Things That Please Dan

- 1 kuai mutton sticks.
- 1.5 kuai Tsingtao
- the new coffee machine on campus.
- chahshka!
- temperatures that are above freezing, for a change.
- www.youku.com
- the Dallas Cowboys defense
- the lack of same on the New York Giants
- being able to actually watch these games


and lately,
- getting up in the morning and finding out that Republican governors are elected in two states that went blue a year ago.
- checking again to find out that Maine voters defeated a gay marriage bill.
- doing a little research that shows Maine is the 31st straight state (no pun intended) that has shot down gay marriage amendments. You think that when every state it has been introduced in, including California and Vermont -- the two most supportive states--it might be time to give up the idea. Not being able to get this bill passed in either of those states nor any other state is akin to not being able to pass a pro cattle raising amendment in Texas, Wyoming, or Oklahoma.

I know that this isn't a political blog, and for my part I have tried my best to keep it that way, but every once in a while it's a good thing to let ol' Dan have his say. Thanks!