Friday Miscellany

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1. We have an extra large cubicle at work that used to be used for training new staff. Thus we call it the "training cube." But these days all we use it for is to set out food that editors have baked or freelancers have sent to us for the holidays. One colleague joked that we should just call it the "food court," and another asked if we can put a Panda Express in there.

2. We are getting Fios today. Fingers crossed that nothing will get screwed up.

3. I'm happy that Obama chose Rick Warren to participate in the inauguration. This evangelical pastor holds many views that I don't, but this is what bipartisanship means---you find common ground, even if you disagree. And Rick Warren was one of those Christian leaders who broke with past evangelical tradition to become an environmentalist, which was a huge step in turning away from knee-jerk conservatism. So he represents himself the kind of bipartisanship that Obama values.
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