and sunshine, and would like some cold, blustery days. She looked at me with disbelief. How could anyone reject warm sunshine in favor of nasty cold? There are a lot of wonderful things about wintery weather, even [...]

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On Notice

I really thought that 2008 had been lousy, and that 2009 was going to be better. Possibly even with epic proportions of awesomeness. After all, 2009 was going to start out with the inauguration of Barack Obama, and what is not to love there. So far, 2009 has had one truly excellent day. One. And [...]

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So this is what he meant when he talked about “change”

On the Wednesday after the inauguration, my sister said to me that morning, “Happy Obama Day!” I asked her what she meant, since the inauguration had been the day before. “Every day is Happy Obama Day now,” she said. “Every day for the next eight years.” Driving to work this morning, I heard a story [...]

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Day One

Eight years ago, my high school choir was invited to sing at the inauguration of George W. Bush. On the day of the inauguration, I was exactly one week shy of turning 18, so I hadn’t been able to vote. I had been invested in the election, however, and I was not happy with the [...]

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Yes, We Can

Eight years ago, my school choir was asked to sing at the inauguration of George W. Bush. I didn’t have exceptional political awareness at that time, but I knew that I was a budding Democrat, and that if I had just been a few months older, I would have cast my vote for Al Gore. [...]

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Anticipation

Cupcakes for Change.

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If Only It Were The Thought That Counted

My sister and I spent the morning volunteering for Obama. I’ve spent the past few months thinking to myself, “Gee, I really should put forth a little effort and go volunteer,” but today was the first time I actually did anything about it, since May when I did voter registration. Louisville is conveniently located right [...]

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You can’t spell Palin without the letters P-A-I-N

I spent the weekend with friends whose political leanings and senses of humor are decidedly similar to my own. Given that the vice presidential debate took place on Thursday evening, and given our shared disgust and disbelief at the reality that is Sarah Palin, we spent a huge amount of time this weekend making fun [...]

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