Exactly. These results might just be a reflection of the “news” becoming more sexy and attention-grabbing at the expense of accuracy or substance. Naturally, people pay more attention to wild-eyed pundits flailing their arms about than to boring, old-fashioned reports about what is actually occurring.

I also think hope is great. But Eugene O’Neill disagrees.

I am getting such a kick out of the title of this post! The reference really removes any sense of hope in the situation we find ourselves in.

I used to think “moist” was a gross-sounding word, but… after reading all these posts, I’m seeing a trend: “moist,” “panties,” “discharge,” and “vagina” are disgusting words? That upsets my inner feminist; it seems to support the theory that our society is terrified of vaginas (a theory first introduced to me in the awesome flick Teeth, about the legendary vagina dentata).

I learned to drive in Massachusetts, where rotaries (the Massachusetts word for roundabouts) are everywhere. Even if I weren’t a horrible driver, I would find them terrifying. My heart rate accelerates just THINKING about approaching a rotary, especially those that involve on/off-ramps to highways. Safety statistics aside, my objection has to do with keeping down the stress level of the average (or poorer-than-average) driver.

Good point!

It’s not surprising that most of them ask for forgiveness, since even if they don’t *really* believe in God… better safe than sorry. Therefore, the ones that are most striking for me are those that proclaim innocence; at this point they have nothing to gain from lying, so it’s almost proof that they really are about to be executed for a crime they didn’t commit. It’s horrifying.

“Jedi charisma” made me literally laugh out loud. Well titled, Andy.

I learned a lesson: hang out with more poor people to feel better about my relative wealth. I’ve also learned that I’m apparently greedier than the average person, since I think I need a LOT more money than I have

If people moved closer to everything, they wouldn’t have to use their cars as much (or for as long a time), either. But Klem makes a good point – morale-wise, the difference between feeling like your city is being reinvented versus just demolished lies in the fate of the bulldozed buildings.

Exactly. These results might just be a reflection of the “news” becoming more sexy and attention-grabbing at the expense of accuracy or substance. Naturally, people pay more attention to wild-eyed pundits flailing their arms about than to boring, old-fashioned reports about what is actually occurring.

I also think hope is great. But Eugene O’Neill disagrees.

I am getting such a kick out of the title of this post! The reference really removes any sense of hope in the situation we find ourselves in.

I used to think “moist” was a gross-sounding word, but… after reading all these posts, I’m seeing a trend: “moist,” “panties,” “discharge,” and “vagina” are disgusting words? That upsets my inner feminist; it seems to support the theory that our society is terrified of vaginas (a theory first introduced to me in the awesome flick Teeth, about the legendary vagina dentata).

I learned to drive in Massachusetts, where rotaries (the Massachusetts word for roundabouts) are everywhere. Even if I weren’t a horrible driver, I would find them terrifying. My heart rate accelerates just THINKING about approaching a rotary, especially those that involve on/off-ramps to highways. Safety statistics aside, my objection has to do with keeping down the stress level of the average (or poorer-than-average) driver.

Good point!

It’s not surprising that most of them ask for forgiveness, since even if they don’t *really* believe in God… better safe than sorry. Therefore, the ones that are most striking for me are those that proclaim innocence; at this point they have nothing to gain from lying, so it’s almost proof that they really are about to be executed for a crime they didn’t commit. It’s horrifying.

“Jedi charisma” made me literally laugh out loud. Well titled, Andy.

I learned a lesson: hang out with more poor people to feel better about my relative wealth. I’ve also learned that I’m apparently greedier than the average person, since I think I need a LOT more money than I have

If people moved closer to everything, they wouldn’t have to use their cars as much (or for as long a time), either. But Klem makes a good point – morale-wise, the difference between feeling like your city is being reinvented versus just demolished lies in the fate of the bulldozed buildings.