"Undermining my electoral viability since 2001."

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Quick hits from Embarcaderro:

  • I didn't catch tonight's debate, but I will tell you what I thought of last week's VP contest: less exciting than expected, though Palin's sex appeal remains a great unexplored aspect of the race.
  • Gay marriage question was interesting. People I know are unhappy w/Biden's answer, but I found the framing of constitutional rights to be ok. Civil unions for everyone, including breeders. Leave the magic "marriage" word up to the church. In another decade it won't matter though.
  • SF is pretty beautiful, and I'm hells-all busy as per usual. Secret plans which will be revealed in time.

Here comes the train. Wish I hadn't left my headphones in the HC. Anyone got any book recommendations?

Responses

You've probably already read these, but if not...

Power of One
Carnivore's Dilemma
Anything by Bill Bryson or David Sedaris

“The Forever War” by Dexter Filkins

Haven’t read it yet, but have it on order. This is what made me want to read it.

http://www.charlierose.com/shows/2008/09/29/2/a-conversation-with-dexter...

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I haven't had a whole lot of time to read books lately, but I thought Kos's new book, Taking on the System was well done, if not groundbreaking.

I've also really been enjoying "From CounterCulture to CyberCulture," a history of the convergence of technology and culture from WWII through the foundation of Wired Magazine. The writer seems to put a whole lot of attention/credit on Stewart Brand and the Whole Earth Catalog as a prime synthesizer and catalyst of a lot of this history - perhaps to the point of fetishizing Brand's role - but it's super interesting.

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