The Diary of A Simple Man

Here are a couple of totally unrelated articles:

White House Civil War, an interesting excerpt from an upcoming book detailing the surprising number of ways that Bill and Hillary screwed the Gore 2000 campaign. It seems that in some ways, we have the Clintons to thank for the George W. Bush Presidency!

Made in China on the Sly, a New York Times article about some of the sleazy and frankly illegal ways in which the country of origin labelling requirement is being circumvented or simply defied in order to keep consumers from seeing the "Made in China" designation.

The Press: The Enemy Within by Michael Massing.

This is a damned good article, well worth reading. It certainly enraged me.

I'm going to keep an eye on this guy.

I saw an article this morning in the Metro about something I'd never heard of before: cohousing. It's fascinating, because this goes to the heart of an issue I've been thinking about for a long time. Community.

I'm tired of living an isolated life. Human beings are social animals, and right now I feel cut off from society. I want to live in a real neighborhood, with people I know and like. I want children around for Sebastian to play with, to grow up with, and to not have to worry if he steps out of the house for a minute. I want friends nearby, next door...people to talk to, play with, hang out with.

Anyway, cohousing certainly sounds interesting. Okay, it sounds like it COULD be a bit like a commune, or even a little cult-like, I suppose. But interesting, too.

The article in the Metro was about a new cohousing group in the west-metro area. And it described them as "geeks with hobbies". It didn't mention the SCA by name, but clearly quite a few of them are into it.

Of course, I'm not an SCA guy, never have been, but the thought of living near a bunch of other roleplayers...wouldn't that be great?