Barbarians at the Gate

Blogging at you from the campus of LSU in Baton Rouge. Thank you, computer gods, for wireless technology.

I've been hiding out in a cabin on the beach in the Florida panhandle for the past few days, getting ready for the long but happy trek to Moab. Amazing to hear nothing but the sound of surf and wind for two days. No traffic, no sirens, no computers either. Thank you, goddess, for places like this. No thanks to the people responsible for the onslaught of condo development just outside the gates, though.

Developers go build in Hell.

Florida could have been a paradise if more of this land had been set aside years ago. As it is, I wonder how much of what is special about it will be left in five? ten? years' time. Unfortunately, I'll probably get to find out.

Catching up on the news, I'm delighted to see that Howard Dean has been elected chair of the DNC. May this be the beginning of a rebirth of progressive politics. And about time.

Coffee's getting cold--time to move on.

PS. The bat is up! ActBlue is taking donations to the DNC.

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