The phrase “you are what you eat” is generally used to describe the effects of diet on our physical health. (Turn yourself orange with carrots! Add some inches with fudge!)
But there’s a much deeper psychological application of this phrase to our world view, and how it is affected by life experiences.
For example: […]
While I’ve been offline recovering from no sleep and lots of driving, Geraldine Ferraro managed to stir up all kinds of controversy.
In an interview with the Breeze, Ferraro said, “If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman (of any color), he would not be […]
I’m home taking a break for a few minutes, so I thought I’d put up something short and quick.
My feet are killing me and the wind has transformed my hair into a hopeless snarly mess — but the weather’s glorious and the people voting all seem to be in a great mood here.
Thus far, I’d […]
I can’t imagine why I thought getting involved in this election during the primary season was a good idea. I should have stayed on the sidelines, as I’ve always done, and let the partisans sort it out.
Both platforms contain elements I like, and others that I don’t; I have nothing invested […]
Paul Krugman, arguing for the umpteenth time why Obama’s not a good idea, writes:
Now, nobody would mistake Mr. Obama for a Republican — although contrary to claims by both supporters and opponents, his voting record places him, with Senator Clinton, more or less in the center of the Democratic Party, rather than in its progressive […]
Until someone is actually called upon to respond in a crisis, there’s really no way to know what they will do… and that applies to John McCain every bit as much as it does Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama.
It’s always, to one degree or another, a bit of a crapshoot.