A perfectly adequate Christmas letter
This is the letter I should have written, if I was more honest. How many of us have been annoyed at the seemingly overwhelming wonderfulness infused in these things. Yet, in reality, how many of us live our lives completely confident in our competence?
In reality, for me at least, life is a blend of madness, frustration and bafflement punctuated by moments of grace and joy. Sigh…
A nice piece from Froma Harrop. Though I don’t agree with everything (I think the Nixon pardon was a good idea), I do appreciate her pointing out the nastiness that the Republicans visited upon their own (as well against folks like Clinton). It reinforced my profound distaste for Newt Gingrich.
It is a wonderful, nice piece from accross the aisle honoring Mr. Ford. That, in and of itself, says a great deal about the man.
Brilliant Ideas That Found a Welcome
I like Dave Pogue’s reflection on clever ideas that weren’t processed out of the market. Good ol’ Microsoft gets two kudos (one for the Zune’s music beaming feature…with some reservations about the 3 day limit business and an other for Vista’s “Show Numbers” feature in its voice recognition app.
