December 2010
5 posts
Our Tragic Universe →
After finishing this novel, I was left with that empty feeling one feels after immersing oneself unintentionally into another world. Our Tragic Universe is at once complicated and uncomfortably familiar. The characters are well-rounded, with both likeable and eye-rolling qualities in spades, and their relationships with one another reflect all the intricacies and redundancies and paradoxes...
Why the TSA Can't Back Down →
The truth is that exactly two things have made air travel safer since 9/11: reinforcing cockpit doors and convincing passengers they need to fight back. The TSA should continue to screen checked luggage. They should start screening airport workers. And then they should return airport security to pre-9/11 levels and let the rest of their budget be used for better purposes. Investigation and...
My morning was hijacked
It’s Saturday! I managed to roll out of bed at 8am after 2 hours of failing to sleep in. I trudged downstairs, put a load of laundry in, put the coffee on and a bagel in the toaster oven. Then, while waiting for the bagel to toast and coffee to brew, I plopped down at the computer. And I got sucked in…. NOT by tumblr. No. By GOODREADS! What?
Apparently, it was infinitely important...