Archive for October, 2007

Obama on the Tonight Show

October 17th, 2007

I just saw Obama on the tonight show. I thought he did an excellent job. I’m feeling the hope again. Leno, on the other hand, bugs me:
Leno: I can’t believe leaving your socks around the house is an issue.
Obama: Yes, it really distracts from the real issues like health care, social security, the environment.
Leno: So, [...]


Everyone’s a public figure

October 14th, 2007

I gave the following speech at our school’s chapel on Tuesday in preparation for loosening the Internet filters a bit. I built it around a recent op-ed by Thomas Friedman entitled “The Whole World is Watching“.

It’s 1995, and I’m a skinnier, geekier version of myself. I’m holding a 3.5” floppy disk in my fingers, and [...]