Partly cloudy, cloudy, mostly cloudy, scattered clouds. All of that was in the weather analysis today. Also, a high of 59. The low tonight is predicted around 36. More of these were on the ground:
So autumn is over. Fall is here. I propose that we have two seasons. The autumn doesn’t last long, but our coldest season won’t typically show up until the end of December. We have to have something in between, right? So instead of just four seasons, I propose we have five.
This is funny because some would say we really only have three seasons. Or, maybe, even just two.
It is five. You read it here, on the Internet. It is true.
This is one of those things I’ve been hanging on to for several days. I may as well share it here. My colleague David Simpson takes it away:
Because I couldn’t get a projector to work at the National College Media Convention in New Orleans, I read aloud a passage in a “Free Your Writing Voice” session that I’ve sometimes just flashed on a screen. I had not prepared for a dramatic reading, so I was surprised at how powerful it sounded coming out of my mouth.
The audience seemed to like it, though it’s a long passage. So I encourage you to read it aloud.
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I especially loved reading that long sentence. And the two-word emphatic ending.
Click on over to read the passage yourself. I suspect, if you like the art of writing, you’ll appreciate what you find there.
The funniest thing I did today:
Students just offered me a glowstick. Said "As a child of the Cold War I know not to touch glowing things." Radiation humor!
— kenny smith (@kennysmith) November 19, 2013
Yeah, it was one of those kind of days. My office is cold. The newsroom is colder. It might be warmer outside. The students are working on their paper and I’m grading things and working on projects and not touching glow sticks.
Things to read …
Tip pays off for Richmond student journalists:
The Collegian reporters started digging into the past of a law school student when they got a tip that he was a sex offender. Turns out he had served time in prison for aggravated sexual battery.
He had also been ordered to withdraw from the University of Virginia, according to the story Conklin and Arnett published earlier this month. At Richmond, he was the recipient of one of the law school’s most prestigious scholarships and a member of its Honor Council.
Interesting story — here is their reporting — that is continuing. The comments, as always, are insightful.
This is tough all the way around. She wrote the president, he used her tale as an anecdote. And then Washington’s health system found an error. Her rates increased. Then they found another error. Another hike. And now, Woman cited by President as Obamacare success story frustrated by sign up process:
The result was a higher quote, which Sanford said was for $390 per month for a “silver” plan with a higher deductible. Still too expensive.
A cheaper “bronze” plan, Sanford said, came in at $324 per month, but also with a high deductible – also not in her budget.
Then another letter from the state exchange with even worse news.
“Your household has been determined eligible for a Federal Tax Credit of $0.00 to help cover the cost of your monthly health insurance premium payments,” the latest letter said.
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“This is it. I’m not getting insurance,” Sanford told CNN. “That’s where it stands right now unless they fix it.”
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She is sorry Obama mentioned her during the October 21 speech.
“I feel awful about it. I support (the Affordable Care Act),” Sanford said.
But the messy rollout in the other Washington, the nation’s capital, was not far from her mind.
“What the hell? Why is it the same story as the federal government?” Sanford says in disgust with the Washington state exchange. “They didn’t have it ready.”
“They screwed up,” she added.
Comments on that story have been turned off, which is curious, but unsurprising.
The longest (and, in places, wrongest) infographic of your day. Commenters were helpfully pointing out errors here. That’s become its own industry at this point, hasn’t it, correcting the work of others in the comments below …
I await yours in 3 … 2 …
