The following is an attempt at a comprehensive list of newspaper endorsements for the 2008 Presidential Election, listed by state. Newspaper endorsements hold a long standing tradition in this country, for better or worse. While newspaper endorsements are not necessarily something we should follow, they are nonetheless worthwhile to read and analyze. This list will continue to be updated as the endorsements come out.

California

• LA Times – Barack Obama

• Mercury News – Barack Obama

• Sacramento Bee – Barack Obama

• San Francisco Chronicle – Barack Obama

Colorado

• Aurora Sentinel – Barack Obama

• Boulder Weekly - Barack Obama

• Cortez Journal - Barack Obama

• Denver Post – Barack Obama

• Durango Herald - Barack Obama

• Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - John McCain

Florida

• Miami Herald - Barack Obama

• Tampa Tribune - John McCain

Georgia

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Barack Obama

Illinois

• Chicago Tribune – Barack Obama

Massachusetts

• Boston Herald - John McCain

Washington State

• Seattle Post-Intelligencer – Barack Obama

• Seattle Times – Barack Obama

The list, again, will continue to grow as I locate endorsements. It's a time consuming process, especially for the smaller papers.

Si, I am a geology nerd

Photos from the recent Chilean volcano eruption:

http://megagalerias.terra.cl/galerias/index.cfm?id_galeria=30734

Pretty spectacular stuff.

A Colorful Mix

Elvis Costello - (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
Johnny Cash - Orange Blossom Special
Joni Mithcell - Big Yellow Taxi
R.E.M. - Green Grow the Rushes
Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes
Indigo Girls - Gallileo
Hole - Violet
Kermit the Frog - The Rainbow Connection

The nerdiest mixtape ever

So I'm working on a mixtape based on the Fibonacci sequence. Can anyone come up with a song for the next number?

Smashing Pumpkins - Zero
U2 - One
Three Dog Night - One (is the loneliest number)
Ryan Adams - 2
Bob Marley + the Wailers - 3 Little Birds
Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5
NWA - 8 Ball
Pixies - No. 13 Baby
Eagles - Twenty-One
Dave Matthews Band - #34
Tom Waits - Ol' 55
R.E.M. - Pop Song 89

Fantastic! My first new blog entry. This is really blog number 4 for me, because I get bored staying in one place. Hopefully, I'll be able to update this more regularly than the others in the past.

We're going to start off with my new stock answer for the question I've been asked over 100 times since going back to school, from friends, advisors, bosses, random people on the street: "Why do you want to become a teacher?"

My new answer:

"Because I feel like I didn't make enough collages or posters in elementary school."