persuasion.

"Lady Elliot had been an excellent woman, sensible and amiable; whose judgement and conduct, if they might be pardoned the youthful infatuation which made her Lady Elliot, had never required indulgence afterwards.--She had humoured, or softened, or concealed his failings, and promoted his real respectability for seventeen years; and though not the very happiest being in the world herself, had found enough in her duties, her friends, and her children, to attach her to life, and make it no matter of indifference to her when she was called on to quit them. --Three girls, the two eldest sixteen and fourteen, was an awful legacy for a mother to bequeath, an awful charge rather, to confide to the authority and guidance of a conceited, silly father."

-- Jane Austen

shake it, charlie brown.

hey, ya.

Best. Video. Ever.

I agree with atrios.

bittersweet. bitter. evenmorebitter.

• the number and complexity of emotions in this photo really capture 2008 for me:
  

• there are many more great ones here.

• also, for crucial info on the Greatest Depression, see here and here (for now).

• finally, freaky laughter at a man telling what has been proved to be truth:

wangity-dangi-ding-y-dangity-dangi-ding-y

my thoughts precisely.

O. M. G.

no (or hardly any) words. i stared at the teevee. it said they project obama winner. WINNER?>?!?!?!?>>
first. we wept.
we woke up the boy.
he jumped up and down and yelled, "whoo."
we wept.

we. all. slept. well.

for now.

thankyouamerica.

historic. levels. of. work.

• i apologize for the long silence. i have not migrated... being a worker in the world of political study i have been stretched thin between teaching, keeping up with the news (including anxious checking of the TED spread---[nerd!]) and trying to get people to vote.
  
  i've got a long post in honor of my m. who became a decade old a few weeks ago. it will be up soon as will my regular blogginess.