It’s July 1st. And the Reds are in first place, tied with the Cardinals, after the Reds beat the Indians 9-8 tonight on a 2-out walk-off grand slam by Adam Dunn. How ’bout that. Go Reds.

Lifehacker has been one of my favorite sites for a while, and now I like it even more.
Thanks Gina.

Boyd pointed to an article about the “sane and understanding” Barack Obama and his call for Democrats to recognize and tap into the spiritual themes that the Republicans have so effectively used to win so many elections. And he’s right that Obama is formidable, and the content of his speech is important.
But I think […]

From Peggy Noonan:
Hillary doesn’t have to prove her guy chops. She doesn’t have to prove she’s a man, she has to prove she’s a woman. No one in America thinks she’s a woman. They think she’s a tough little termagant in a pantsuit. They think she’s something between an android and a female impersonator. She […]

Interesting:
Fortunately, something is known both empirically and scientifically about the influence exerted by size on groups and the effect of size on how the groups perform. Research with business groups, athletic teams, and even armies around the world has revealed there is an ideal size for a working group. This ideal size is between eight […]

Haven of Hope and Healing, an organization founded by one of my former coworkers, “is a nonprofit, organization committed to providing mental, emotional, spiritual, and educational support to those who have experienced the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death” (more). They’re hosting their 4th annual golf tournament on October 6 […]

The Chronicle this week features an excerpt from “Thy Kingdom Come: How the Religious Right Distorts the Faith and Threatens America: An Evangelical’s Lament” (Randall Balmer). Excerpts from the excerpt:
The evangelical subculture, which prizes conformity above all else, doesn’t suffer rebels gladly, and it is especially intolerant of anyone with the temerity to challenge […]