First, a quick comment, thanks to the people who already joined Facebook, I think it is worth your time as a way to see what is going on in people's lives in a simple fashion.

Go here, then open the slide show

For a slide show about Charlie Brown, Charles Schulz, and Peanuts. Specifically the new biography of Schulz. I have many fond memories of sitting in my grandparents lake cottage at Fern Glen reading Peanuts collections. And looking back it is striking how different the strip was from it's contemporaries in that it was never just a laugh track. I always sympathized with Charlie Brown, except I was able to grow up and marry the little red haired girl.

Would you sell your vote, and for how much?

An interesting theory, even if it is contradictory to what we are all led to believe in the grand scheme of things. What I find especially fascinating is the break down of cost per vote for the presidential candidates. Doesn't that seem ridiculous? Almost a billion dollars spent on an election! I really think that the first candidate to successfully figure out a viral campaign will just blow things a way. I would really like to see a word of mouth Internet campaign get some publicity.

Remembrances of Thanksgiving Family football

This is just a blast to read. Playing football and/or basketball has always been one of the things I have looked forward to every thanksgiving (and one of the secret reasons we go to my Dad's house instead of the in-laws). The tradition has declined considerably over the years due to medical reasons. But with a new generation finally arriving (my boys and their cousins) maybe we can resurrect the game, at least in subdued fashion. I have very fond memories of trudging up the street to the Junior high field as a family to play, even though I could barely catch.