I love data analysis...and I love reading James!

Quoted: Recently, I've become intrigued by the demographics of social network websites. By now, of course, they're nothing new. The early networks (Classmates.com as...

beautiful.

Quoted: A racial divide, once lived, dwells in the deepest parts of the psyche. This is what was captured by Barack Obama’s pitch-perfect speech on race.

Semicolons are very stylish; I wish they were used more.

Quoted: Semicolon sightings in the city are unusual but Neil Neches, a writer in the transit agency’s marketing and service information department, inserted one on a placard anyway.

wow. from derek.

Quoted: Officials closed the entrances to KeyArena at about 11 this morning, turning away thousands who had gathered to hear presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama speak at noon.

Yarrgh!

Quoted: Simply put, 826 Valencia is dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their writing skills, and to helping teachers get their students excited about the writing.

Quoted: Electrical stimulation of areas deep within the brain could lead to improved memory, research suggests.

scary. from Greg.

Quoted: To perpetuate its life cycle, a newly identified parasite morphs its ant victims to such a degree that the infected ants resemble red, ripe juicy berries that birds are more inclined to pick, according to a University of California at Berkeley press release.

Caroline Kennedy's Op-Ed from two days ago:

Quoted: OVER the years, I’ve been deeply moved by the people who’ve told me they wished they could feel inspired and hopeful about America the way ...

Doin' a little dance....

Quoted: Something fundamental has shifted in the Democratic Party. Last week there was the widespread revulsion at the Clintons’ toxic attempts to ghettoize Barack Obama.....The respect for institutions that was prevalent during the early ’60s is prevalent with the young again today. The earnest industriousness that was common then is back today. The awareness that we are not self-made individualists, free to be you and me, but emerge as parts of networks, webs and communities; that awareness is back again today.