Coyote Gulch

Sunday, May 8, 2005

The Long Emergency
From the Rolling Stone, James Kunstler writes, "Carl Jung, one of the fathers of psychology, famously remarked that 'people cannot stand too much reality.' What you're about to read may challenge your assumptions about the kind of world we live in, and especially the kind of world into which events are propelling us. We are in for a rough ride through uncharted territory."
9:40:56 PM

Open Source Development
Groklaw: "The paper concludes that the Linux development style is superior, precisely because it favors and enables creativity and flexibility, by allowing anyone to participate, including users. Shawn writes about the role Free Software plays in making it possible to learn, so as to be able to participate."
3:47:09 PM

Salt Lake Tribune: "In the battle raging over President Bush's judicial nominees, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid is ratcheting up the rhetoric, stopping just short of calling Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch a hypocrite."
Thanks to Left in the West for the link.
Category: 2004 Presidential Transition
3:38:53 PM

Happy Mother's Day
A picture named mothersday.jpg Coyote Gulch wishes all mothers a happy Mother's Day. Mrs. Gulch is, of course, at the top of his list.
7:52:55 AM

Romney, Bayh for President?
Political Wire: "Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) 'in a recent secret Washington meeting with national political operatives signaled he probably will forego seeking re-election in 2006 in order to pursue the 2008 Republican presidential nomination,' Robert Novak reports."
Sylvia Smith: "Of course, Bayh's looking at Bush's job."
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
7:30:14 AM

Filibusters
Political Wire: "Beginning Monday, Senate Republicans and Democrats - and their allies on the outside - 'will follow a day-by-day schedule of demonstrations, legislative maneuvers and other public events in anticipation of an imminent floor showdown,' the New York Times reports."
Category: 2004 Presidential Transition
7:26:50 AM

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