*Splllg* and Bile

*spllllg*

That's the sound of me meeting my deadline. I'm aiming for the sound to someday be more of a snappy whip-crack or a swift swoosh, but this time it's undeniable that I oozed past the finish line like molasses approaching an asymptote, infinitely slower and slower and never really finished.

I think that *splllg* is also  the sound of Larry Summers resigning from the presidency of Harvard. He was probably going for a silent thunk of some sort, but with even the shadowy corporation against him at the end, he really can't help but make some sort of dull thwacking splat. I feel him. We're both old jello shots being squelched from petrified plastic cups in back of the Kegerator of Life. 

A shot of bile:

My colleagues shot down my desire to vent my spleen upon a 16-year-old Ft. Lauderdale girl in print today. Melissa Oppenheim writes political cartoons and attends the same prestigious private school that schools the infamous Baghdad Boy. Her talents are showcased on a website that directs prospective media to "Media Relations," in a local monthly community paper called the Weston Express, and have recently been highlighted in a Sun-Sentinel column. The following "press release" explores Oppenheim's contributions to the human race in greater detail: 

"Many of her cartoons depict her views on global warming and the conflict in the Middle East, and the President's reaction to world affairs. Reaction to her work has been extremely positive. Her publisher, Diane Cortz, requested that Melissa's cartoons include “Cliff Notes” because, as she put it, ‘they are so cutting edge'. And Florida Senator Nan Rich also weighed in with her support."

When she's not being "cutting-edge," Melissa reads the Economist and also enjoys crew and modeling. And, of course, beefing up her college application.

PS: When you follow the link to "press room" off the bottom of her website site, it displays a broken URL:  "www.melscartoons.com/politicaldaughter.html.” Oops---next time, Mom and Dad should try to be a little bit more subtle about relentlessly promoting their kid, eh?

Comments

[Captain A's Former Roommate]

So shameless

[airplane]

"We're both old jello shots being squelched from petrified plastic cups in back of the Kegerator of Life."

more! more!

[Jake Smith]

Haha

[..]

This girl goes to my school, and you're right about the beefing. Unfortunately, her drawings make me hate everything else she does. Fortunately, I don't live in Westin.