Is the first time hom buyer credit bad for the economy?
Region: United StatesReal estate isn't really what this blog is about, but it comes up somewhat regularly in relationship to my keen interest in both residential building design and community planning. And, as regular readers will note, my wif... more
Views: 1043Culture, the arts and Obama
Region: United StatesTech Crunch pointed to the Citizen's Briefing Book on President Elect Barack Obama's website Change.gov. The ideas presented in the book are open to be voted on by readers, and will be compiled into a book to be presented ... more
Views: 1062Siloam Springs annexation fails and other election tidbits
Region: ArkansasApparently the voters of Siloam Springs voted down the annexation. I'm referencing this page from the Benton County website listing local results concerning Northwest Arkansas and national elections. The newspaper's websit... more
Views: 2347Politics [2008]
Region: United StatesI avoid politics on this blog. Politics make me cynical. I'm not exactly apathetic about politics like I sometimes claim to be, but I'm not very interested either — mainly thanks to the candidates and the process, re... more
Views: 1241A college football diversion
Region: NebraskaGrowing up in the rural state of Nebraska generally implies that a person will be a fan of college football, if your a sports spectator at all. From a young age, like many of my peers, I wanted to play for the Cornhuskers ... more
Views: 1275Sleep as counter-culture
Region: United StatesLast night I slept very poorly. This on top of still getting over a cold, which is worse again today because of my short sleep. My undesirable circumstance reminded me of a Lauren Winner essay from January 2006 titled Slee... more
Views: 1686Is ADHD really just "Creative Kids Syndrome?"
Region: United StatesNPR's Morning Edition had a story yesterday about Pacific Lutheran University student Emily Algire. Emily was diagnosed with ADHD as a child, much to the confusion of her very organized mother. This reminded me of my A... more
Views: 2755An Appeal: Please enjoy art
Region: United StatesI'm resurrecting this draft in light of a Telegraph article that laments the commercial nature of the art market in 2008. In the article, Australian critic Robert Hughes claims that the price of a work of art is, unfortuna... more
Views: 988Has the blogosphere lost its umph?
Region: United StatesI didn't join the blogosphere early enough to say that I remember the good old days, but TechCrunch noted today that historic blogger Robert Scoble is lamenting the superficial nature of the community in 2008. Erick Schonf... more
Views: 1319My Kid Could Paint That, and so could I
Region: United StatesLast week I watched a 2007 documentary titled My Kid Could Paint That. It chronicles the rise and fall of four year old painter Marla Olmstead. Watching the film was an academic exercise for me. However, it was also en... more
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