Ok, I'm Back Now!

Being a father is amazing. An infant is so small, so vulnerable, so helpless. Everything is new to him, and he looks out into the world trying to take it all in and make sense of it. Every little expression he makes, each new look he gives, every new wiggle he explores as he learns how to control his arms and legs -- every one is awe inspiring. He astounds me.

We celebrated his three week birthday yesterday. That's right, already three weeks. Time is flying by and I am trying to hold on to each moment I can. I don't want to miss any of his "firsts."

So, while I will try to blog more, right now, he needs me. And I need him. I don't know which of us requires the other more.

And Now, A Little Politics

Here is a great article by Jane Galt. While I am not especially political, this is an excellent piece analyzing the state of politics, espcially the democratic party, today. Here is a teaser:

That gets batted around every so often, and it (understandably) enrages liberals. And yet, it seems to me that there's a kernel of truth there. Not in the literal sense: liberals do not vote Green or Democrat just because they like the logos. But the left, as a movement, does not have any very coherent Big Idea that it can sell. The Movement doesn't agree on much, except that it hates George Bush. Orwell to the contrary, hate does not sell particularly well in American politics.1 Fear . . . now, fear sells. But only if it's at least quasi-believable, which, to the vast swath of the American public, "George Bush is planning to lynch minorities and put everyone else in illegal detention camps" doesn't. Fear only works if the majority of American voters believe that whatever they are supposed to fear will happen to them, not some comfortably anonymous nobody in a far-off state.

Here He Is

My Son is Born!!

This week, my son was born. He was over four weeks early, but weighed in at a comfortable 6 lbs 10 oz. Both he and my wife are home from the hospital and recovering well. Although I am biased, I must say he is the cutest little baby I've ever seen!