Shonogan's List

Read a good article on South Carolina politics today in the Wall Street Journal and how Obama is bucking the system with his brand of community organizing rather than currying favors and paying consulting fees to local leaders.

To be discussed later, maybe, because I want to take a break from thinking about the Clintons’ pettiness, things I want, and things I need to do.

To borrow from Ruth Ozeki “My Year of Meats” who borrowed from Sei Shonogan’s “The Pillow Book,” here is a list.

Things that are more gross in tandem than they are individually

• tanning booth sweat
• feet and Doritos
• armpit lice
• double joints and spandex
• plastic surgery and leftovers
• desperate smells and dirty spatulas (this one’s a bit embellished)