It’s hard to believe that Julia’s and my wedding was over a month ago. We switched from wedding planning back to campaign mode so quickly, the past month just flew by with no time to sit back and reflect. Now that the election is over and things are a little slower, although unsettled, here’s the… Continue reading Wedding thoughts
Local Elections and Turnout, Part 2
In my last post, I took a look at the turnout in House districts that the DFL lost. Today, a coworker asked me about districts that were close, but were won by the DFL candidate. Good question. So I put together the following table of districts where the DFL candidate won. I chose districts not… Continue reading Local Elections and Turnout, Part 2
Local Elections and Turnout
Lots of people have shared a lot of analyses on Tuesday’s elections, much of it on a national scale. They try to make guesses about what the elections say about Obama, or the Republican agenda, on certain subgroups of voters, and so on. I don’t have any great insights into any of these things. I… Continue reading Local Elections and Turnout
Final Election Push
It’s a few days before election day. So what exactly is at stake?
Clonezilla update
A while back I posted about moving from Ghost to Clonezilla. Many months have passed, and after using it to roll out a bit less than a hundred computers, I thought I’d give an update.
Anti-Union Sentiment Redux
Several Jimmy John’s restaurants may unionize. It’s always fun to peruse the reader comments in Star Tribune stories, if you are wondering what the great mass of Christine O’Donnell conservatives are thinking, and this story is no different: several commenters claim that they will no longer patronize Jimmy John’s if they unionize. Like much conservative… Continue reading Anti-Union Sentiment Redux
Using fill flash and Lightroom presets
Julia and I walked along the Root River Trail in Lanesboro on Friday, and I of course brought my camera. I took the opportunity to experiment with fill flash for lightening the subject (in this case, Julia) in front of a brightly-lit background. I also had some fun with some effects presets in Lightroom when… Continue reading Using fill flash and Lightroom presets
The Federal DREAM Act
Congress is debating the DREAM act, which would give the children of undocumented immigrants the opportunity to normalize their status, and thereafter gain citizenship, if they server in the military or get a college education. If there was ever a no-brainer, this is it, and polls show widespread support for it. Businesses support it. Human… Continue reading The Federal DREAM Act
A Vision for Minnesota
Tom Emmer released the final part of his budget plan yesterday. As I figured, it was pretty brutal: a one-third cut(!) to LGA, cuts to K-12 education (giving them less than they get this year is not quite “holding education harmless”), cuts to higher ed, cuts to health care (reading between the lines of his… Continue reading A Vision for Minnesota
Anti-union sentiment
I was reading this story about concessions that Harley-Davidson is asking its union workers to agree to in order to save their jobs in Wisconsin. What struck me was not the fact that workers were being asked to sacrifice for years, something that happens with depressing regularity these days, but the reader comments on the… Continue reading Anti-union sentiment