When you're all alone, and the pretty birds have flown

As the election nears, valid concerns about ballot tampering in Florida (NYTimes): "Wounds have not healed here in Duval County since the mangled presidential election of 2000, when more than 26,000 ballots were discarded as invalid for being improperly punched. Nearly 40 percent of the votes were thrown out in the predominantly Democratic-leaning African-American communities around Jacksonville, a reality that has caused suspicions of racial bias to linger, even though intentional disenfranchisement was never proved."

Harvard Law School's response to the current economic crisis. When HLS students are stressed about employment, you know we are all....worried. Yes, let's go with "worried." Let's not say "distraught" or "frantic" or any of the other words springing to mind...

Ah, the perfect fix for the economy-induced crabbiness...S'Mores Brownies. They look amazing...who wants to make me a batch?

Another good response to economy w0es....escapism! I can't wait to see Quantum of Solace! After initial doubts about Daniel Craig, I loved Casino Royale.....