A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel. August 29, 2008

(Subject line is from Robert Frost.)

A meme:
1. Your name/username.
2. Left-handed or right-handed?
3. Favourite letters to write?
4. Least favourite letters to write?
5. Write “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”
6. Tag 6 people.

—

Of the top six stories on Yahoo, four are about Sarah Palin; the fifth was about the Obama camp’s reaction to Sarah Palin; and the last one was comparing Obama to Sarah Palin. The McCain camp has wrapped the news cycle around its little finger. It’s impressive.

Speaking as a moderate who is still sold on the Obama-Biden ticket, there’s a lot to appreciate about Sarah Palin, on top of the fact that she brings let’s-break-a-glass-ceiling mojo to Old Man McWhiteguy’s ticket. Here, have some thoughtful analysis.

—

According to Young King Ours, the Hellsing manga is about to end.

I’m torn. I do want to see the series finish (not because I’m tired of it, of course, but because the alternative—in which it jumps the shark and limps on, worn-out and tired, for decades— is worse). On the other hand, it doesn’t seem like there’ll be enough time to wrap up all the loose ends Hirano has left, even with more of The Dawn still to come.

That said: readers of Shine, prepare yourselves for Plot.