Confession of a Pyrophobe

I am afraid of lighting candles or incense because I don't trust myself enough to not start a fire. I am afraid of burning myself. I am also afraid of setting off fire alarms.

I love candles though... But I do hate pretty candles melting and dying. That makes me sad.

This is why the fake candles are amazing to me. Also, when I burn real candles I am never alone and don't light them myself...

Confessions of a C-SPANer

I am one of the very few people in the world who can often find myself riveted to c-span... Here are just a few reasons...

• The political process is a very strange (and often frustrating) American experience which CSPAN offers a unique glimpse into.
• Observing debates by our lawmakers provides insight into the issues themselves
  
• The people who study politics and global relations are extraordinarily fascinating
• Conventions and speeches are dominated by discourse on their own specific ideological band (unique to the convention/speech event).
  
• CSPAN often helps to minimize so-called "bias" because often it offers unmediated (immediate) events.
• It provides endless amusement hearing callers complain about the "liberal bias" in "the media" but praise the "neutrality of Fox News Channel" juxtaposed with hearing other callers bash Fox News Channel's "blatant partisanism".