The Choice: A Threefer
The New Yorker magazine has taken the unusual (unprecedented?) step of devoting the entire Talk of the Town section in the current issue to an election editorial called The Choice. The two other essays I have found most thorough and authentic recently are Garrison Keillor's and, from a Chrisian perspective, Bishop John Spong's. If you still prefer Bush after reading these, please see this e-mail from an Ayer, Massachusetts selectwoman, volunteering in Florida for the Democrats.

Everything you ever wanted to know about global warming
but were afraid to ask
This site, called Discovery of Global Warming (Weart), is a stunning reference on global warming and shows the value of hypertext in a specific work as well as across the entire web.

A couple of photos of Taylor
Will, 9, and I spent a night with Taylor about a week ago after he crossed Pico and Killington peaks. When he got on the trail the next day, we got a photo of him facing us, and another one of him heading up the trail.

Taylor on the Long Trail
My 22-year-old son, Taylor, called Saturday from Jonesville, on his way from the Mass./VT border to Canada along Vermont's high ridge. He expects to be in Johnson on Tuesday and at the Canadian border by Friday. I think today he's about in the middle of this nifty topo map which offers two-layer zooming and navigation north and south, as well as a little info on a few spots.

Garrison Keillor Takes Off the Gloves
I have seen no more astute rendering of the current demise of democracy than this blast from Mr. Keillor. Thank you, Garrison.

Presidential Stature
In the first debate, Bush looked small and peevish, and his understanding of the hell in Iraq seemed to rest on his notion of "hard work" and tv images of the war. Here's a New York Times article that gives a decent high-level critique of the two candidates' performances.