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Comment on I owe Paloma an apology by stuart

stuart — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:42:14 +0000

i recommend crumpled up pieces of paper. for a while I lived with ahem … seven cats and after buying toys a few times I switched to balling up a piece of paper, which would get their attention, and then tossing it across the room. Hours of enjoyment.

Also I can heartily recommend building “cat forts” out of cardboard boxes. while this may appeal more to dude cats, it’s just fun to build forts out of things. And you know how cats like to lurk inside something only to pounce on you as you walk by. I’m telling you, cat forts.

oh and laser pointers, they go apeshit for those.

Comment on Some Zhang, some Li by Aly

Aly — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:31:42 +0000

Ack, just found it: Chinese: 张三李四; pinyin: zhāng sān lǐ sì

Comment on Some Zhang, some Li by Aly

Aly — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:19:37 +0000

Does anyone know the pinyin/characters on “some Zhang, some Li”? Anything close to 有张有李?

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Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:17:28 +0000

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Comment on May 18. I can’t wait! by Sara

Sara — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:20:49 +0000

Red wine and dark chocolate are BOTH healthy in moderation. Sounds like what you have is that. One square (or even two) a day is good - dark chocolate is loaded with antioxidants. Red wine contains resveratrol, which I recommend you google, because it’s good too. They say no more than one glass a day, but half a bottle is just two glasses, so who’s counting?

Comment on May 18. I can’t wait! by jennifer

jennifer — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:17:30 +0000

yay, i’m so happy to hear you’re a CSA subscriber too! this is our first year subscribing as well (we’re shareholders with bull run mountain farm in the plains, VA) and i’m eagerly anticipating the start of the season. the only downside is that every time i try to tell ,y friends about it, they’re like… what’s a CSA? but i don’t mind playing the evangelist.

Comment on The cat is out of the couch, and she’s photogenic, too by Dahiaka

Dahiaka — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:00:29 +0000

Aww she’s adorable! I’m going to go do push ups now to regain some of the manliness i lost by saying that.

Comment on Journalism. It’s hard. by Andy Enders

Andy Enders — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:21:18 +0000

Everyone who has ever started a new job has felt these exact same feelings. No matter what the position, it doesn’t get any easier. Simply put, you summed up very real emotions in a clear and concise way.

What impresses me is that journalists are not only expected to master their own trade of researching and writing, but they have to master the knowledge of whatever it is they are writing about. The more you spend time up on the Hill, the more confident you will become. In no time you’ll be giving speeches as an expert. (just as a friend once explained to me on the way back from Target one time).

And by now you have survived your first day of budget melée!

Comment on Journalism. It’s hard. by Jeremy Long

Jeremy Long — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:08:50 +0000

I’ve been there and done that. It’s the philosophy of throwing someone in the water and seeing if they can swim.

When I worked at the P&J I was expected to be an expert on so many things and it was quite frustrating at times.

Like Dan said “Unfortunately every single one of us is fucked at the beginning, but smart people and good reporters can figure it out faster than others will. Someone’s gotta do it.”

Good luck and great post.

Comment on Journalism. It’s hard. by Matt Z

Matt Z — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:16:46 +0000

Great post… your work and capitolwire is truly helpful to the rest of us also trying to constantly stay on top of this amazingly complex system we call government. So little of the true way these systems work can be found in any reference book or website, it just has to be lived… Thanks for struggling through the details and relaying it to all of us — its much appreciated!