Giant banks/lenders can choose their own regulators all they want; Adam Davidson just doesn’t hear ‘sexy bow wow wow’ music when he thinks about it.
We got back from our public radio-themed honeymoon to Boston and New York last night, and it was awesome. The trip, that is. Coming home was alright (apparently, the dog missed us). On our first night in New York, we went to WNYC to meet the On the Media crew. Brooke, Katya and Megan were [...]
Ahem. Hello. Matt and Kerry are off in New York, or Boston, or some place where it hasn’t gotten hot enough to fry people’s commonsense yet. My name is Zachary Whitten. I run a seedy little corner of the Internet called the Brain Release Valve. I try to keep up with the zeitgeist and the [...]
It’s – finally – time for our honeymoon, though we’ve been married a month, as of today. We’re off to New York and Boston for a couple days each. Our main NYC plans are up in the air – sort of. There’s a nice surprise in there somewhere. Though we’d love to, we don’t have [...]
Today is the 50th anniversary of Strunk and White’s “Elements of Style.” Or so I heard on “Morning Edition.” I adore the book. It’s short; it’s my Bible. Kerry prefers the AP Stylebook, and sure, that’s a great book, too, but I’m pretty sure that the AP finds “Elements of Style” superior. Except when it [...]
When I got home tonight, I queued up the episode, and in the opening bars of the self-sung theme music proclaiming the host as “America’s Radio Sweetheart”, I came to a very important conclusion: I don’t like this guy. At all.
Kerry came home tonight wearing black tights, yellow athletic socks, and short burgundy shorts. She was sweaty and banged up. She was grinning as wide as I’ve seen. Tonight was her first practice with the Memphis Roller Derby. She’s excited, I’m excited, the puppy is excited, but he’s excited about everything, because he’s a puppy. [...]
The other day, I mentioned that I’d lost my job – or one of them anyway. I’ve hit the ground running. I can’t honestly say how many places I’ve already sent my resumé. After doing some serious hunting for local jobs today, I decided while I’m at it, I’d throw my resume at some other, [...]
It’s nice when people you like work well together. You get the best parts of each world. Like when “This American Life” works with “Planet Money” to get in-depth coverage of the current financial crisis that truly reaches for the emotional core of the story. As much as I like the work that happens when [...]
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I grew up in church; I started college with the intention of becoming a pastor at some point. I took it all entirely too seriously (there are people I owe apologies concerning this). But here’s the thing: I took a Bible class that first year. My system of belief up until that point [...]