Bring the muchness.

Here’s some space to cluster your nuggets.

While I’ve got your attention – Scrutiny Hooligans are on the lookout for someone with excellent writing skills, keen political insight, interest in local politics, and some acquaintance with computer machines. I’d love to see lots more stories here, and I just don’t have the time to make it happen. Now accepting applications – salary ranges from sense of smug satisfaction to full-on political delightgasms.

Happy New Year to all you Hooligans. Thanks for making this a place that remains fun, informative, intelligent, snarky, and relevant. Here’s hoping 2012 brings us all more peace, more prosperity, more justice, and more love.

Share your holiday cheers and jeers.

‘Tis the season to be wrapping up the office work and postponing the political work. Y’all do a good job of entertaining yourselves whilst we Hooligans sip sugar plum bourbon in our kerchiefs and caps.

Whether your celebrating Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Yule, or just getting a day or two off work because everyone else is celebrating something – I wish you nothing but joy and love.

Here’s your holiday open thread.

You look like you need one. Have at it.

Loving wife. Wonderful family. Many trusted friends. Two beautiful dogs. Meaningful work. Cozy west Asheville bungalow. Health. Coffee. This sunrise. This breath. This moment. The enormity of existence and depth of time. Occupy Wall Street. The was you been and the is you am. Laughter. Vision of leaders in our community. Those who work together to achieve big goals. Scarlet Tanagers. Hummingbirds. Sea Turtles. The sacrifice and commitment of those who endeavor to reduce suffering and increase opportunity. Pablo Neruda. William Blake. Cam Newton. My bicycle. Asheville beer. This breath. This moment. This blog. These readers.

Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen, and thinking what nobody has thought. – Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

It’s your thread. Plant your flag.