So long, and thanks for all the fish
The absence of new content here for the past few days has not been the result of any tragedy or work implosion.I have been thinking seriously about multiple commitments and where in my life I can make the most difference.Two years ago I started this blog on something of a lark, primarily to see what would happen, and to inject some of my own ideas into that whirlwind we all call the blogosphere. Several thousand posts later, I came to the realization that ... I'm done.Not that it hasn't been fun, intellectually challenging, or even may have changed the minds of a few people on a few select issues... it has.But as a whole, I've recently disco

... and thinking about all those queers would be too distracting right now
So--not surprisingly--the US Senate cancels scheduled hearings on repealing DADT:WASHINGTON (AFP) – A planned November hearing by the US Senate Armed Services Committee to consider ending a ban on gays serving openly in the US military will be postponed, a spokeswoman indicated Friday."We do not have a date" for the hearing, said the aide, Tara Andringa.Note to America's LGBQT community: like free lunch, there will be equality tomorrow.

Breaking! DSU Trustees select Dr Harry Williams as next President
No details on the maneuverings, but I have it confirmed that current Provost and Academic VP of DSU, Dr Harry Williams, has been announced as DSU's next President.In my (always humble) opinion, the best choice available to them.Good luck, Dr Williams. I look forward to working with you in your new role.

Tom Englehardt's seven reasons to get out of Afghanistan now
... which he cast as if given in a speech by President Obama:1. We have no partner in Afghanistan. The control of the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai hardly extends beyond the embattled capital of Kabul. He himself has just been returned to office in a presidential election in which voting fraud on an almost unimaginably large scale was the order of the day. His administration is believed to have lost all credibility with the Afghan people.2. Afghanistan floats in a culture of corruption. This includes President Karzai

In which I announce my candidacy for Congress in Delaware's Second Congressional District
... because I think that I might actually have a shot there.The incumbent has been so ineffective as to be virtually invisible on the issues that matter to Delaware.He (or she, I could never tell) needs to go.My platform is simple:1) I promise to triple the number of jobs created or saved in the district under the current stimulus programs.2) I promise to double the number of people in the district receiving Medicaid benefits, even if that means providing completely free health insurance to some people now paying for it, just to hit my targets.3) I am calling for t