The Political Compass

The Political Compass

Here's an interesting test to see where you stand politically. Rather than looking at "left wing" vs. "right wing" (which is an economic evaluation), it also considers where one stands on the social scale of "authoritarian" vs. "libertarian".

I scored on the "Libertarian Left", down there with Gandhi, Mandela and the Dalai Lama. Also down there with my partner, who may have been more left than me. Among the people who appear to be polar opposites is President W, who is about as far to the Authoritarian Right that one can score. So, I probably won't be voting for him anytime soon.

You might also want to take The World's Smallest Political Quiz. My score is pretty much the same here. I am characterized as a "left-liberal".

Take the test, and (if you wish) tell me how you score in the comments section.

Squirrels Gain an Ally

It's been a couple of weeks since I posted here, with a week in (mostly) sunny Rhode Island in the interim. While my diligently watchful eye was diverted, the squirrels seem to have recruited an ally to pilfer sunflower seeds from the bird feeder.

I wandered into the kitchen moments ago and took a look (as I now compulsively do) out to the feeder, only to see a new critter sitting on the ledge, chomping away. A chipmunk! Small enough that it almost looks like a bird at first glance, but big enough to pig out as an unwelcomed guest.

So now it's me against three - two squirrels and a chipmunk. They are burning through my bag of sunflower seeds. I need to get a job very soon in order to afford more. Or, at the very least, to keep me from checking out the bird feeder ten times a day!