Friday, December 12, 2008
just another winter day
This week I realized only in this town would you see your neighbour barbecuing out on his balcony on a day when temperatures dropped to -25C.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
falling off the wagon
After all this time, I'm not sure how I missed the fact that Obama was/is a smoker. So today I was pretty surprised to hear him admit to falling off the wagon in his quest to quit smoking.
I'm trying to figure out why this information is so disconcerting. Maybe it's because smoking seems to represent the antithesis of Obama. Over the past two years he's been attacked on every level, baited with every ploy, but never wavered. He stuck to his message and plan with an almost superhuman control and discipline. And this discipline wasn't limited to his public life. Whether it was how he made time for his family or how he managed to run 3 miles a day and play basketball in the midst of the frenzied campaign, there was no shortage of resolve.
In light of his character, the thought of him unable to stop smoking naturally leads to some cognitive dissonance. On the other hand, maybe it simply shows he's human after all, vices included.
I'm trying to figure out why this information is so disconcerting. Maybe it's because smoking seems to represent the antithesis of Obama. Over the past two years he's been attacked on every level, baited with every ploy, but never wavered. He stuck to his message and plan with an almost superhuman control and discipline. And this discipline wasn't limited to his public life. Whether it was how he made time for his family or how he managed to run 3 miles a day and play basketball in the midst of the frenzied campaign, there was no shortage of resolve.
In light of his character, the thought of him unable to stop smoking naturally leads to some cognitive dissonance. On the other hand, maybe it simply shows he's human after all, vices included.
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