sj's Longest Now [v.1]

I love first-hand accounts by people who aren’t planning ambitious careers.

The number of possible slants is so small and natural; many individual quirks are left in rather than ironed out; they are a pleasure to read.  This one is from a Marine on the front lines of the recent invasion of Iraq.

…not to not vote for Kucinich.  Or something.  Anyone who posts top ten lists to a major internet site on my birthday deserves special attention.

Peter in Seattle, getting all het up for Dean:

Systems Theory says that natural systems, including human groups (like the U.S. for one example) behave in set ways. One characteristic you might have heard of is homeostasis, for instance.

…also semiotics…,

…don’t forget complexity theory, …

A little dessert-guy budget logic.

Lovely!  Parachutes and all… wait a minute.  what?  I wonder what the original golden metrics were all about.