Achenblog - The Washington Post's Joel Achenbach on whatever strikes his fancy - July 13, 2008

The House Cure

Like most normal people, my overriding goal in life is to become a completely different person. The new me will be unrecognizable, and better (much, much better) on so many levels, both mentally and corporeally, that it will seem...

By Joel Achenbach | July 18, 2008; 8:38 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (578)

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Those Dang Double Dippers

Economy's tanking, people are making runs on banks, the FBI is circling IndyMac -- thank God oil has dropped to only, let's see, $134 a barrel. Though I don't talk about personal stuff on this blog or indulge in...

By Joel Achenbach | July 17, 2008; 7:56 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (138)

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Billions and Billions of Blogs

Here's an action shot of my laptop (and, if you look closely, cellphone) at the Sideling Hill Bureau of the A-blog. I know, it's edge-of-your-seat stuff. I can blog from almost anywhere now, thanks to the miracle of the...

By Joel Achenbach | July 16, 2008; 1:11 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (85)

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Just For Yocks

I'm in Pennsylvania and a river runs through it, called the Youghiogheny, also known to we river folk as the Yock. Here's the river from an old railroad bridge, now a bike path, at Ohiopyle State Park, in the...

By Joel Achenbach | July 16, 2008; 7:02 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (61)

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Where Are My Bees?

[I am hoping the New Yorker cover is a one-day story. Much nonsense spewed on this matter. I liked this passage in Kennicott's story today, describing New Yorker readers: "They are an elite, a minority, and while they might...

By Joel Achenbach | July 15, 2008; 8:37 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)

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New Yorker Cover Not So Funny

AP Lots of Internet frenzy this morning over The New Yorker's cover, showing Obama in a turban, his wife armed with an AK-47 and her hair in an Afro, the two of them fist-bumping in the Oval Office with...

By Joel Achenbach | July 14, 2008; 10:40 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)

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