October 2004 Archives
Writing in Front Page magazine, Carol Gould describes a terrifying place called England, where anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism run rampant, and ordinary shop proprietors can't wait to burst out with a Jew-hating tirade. Lauren and I have been forwarded that article by two different concerned friends, wanting to know if it's true. My answer is: I have no idea. I can't speak for Ms. Gould, because I've never visited the England on her planet. In the England where I live, here on Earth, things are very different than she describes.
Sorry to have missed my usual Something Interesting on Tuesday. My campaign ads have suddenly gotten a huge surge in visitors--after getting maybe a hundred visitors a day for the past few weeks, I've had 11,884 visitors in less than 12 hours. I've been busy doing rejiggering and mirrorifying to deal with the surge in bandwidth. I'll have a new essay up tomorrow. Thanks for your patience!
After posting my short films, I was convinced I had a "This Land" style hit on my hands. Beyond a doubt, within a matter of hours, I would be well on my way to the 65 million viewers that JibJab got for their short.
And, indeed, over the past week, more people have been coming to this site than before. Some of them are even watching my short films.
But according to my server logs, an inexplicably large number of them are coming here by way of a Google search for the word "shaboopie."
I am please to present the third (and, for now at least, final) in a series of entirely serious, not-at-all tongue-in-cheek public service announcements, will give you all the facts you need to make your vote for President. This film takes a simple, non-sensationalist look at the ways in which foreign policy decisions affect domestic security.
[NOTE: Due to a sudden surge in visitors, I've moved all my public service announcements to a site that can better handle the traffic. You'll find them here.]
I'm pleased to announce that, once again, an important television ad for the presidential election is debuting here at Yankee Fog. Like the previous one, this will offer you balanced and impartial advice as you decide between George W. Bush and John Kerry.
[NOTE: Due to a sudden surge in visitors, I've moved all my public service announcements to a site that can better handle the traffic. You'll find them here.]
For me, watching the presidential elections from the vantage point of another country has felt like a certain kind of recurring dream that everybody has had; I know something very important is happening very far away, but I can't quite perceive it directly, or get close enough to influence it.
