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Author Archives: WorldWideWeber
Chrysostom
We all knew, from the day he burst on the scene, that Barack Obama is a great talker. And great talk can sometimes accomplish a lot. But there’s a reason why we talk about “walking the walk.” And, for better … Continue reading
McGuffey
See WorldWideWeber. See WorldWideWeber neglect his blog. Bad, WorldWideWeber, bad!
Autobiograffiti
Not only am I getting tired of Facebook (after a mere 13 months of use), I’ve started wondering how much time I’ve already wasted there. It didn’t take very long for me to get fed up and shut down all … Continue reading
Kindling
Some quick impressions of the Kindle reading device after two days of use: It’s smaller than I expected. The screen is larger than those on several PDAs I’ve used heavily to read on in the past, but not as large … Continue reading
Wasabi
I was looking forward to “crazy” on Tuesday, but didn’t expect so much of teh stupid. Up until late Monday, Laura and I planned to head down to the Mall at a not-too-unreasonable hour and see what we could see … Continue reading
Auguration
Far be it from me to try and predict how the Obama presidency will turn out. Many of us had a feeling the Bush years would be bad, but did any of us dream it would turn out as disastrous … Continue reading
Sundries
The year is rapidly drawing to a close, and activity here has dwindled to a trickle. The world outside continues to undergo sundry shocks and transformations, while life in the basement has become more inward. After all the excitement and … Continue reading
Anticipation
For someone who keeps asserting that the presidential contest is proceeding pretty much as expected, and who spends much of his time trying to calm the nervous Nellies, I have been spending an awful lot of time lately at FiveThirtyEight.com, … Continue reading
Georgious
Not many notes have been emanating from the basement recently. A lot has been happening upstairs, but the excitement generated there is unlikely to be of particular interest to you. And of course something big is afoot in the world … Continue reading
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Bespoken
And now for a quick roundup of bicycling news. The city of Washington, DC, finally launched its long-heralded bike-sharing program. It proved to be a smash hit, and plans are afoot to expand it. Within days, an attempt was made … Continue reading
