Random Thoughts

I still haven't completely come down from the joy of the inauguation. And I hope I don't anytime soon.

On the other hand, the Forbes Magazine list of the 25 Most Influential Liberals in the Media is pretty light on actual liberals. As much as I like Daily Kos, I think the most interesting liberal blogs to read are Talking Points Memo and Matt Yglesias. I actually don't read all that many blogs and have no particular interest in expanding my list. You can waste multiple lifetimes on this kind of stuff.

I can't believe the first semester of school is over (for me at least, the actual students have midterms). It has absolutely flown by.

My daughter has been using my car every day, so I've been relying on a combination of bike/Septa and friends from work to get me to and from work. I'd feel like I was really inconveniencing people if I continued to do this after I got my car back, but it's nice being driven. I get picked up in the morning and the car is already warm, and then I'm dropped at my door after work. It makes the commute seem shorter and I always ride with people who have nice cars. The bike rides to the station have been pretty frigid, but I could see doing it regularly when the weather's warmer. Plus I get to ride the shuttle bus with the kids, and I like having a chance to talk to students when it's not about math homework.

Today we found out that out dog is limping because she's 8 pounds overweight. This may not seem like much, but it is for something that only weighs 32 pounds to start with, so we have to cut her food by 1/3. This should be fun. Nothing like a hungry dog to stir things up.