Kristine and I were going through the United States Social Security List of Popular Baby Names tonight, for whatever reason. And while there was a lot that bothered me — the fact that Jacob is now a more popular name than Matthew, the seemingly meteoric rise of ‘Ethan’, and how the two most popular girls’ [...]
The air is thickest on Wednesday morning. The 11 p.m. newscasts from Japan mingle with morning stock traders in New York, shouting about search engines and biotech. California still sleeps — their spaced out surf reports and energy advisories start up around lunch time –, but Europe picks up the slack, as the glam noir [...]
I’ve been following the stories coming out of New Orleans. There’s a woman on CNN right now who managed to call in. She’s almost apologetic, as she asks her for help. “I know we’re not the top priority,” she says, “but we are here. And we do need help.”
It has been almost five days since [...]