I had already begun composing my post on the NIE and the question of when the executive branch was actually aware of this information a couple of days ago, but I became so angry that it was counterproductive. I picked it up again this morning, and was a couple of paragraphs into it when I got a link from OpEd News to the Keith Olbermann special commentary (I so wish that we had something more than network television). Chuck Adkins…
Mama Christy tagged me for an 8 Random Things about me meme (I can refuse her nothing). Here are the rules. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to write a post on their own blog (about their eight things) and post these rules. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re…
This quiz has some great possibilities… comment and tell me your own historical lunatic! Which Historical Lunatic Are You?From the fecund loins of Rum and Monkey. You are Joshua Abraham Norton, first and only Emperor of the United States of America! Born in England sometime in the second decade of the nineteenth century, you carved a notable business career, in South Africa and later San Francisco, until an entry into the rice market wiped out your fortune in 1854. After…
Here is a more detailed and nuanced political quiz from Political Compass (thanks to Jamie). It puts me about where I would expect. I still haven’t seen the quiz I’d like to see, though… these are still too abstract, with not enough substantial choices for answers. Where’s the ranking of answers? Agree/disagree isn’t enough. I’m thinking about designing my own when I have more time.
I’m finding that the political quizzes are too simplistic. There are not enough questions, and the ones they have are poorly worded or don’t provide enough choices for an answer. I’m not really convinced that any I’ve seen or taken really represents my own views, although it’s ok for a broad-strokes picture. Unfortunately, the simplified differences on viewpoint are part of what undermines the political debate in the public sphere. Maybe I should write one. It would be based on…
Lin at Telling It Like It Is has shot me right in the head with what she’s calling a 357 magnum meme. Assembled over at Home with Heather, this one asks some basic questions about blogging. Far be it from me to refuse such a sweet request from a fellow former JW… so… 1. How long have you been blogging? I started blogging four years ago (November 2003). I actually had a couple of other blogs – one at Blogger…