open primaries

A NY Times editorial in praise of open primaries.

To be honest, prior to seeing this editorial, I'd pretty much decided that this was a bad idea because I thought it would *hurt* third party candidates. Now I need to think it over some more.

Coming soon: my opinions and questions about the California ballot measures, including the one that would institute open primaries in these parts.

hippity, hoppity, here they come

Courtesy of Megan:

But are they radioactive?

(This is mostly for those that enjoyed Fred Small's Hot Frogs On The Loose.)

"Some people you don't have to satirize--you just quote 'em." -- Tom Paxton, quoted by Fred Small in the intro to HFotL.

YAOLGTS (Yet Another On-Line Game/Time Sink)

Sveerz is sort of like your basic memory game (repeat sequence that you're given) crossed with one of the myriad games that involve creating geometric combinations of screen objects.

It also involves happy music, so it's probably not really safe for work unless you have headphones.

Oh, and singing, um, Sveers. It's all very groovy.