Some goals in life

I think the following are all attainable and reasonable:

• Finish Ph.D. this year
• Heal myself from damage endured during grad school
• Write a book
• Be a guest on Daily Show (not Colbert, he’ll kick my butt)
• Receive MacArthur fellowship
• Give a TED talk
• Since time is short for a Fields medal, I will settle for a Nobel Prize
• Pay off school loans
• Get decent health insurance

I’m not sure about the last two, but I can dream right?

The Onion nailin’ Palin on her true reason

Alaska governor Sarah Palin turned over executive control of the state to Sean Parnell, saying that if she served a lame duck year in the office, it would not benefit anyone. What do you think?