Where have all the photos gone?

Cones, originally uploaded by Chambo25.

This has been an interesting week for me. I've been working from home all week and developing clearer and clearer ideas of how that can work well every passing day. I've got a love-hate relationship with the working from home thing, and I think it's actually one of the most profound experiences I've had in my life with that term (love-hate).

On one hand, I love setting the tone for my work space, being able to relax, and if I'm feeling crappy just do what I need to do in bathrobe mode for half the day. That said, it's quiet in ways that aren't always good, and I certainly miss the bustle of an office. Funny thing is, the little company I work for keeps growing (we just hired our 6th staff member this week!) and hence the bustle of our virtual office keeps growing and growing, which is kinda great.

All in all, it's been a good week, aside from the fact that my body has decided to keep me lingering on the edge of illness yet again for days on end. That said, I'm aiming for a fun weekend with one of my best buddies who's driving up from Philly this afternoon. The sun is out, my curtains are open, and all is right with the world.

A Remarkable Bit of Primary-Related Writing

Andrew Sullivan's blog pointed me in this direction today and I'm so pleased I saw the link to this remarkable blog post from Seth Grahame-Smith, where a loyal member of the Clinton camp, "turns in his badge" and describes his motivations for doing so.

Fascinating stuff.

Ever wondered...

what you should do if you're surprised and surrounded by an energetic and massive group of acappella singing college-age hooligans? Hillary shows you great technique below.



It's true, there aint no party like a Clinton Party.

So amazing.

Thanks for the 10zillionth time, Wonkette.

Campaign Tactics

Brilliant little clip here from Election 08, highlighting what I see as the shadiest of behavior from the Clinton campaign, namely their habit of "accidentally" mentioning tidbits about Barack Obama through surrogates in very public settings then apologizing once the issue has taken root in the news cycle.



The folks who put this together have created some other interesting and fun clips lately. They created the fake John McCain version of the "Yes We Can" video, the "Don't let them scare you" video I posted last week playing off the 3am Clinton ad. Nicely done. Enjoy!

Daylight, how 'bout that?

Anybody else feeling good about these longer days? Friggin brilliant! I love it!

I'm sorry, is it lame to be so excited about the fact that it's light outside for longer than it has been in months? Perhaps I'm big into the seasonal depressed disorder (or whatever the real name is). Regardless of what it's all about I started today off right: coffee, a nice shower, a walk outside in the sunshine, and some good tunes.

Song of right this instant:
"Re-Hash" by the Gorillaz off their pioneering brainjarringly good self-titled debut album released back around the birth of this new crazy century.




Hat tip to Mr Men Show Blog for the picture.

Come For the Chuck... Even With No More Huck?

Wow... saw this on Yahoo news, couldn't resist posting:

Chuck Norris the only WMD in Iraq, say U.S. troops

Do I sense momentum building for a Walker Texas Ranger movie???

A Nice Note to Start the Week

My buddy Matt turned me on to Andrew Sullivan's blog and I've been checking in with it for a few weeks now... and enjoying the fascinating mixture of insights he brings to bear (check his bio ). In one of the best pieces of primary writing I've seen lately he makes the case below for Obama supporters taking a deep breath, taking stock, and waking up to the fact that our candidate is in the lead, no matter what the Clintons might say. In essence, he suggests that now is a time when Obama is in exactly the position we all have hoped he would be in, one from which he has the opportunity to rise and really make his case for closing this thing out. I am positive that doing so will not be easy or simple, but read Mr. Sullivan's remarks and let me know if you find them, as I did, a nice way to kick off a new week.

As the Smoke Clears

Cheers!
- John

This way!

Neon Trees, originally uploaded by Chambo25.

It's another rainy weekend here in New Haven and after yet another week of crazy work I'm laying low a bit, trying to avoid getting more sick than I already feel.

Still, today I wandered around a bit today after dropping my car off to try yet again to get my car-related issues resolved (not resolved quite yet... but at least now I know what the deal is). This photo is from a sign outside a now closed food market near my house. I like the way the branches reach out and cross over the edges of the sign. There isn't much to see in the grey sky behind it all, but I was pretty happy with this and a couple other pictures I snapped of this sign.

Don't Hassle Him

Ok, so Wonkette brought smiles back today with the following headline:

Obama Is Germany's Next Hasselhoff

Ah... Hasselhoff... what more can I say?

Who should drop out?

This is starting to make some political blog rounds, and I can't help but echo it as well:

"I think one thing is clear this far into the Democratic primary race: Both Obama's and Clinton's supporters must now drop out of the race.

Hillary Clinton's supporters have gotten incredibly annoying, with their chants of "Yes She Can," and charges of cultism and their desperate yelps of schadenfreude every time Clinton looks like she might actually be "recapturing the lead" that she never had.

And Obama's supporters, yes, you too are incredibly annoying, with your accusations of Clintonian Republicanism and your whiny little cries about how you're going to take your ball and run home if your candidate doesn't win the primary.

Supporters of both candidates, please listen closely. For the good of the Party -- no, for the good of the Nation! -- the time has come for you to leave this race.

No more late nights in front of MSNBC. No more blogging. No more reading TPM. No more arguing at the watercooler, or at the happy hour after work at TGIF's.

Find a hobby -- knitting is really getting popular these days!"

Hat tip to Salon's War Room for echoing this out and to TPMCafe where it was originally posted.

Sure, I'll admit, I don't plan to take up knitting, but then again I don't think I've ever been the most rabid or rediculous Obama supporter around. That said, I kinda love this and hope you do too!

Beatup!

Ramshackle Boat 01, originally uploaded by Chambo25.

Heck of a week... car broke down today, working like crazy for meetings this week in NYC... whew it will be nice to sleep come next weekend.

Meanwhile, Sunday I was walking around near the water in Bridgeport and snapped some fun pictures of a ramshackle old boat and some other wind/sea worn crap along the shoreline. This is one of those.

Be Brave America

Ok, so AmericaBlog won today by bringing me this before Wonkette, and I'm basically playing political blog recycling bin here but it's so worthwhile. This is funny, right on, and just all around amazing. Check it: