An interesting piece on Barack Obama’s rhetoric.  I think what’s disturbing isn’t the elevated rhetoric of his speeches, but the fact that we now consider them elevated thanks to our lower standards.

I’ve been estimating my carbon footprint.  I’m better than the average, but not as good as I should be.

I have more to write, but someone forgot his laptop charger in his office.  I’m not naming names, but his power bar just went into the red and he’s fairly certain that he’s and idiot.