I was mildly surprised at the debate last night that McCain didn’t bring up any of the attacks his campaign has emphasized over the last few days. Apparently, I’m not the only one.
Obama also said he was surprised some of those attacks weren’t brought up by his opponent at the debate Tuesday night at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.
“I am surprised that, you know, we’ve been seeing some pretty over-the-top attacks coming out of the McCain campaign over the last several days, that he wasn’t willing to say it …

As you may have noticed, I wasn’t able to make to the liveblogging last night.  Instead, I slacked off and went to a debate party for nachos, wings and drinking.  I’m glad to have had some time to think over the debate, though, and write out some thoughts.
Firstly, I hate watching debates on CNN.  Or any network, really.  I usually watch debates and conventions on C-SPAN or PBS so that I can watch them without a thousand irritating graphics.  On CNN, there’s something flashing in the corner constantly telling me …

Concerns have been voiced this election season that McCain’s age is a factor in his not that uncommon verbal flubs. The more generous theorize it be caused by exhaustion; the less generous suspect an advancing mental health condition.
I worked in a pharmacy for a few years and encountered many people of McCain’s age that had razor sharp memories while some thirty year olds couldn’t remember their home address. So I’m not going to attribute any cause to his mistakenly saying “my fellow prisoners” instead of “my fellow Americans” during a speech …

I’m not going to write a recap of last night’s debate because it bored me enough the first time around. The short version: Obama did fine but not great, McCain seemed like his heart wasn’t in it and Tom Brokaw might have had a nervous breakdown if any more rules were violated. 
The post debate polling shows Obama as the winner: 
CNN
Who did the best job in the debate? Obama: 54, McCain: 30
Who seemed to be a stronger leader? Obama: 54, McCain: 43
Who was more likeable? Obama: 65, McCain: 28 
Who seemed more intelligent? …

This first image almost reached out and shook me.  Barbed Wire Art Co. has a firm grasp on arresting images and unusual materials.  The artist’s bio shows him to be a teenager in Tennessee, and the strength and ability seen here is astounding.  The third piece shown here is out of most people’s price range (and semi-NSFW if quasi-abstract nudes aren’t okay in your workplace), but the size (48″x24″) and texture of it are just really amazing.

jimi hendrix on vintage music, original piece for $52