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Bipartisan
A rhetorical challenge to the common assumption that bipartisanship means the majority must yield to the minority.
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It's Finally Over
Relief that the 2004 election is over, with a call to set aside anger and partisanship and a suggestion that those shocked by the results need to better understand and listen to rural America.
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Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)
A brief note on Barack Obama handily winning his Illinois Senate seat after his breakout keynote at the 2004 Democratic convention, with a prediction that this sharp politician is worth keeping an eye on.
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What This Country Needs
A note about neighbor John Kimberling and his book making the case that both major parties have failed Americans and that a new third party is needed, with a promise to share thoughts on the argument after reading it.
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Jeff Cheney's take
A reflection on a civil email debate with a friend about 2004 election issues, along with frustration at bloggers who parrot political talking points without independent thought.
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Folder Action
An experiment using an OS X Folder Action to automate blog upstreaming reveals it only fires on direct file additions or deletions in the watched folder, not in subfolders, making its practical value questionable.
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Rearranging the office
The practice is expanding into a new suite, and while one office battle was lost, new space was secured for both the author and his mother -- with a move of the general surgery practice under consideration once the current lease expires.
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Vacuum
A brief musing on the one-sided nature of blogging -- writing into the void with no expectation of a response, and finding that oddly therapeutic.
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Insomnia Posting
A candid note explaining how busy surgical days leave no time for writing until the house is quiet, and even then insomnia keeps the mind racing.