Archive for January, 2008

WA State Caucus Locations

You can consult this caucus finder to get the location of a Democratic caucus site near you for the February 9 event. I don’t know whether a similar site exists for the Republican caucus locations.
I moved to Washington state just as the 2004 primary season got into full swing, but I didn’t caucus (shameful, I […]

Should We Talk about the Government?

As usual, the reports of impending snow in Seattle were greatly exaggerated. There was a bit on Monday, but not enough to justify playing hooky from work (although I know quite a few folks who live on the Eastside who couldn’t — or at least didn’t — drive in). There is still some snow in […]

Alternative Homemaker

My good friend Anjali is one of the most creative people I know. In the 12+ (!) years that I’ve known her, there has never been a time that she hasn’t been working on a new project (or three). These projects have included (but have not been limited to): jewelry-making, sewing her own clothing, knitting, […]

Snow and More Snow

I’m in California for the weekend visiting my family. I just decided to check weather back in Seattle so that I’d know what to expect upon arriving early tomorrow morning. Gorgeous:

Interestingly, Kenny told me that snow was a pretty rare occurrence in Seattle during his first six winters there. This is my fifth winter […]

Out of the Closet

This is a week old, but worth a read if you haven’t seen it already: Melinda Gates Goes Public, in Fortune Magazine.

Time for Edwards to Drop Out

From Salon:
More important, if you take Edwards out of the equation, our money says the stunning but narrow victory Clinton won in New Hampshire becomes something that looks a lot more like the defeat that almost everyone was expecting. Clinton beat Obama by about 8,000 votes in New Hampshire. Edwards, finishing third, drew about 48,000. […]

Drinking the Obama Kool-Aid

Until recently, I was undecided about who I would support for the 2008 Democratic nomination. I enjoyed watching the race from the sidelines without choosing sides. And in the back of my mind, I did think that Hillary was inevitable. And besides, I like her.
But Andrew Sullivan’s December article in the Atlantic, Goodbye to All […]

On Being Chickentarian in Indochina

Being chickentarian* in Vietnam and Cambodia involved some challenges, but in general it wasn’t too difficult. I think that being vegetarian, on the other hand, would be much more difficult.
A few observations:

Interestingly, I had an easier time finding good chickentarian food in the north than in the South (perhaps nowhere was as easy as Hang […]