Entries from January 2009

January 31, 2009

Two winners!

Nick and Dave, you both made great comments on my “Simple Math” post, and therefore I will be giving you EACH a free IDTIK shirt!  I’m doing this since there were only two comments and both of them were worthy.  I don’t have time to respond right now but I will ASAP!
ciao

January 27, 2009

Simple Math

Hey all!  I’m SO sorry about the lack of posts recently.  I’m still adjusting a new school/internship/theatre/a cappella schedule… so things have been crazy.  BUT, that’s no excuse for skipping out on posts and I apologize.  I did spend some good time on this new video blog episode so I hope you enjoy it (especially [...]

January 20, 2009

Headlines

Here’s a taste of the moment.  Can you predict tomorrow’s headline?

January 10, 2009

T-Shirt #3

This week’s free IDTIK shirt goes to:
Edward Brown
Edward, I loved your comparison of Obama’s “dire straits” dictum and Bush’s “irrational exuberance”–what a great way of articulating the two opposites.
Doug, you also had a great line: “Living under Bush was like living in the twilight zone in terms of the discrepency between reality and the statements of [...]

January 5, 2009

The End Of Transition

Will Pragmatism Defeat Blind Optimism?

As Obama’s transition period comes to an end, we continue to see a lot of talk about the many challenges he will face as President.  The expectations are huge, and everyone is asking–can he really solve the big issues we are facing?  While Obama’s personality, charisma, and rhetoric has (and continues [...]

January 2, 2009

T-shirt #2 goes to…

Sorry for the delay, but:
The second free IDTIK t-shirt goes to:
Goodwin
This week was kind of a toss-up since the topic was a little less thought-provoking.  But, Goodwin, the video you posted HAS to be rewarded.  I’d seen it before, but didn’t remember it being THAT amazing.  I wish I could edit videos like that.  It [...]