Author Archives: Ealasaid

So I was listening to an episode of Speaking of Faith recently, where a conservative was discussing religion and politics (it was a sequel to an episode with a liberal doing the same thing), and the guy was all on … Continue reading →

Man. Some jerkwad is using ealasaid.com in the return headers of spam. I’m getting oodles of bounces and no doubt am now once again on a bunch of blacklists. If you’re someone I email with regularly, please be sure to … Continue reading →

Some of you will have already seen this in my blog/Facebook/Twitter/MySpace/whatever, but hey, cast a broad net, right? Short version: I’m raising money for the Office of Letters and Light, the folks who put on National Novel Writing Month (and … Continue reading →

By Terry Pratchett I’m a huge fan of Pratchett’s to begin with, so it’s probably no surprise that I really enjoyed this book. It has a few things that seem a wee bit off, as though Pterry is picking the … Continue reading →

By Leigh Richards I enjoyed this book quite a bit, but more for the characters than the story. The plot is a bit rambly and the conclusion is strange and rushed, and we’re left with some unanswered questions. It feels … Continue reading →

Well, I survived! Did some actual canvassing Sunday morning, then went back to the main office to do more data entry. Canvassing wasn’t too bad, but it was kind of like playing Russian roulette: every time I knocked on a … Continue reading →

Day Two of my Drive for Change weekend went well! A little chaotic, but that’s to be expected when an all-volunteer organization gets 500 new people. I got up early and showed up way early for the orientation event (several … Continue reading →

Survived the drive to Reno. It started snowing just before I reached Donner Pass, and kept snowing all the way to Reno. But I made it to the campaign office in spite of the weather AND in spite of a … Continue reading →

This weekend, I’m going to Nevada with the Barack Obama Drive for Change. All day Saturday and most of Sunday, I’ll be volunteering at one of the campaign offices in Reno, NV — registering voters and/or canvassing for Obama. Why? … Continue reading →