What Could They Be Thinking?

Not sure what's most disturbing about this survey - but I think it's that Jessica Alba makes the top 5. Given the average age of CIOs, don't you think it's a little creepy?

Nothing Better To Do?

Not that I ever do anything non-work related at work. Yeah, right. Still, this article gives one pause.

George Bailey Moments

Couldn't post after hearing about Tim Russert's sudden death on Friday though I thought very highly of him. And then hearing the news on Saturday that he collapsed and they couldn't revive him was harder still. I can still hear the machine they used on Kevin saying in an awful monotone - no pulse detected, no pulse detected - over and over again. I was kneeling in the hallway - maybe praying but if I remember right, I just couldn't stand up. So as you can imagine, the news brought home too many memories of Kevin's heart attack. And I walked around with it all weekend.

But tonight I talked to a friend who said her first thoughts were of me as soon as she heard the circumstances of Russert's death. And that she hoped the circumstances would finally convince me that even under the best of circumstances - even with immediate attention and the best care available - there's nothing you can do with a massive heart attack.

I don't talk about it much but I've had nagging questions since Kevin died: what could I have done differently? How could I have helped him more? What signs did I miss? and probably most important, how could he have given up and let Death win? Childish in a way I guess, but if I'm angry at him at all, it's for not beating it and staying with me. But I know how hard he fought at the end - and it's time I let both of us off the hook. And while I know it to be right, I'm not 100 percent sure I truly feel it - but for the first time, I have no doubt I'll get there. Thanks LH.

Modern Day Quixote?

A crazy as he might be, the world needs a Dennis Kucinich. Someone has to keep tilting at windmills. I'll sleep better knowing the attempt was made.

Al's No Spoiler

File under: It's about friggin' time. Okay, that's just me being grouchy. Gore's endorsement may be overdue but it's mighty welcome. Hopefully this will banish all the ridiculous theories of Gore taking the nomination in Denver. I can only hope.

Gotta Love the Underdog

Not a very productive work day - enjoyed very much watching the U.S. Open playoff. In between lunch and the afternoon coffee run of course. The fact that Rocco not just held his own but was on equal footing with Tiger all day was great to watch. One short putt away from winning it - and Tiger gets in the hole before him. No one at work agrees with me but it's a hollow victory for Woods - well, as hollow as a $1 million-plus purse can be.

But there is no question if I had a choice of who to play golf with - I would choose Rocco every day of the week and twice on Sunday. Tiger may be the best - but he doesn't strike me as all that fun to be around.

One Person's Treasure...

Buying a house in Stamford, CT - so anything that makes this process less confusing can't be bad, right? So I applaud HUD for trying to simplify matters - but don't really see the outrage about this.

Silly Season Continues

Jim Johnson got preferential treatment in the mortgage game. Big wow. Talk about manufactured outrage.

I'm Nothing But Patient

Loved hearing that Walter Mondale switched to support Obama as Hillary "claims" she'll concede...on Saturday.

Timing is everything as any good politician knows. So given her RFK assassination references, guess she couldn't do it tomorrow - and Friday is the anniversary of D-Day. And we all know how the Clinton's have to be the lead story. Anyway...I think she knew this all along. She and Bill couldn't stand giving Obama the limelight today - so as long as she didn't made a "decision" last night, all the news this morning would have to say "Obama claims nomination" rather than "Obama is the nominee." Entirely different message. It's dirty and it's mean. But not surprising.

And word has it that Hil won't take the VP slot - Bill would have to disclose all of his donors, which he won't do so it's a deal breaker...for her. Which brings me to my original issue with Hillary - I blogged last fall she wouldn't be the party's nominee. (And said it out loud at work by late summer, just didn't get it in writing until November.) My theory at the time was that she was doing this for him. If that's why she turns down the veep slot, I would argue my theory was correct.

Footnote

Note to Hillary: Montana has the last word sister.

She's So Done

Just sat through Hillary's last campaign speech. I'm beyond outraged. I lost count of how many times she said "I" and "me." Note to Billary: it's not about you. SERIOUSLY. How do they not get that? And while I understand the political win of Billary as Veep, I find it morally repugnant that Obama would even consider sharing a ticket with that...monster. On a night when the unity HAD to begin, it was all about her. Sigh.