"She."

I'm finding that a number of books that discuss the role of policy analysts default to referring to this person as "she." This seems elegant to me for some reason, though I can't quite say why, nor do I want to hazard a guess that would find me knee-deep in discussions of gender roles. But for the record, I like it.

Believing I had supernatural powers...

Indeed, I slammed into a brick wall, at least in terms of having time on my hands. More than previous summers, this one just flew by, and I have very little to show for it. We undertook some massive home improvement projects at Abstract Citizen HQ, and we expect that work to be completed no later than Labor Day weekend. I went to see Phish for the first time in over 5 years, and determined that the band is indeed Phish (and not the dreck I saw at Coventry.) I, uh, am in grad school? Orientation is under way, and I have to go to "math camp" a few nights next week.

So, life has been busy, and I fell into one of those ruts where I didnt' post here, and I started to think that I needed a really momentous post to break the silence when, in fact, all I have to do is come here and write something.

And here's my something: I will really miss a pair of shoes I recently took to Goodwill. I bought them in 2003, and have re-soled them a number of times. They were my go-to shoes, and now, they are gone. Sadly.

Ooh, and here's another something: this health care "debate" is ludicrous. Chuck Grassley, you know better than this. More thoughts on that later, perhaps.