On October 14th, 2006, Michigan's gubernatorial candidates, Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) and Mr. Dick DeVos (R), were invited to Eastern Michigan University to discuss their plans for health care in Michigan.

Other speakers included Congressman John Dingell (D), Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R), and Dr. Henry Simmons, president of the National Coalition on Health Care.

My uncle, Richard Douglass, led the experts panel in their discussion.

DeVos didn't show up.

Governor Granholm gets my vote in this election. She promises to finally enact a ban on smoking in restaurants and bars. Thank you!

DeVos, on the other hand, runs a controversial business and thinks that giving people the freedom to choose will lead to a smoke-free environment*.

* I think that's bullshit.

Everyone knows (or should know) that Chx (Károly Négyesi), is a leading Drupal programmer and avid bear lover. What really sets him apart from the other Drupal developers, however, is his iron strong concentration; you just cannot distract that man! His mental powers are so well respected, in fact, that they have their own fan site: chxcannotbedistracted.com. The site collects photo evidence of Chx's ability to keep coding in the most unlikely circumstances. What a great idea! So if you have any photo evidence, (or are able to "recreate" any "historical" demonstrations that unfortunately haven't been properly documented), please submit it to Flickr.com with the tag chxcannotbedistracted. If you have any quotes that honor this great coder, submit them to the chxcannotbedistracted.com site owner, if you can figure out how. Dance, lipsync and CGI videos are also appropriate.