I’m not a hipster
But you might be.

I love this:
http://action.thisisreality.org/page/s/coenbrothers

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So, Fed Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke talked about when the recession might end today. But apparently, he told people in the UK something different than those of us here in the US.
Headline on BBC: US recession ‘may last into 2010′
Headline on Yahoo.com: Stocks up on Bernanke’s report that recession might end in ‘09
The second [...]

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I may have spotted a hipster in State College. The other night, we went to this kind of funky bar/restaurant where the chairs are upholstered in zebra-print fabric, with little chrome tables, heavy chairs and black leather sofas in the bar area. At some point during the night, I looked behind my date and spotted [...]

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Dear Barack,
Thank you so much for taking the time to email me yesterday. I know how busy you must be dealing with all those dips–ts in Congress.
Reading your email, I believe in the possibilities ahead of us all over again. I can almost hear you speaking the words, heartfelt and powerful. And though I hate [...]

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Right now there’s this “25 things” going around Facebook — I’ve received three in the past week alone. The idea is you write down 25 things (typically quirky) about yourself, tag 25 of your friends, and then they read your list and make their own. So, here’s mine, Facebook-free.
1. I hate Facebook.
2. Ok, I kinda [...]

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My desk at home faces a window, which looks out onto the street in front of our house and the neighbor’s driveway. From that driveway, the neighbor’s little puffy dog bolts down from the house sometime every morning, and then wanders around the yard, chasing squirrels and barking high-pitched, wanna-be tough yips at cars. Last [...]

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