Dan Roam, the man behind napkin illustrations that can explain just about anything, has created a slide show that explains health care. Clever, but even more than that, it reiterates how well we respond to stories.
November 5, 2008. Today is a beautiful day. I've never felt such an incredible collective force of hopefulness and enthusiasm for politics in entire my life. Finding a New York Times was nearly impossible in New York today and there were literal lines of people outside of the main headquarters waiting for a copy of the historical headlines.
The economy may be on the fritz these days and life might be throwing you a few obstacles but today I'll give you ten reasons why life truly is beautiful.
1. Finally, the writer's strike is over. The strike wasn't pretty but at least it's over.
2. Tipsters are saying that the iPhone and iPod Touch prices are due to drop about $100. This sucks for anyone who just bought their gear, but for prospective buyers, enjoy the extra Benjamin in your pocket.
3. I read in Time Magazine that the number of death's in Iraq has dropped significantly since August of 2005. Regardless of party affiliation or ideals, this is undoubtedly a good thing.
4. Artists like Tristan Prettyman and Kelley Stoltz are investing time and money in energy credits and other greener strategies.
5. David Anderegg wrote a tribute Nerds entitled Nerds: Who We Are and Why We Need More of Them. It's been praised by many media outlets, so if you're a Nerd this is your limelight.
6. If you've been upset that 2000 didn't bring flying cars, at least you now have a reason to rejoice with the Swiss. They recently invented an underwater car called the Squba.
7. Heidi Klum says she will open up her home and do whatever she can to help Britney Spears. Maybe Britney will finally get the friend she needs, and Chris Crocker can create a new, happier YouTube video.
8. Even though our world is heating up, some coral reefs are naturally protected from global warming with the ocean's natural thermostat system.
9. A recent study in the Archives of Internal Medicine showed that reaching 100 is easier than most would think, largely due to a new trend of doctors who treat older people the same as they would younger individuals.
10. When all else fails there's always music.
I dare not leave you without a music recommendation. If you're into the cutting edge rock, dance pop I've been recommending The Teenagers are a sure hipster winner. They're a bit more dissonant than you usually hear on the radio, but the group's debut Reality Check has gotten them lots of attention.
The Teenager's song below is called "Homecoming." If you we're a young teen who doted over "Unemployed Boyfriend" from Everclear's Wonderful album then you'll appreciate the dumb sounding satire of this track.
For most Democrats the Clinton Obama decision is one of those tough moral and ethical questions. Would you save your four immediate family members if you know you would cause 50 deaths, or do you save 46 lives and watch your family die? Fortunately, the only deadly choice is Republican (Oops, sorry my conservative colleagues), but from the looks of things it seems like Edwards is having as much trouble deciding to who endorse as the average Democrat.
Edwards met with Clinton secretly on Chapel Hill and rumor has it that he's scheduled to meet at the same place with Obama on Monday. People have asked Edward's wife about her opinion of the meetings and it sounds like she's being about as secret as everyone else. Clinton sneaked into Edward's house undetected by the media, and now everyone is feverishly guessing who the poverty fighting Edwards will endorse. Whatever the case, I wonder what the two candidates think. What's Edward's plan? Perhaps Monday will reveal more, but for now it sounds like we'll have to play a little Clue with Edwards, Obama, and Clinton. Will it be Edwards with Obama in the library, or Edwards with Clinton in the drawing room? Your guess is as good as mine.
Instead of offering a campaign song for your listening pleasure (as is extremely tempting) I'll send one of my favorite pop songs in your direction. Check out Sara Bareilles. Her current hit is "Love Song" so if you haven't heard it yet then check it out below. This isn't the official video because Sony BMG has requested bloggers like myself refrain from reposting the video, but here's the song itself.
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