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Poetry in Motion

Have you ever seen Charles Barkley swing a golf club? It looks like this:



Have you ever seen Tiger Woods' impersonation of Charles Barkley swinging a golf club? It looks like this:

That's just Putin bein' Putin.

I never see Vladimir Putin without thinking of my college roommate, Evan. I can't recall the context, but at some point during college we saw the Russian president on television and Evan assessed his autocratic antics as follows:

"Ah, Zoloto. That's just Putin bein' Putin."


It still makes me laugh. Know what else is funny? President Bush's assessment of Putin in 2001:

"I looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straightforward and trustworthy and we had a very good dialogue. I was able to get a sense of his soul."

For a thought-provoking take on Moscow's recent conduct, check out David Remnick's essay in this week's New Yorker.

And we're back...

See what I did there? I didn't post anything for like two months.

Let's see if we can't ease back into this whole blogging thing with a random picture:


I feel better already. Check back soon for less insane posts.