fifth guy

Obama, the Republicans and the Fifth Guy

by Karoli on January 30, 2010 · 7 comments

Part of the magic of yesterday’s 90-minute real-time conversation with the Republicans in Baltimore was the spontaneous rise of attention. Within minutes, Twitter is abuzz. Everyone is transfixed. Everyone. It was some of the best political theater I’ve seen, ever. I call it theater because all of the drama, timing, dialogue and personalities were there, [...]

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Attention Lessons

by Karoli on August 7, 2008 · 5 comments

The difference between this: and this? Attention. Specifically, listening. Had I not been lost in the challenge of getting picture number one, I would have known that picture number two posed a serious danger to me, the camera, and my current state of dry. But I wasn’t. So at the point where I should have [...]

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