Java Zen:Thinking Out Loud Thursday, 2026.06.25 
The election of Obama was really the penultimate expression of our social and
political neurosis. Think about it. He was black so he allowed people to feel
good about themselves voting for a black man. Racial neurosis check. He was
young, so it allowed people to think they were going to relive JFK. Boomer
nostalgia neurosis, check. And he was from the upper middle class uber educated
doucheoisie. Status and class neurosis check.

It was really all there. A perfect storm of shallow stupidity.

		John, commenter on Reason Magazine's Hit & Run

2008.07.08

What A Difference A Door Makes

Wow.

I’ve wanted a new front door for 14 years. It was always on the plan…for next year. It closed. It locked…mostly. And there was always some other priority. Usually something cancer related. So it stayed. Today, that changed. Before…

And after (but still untrimmed and unpainted)…

For the first time ever, my front hall is filled with natural light in the evening. It makes it look and feel more like a home than it has in near 4 years. Maybe there is hope yet for this house of busted dreams.

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2008.07.09

Fixed typos and grammar.

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