Posted by Steve Dietz on November 21, 2005 4:30 PM
It's a long way to New Zealand, where I am attending the ADA emerge conference in Dunedin and the Cultural Futures conference in Auckland, but got a shot of adrenaline when 4 secret service agents walked on board my flight to LA. Moments later, former president Jimmy Carter started walking the aisle and shaking hands. Not sure what it is about celebrity, but also a certain amount of inspiration that someone who wasn't so great in one job can become pretty great in what s/he does next. Or maybe it's just a kind of nostalgia for cardigans in the home and staying put in the Rose Garden, which actually seems like better - or less harmful - ideas than drilling for a year's worth of oil in ANWR and nation (un)building a la Iraq.
It's a long way to New Zealand, where I am attending the