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Four days ago, I changed the text’s appearance on my header a little bit.

You can see the original portion below.

The original

I think the revision looks a lot cleaner and more uniform than that. But the percentage of people that “bounce,” leaving without seeing a second page, has risen considerably. Hmm.

A commenter asked “what do they teach at the Office of Special Investigation’s Chariots of Fire Driving Academy?” A very good question.

[start scene]

Agent Black is waiting in the CFDA’s front-lobby, which looks like an airport terminal. Beyond the glass walls, cars chase each other on a practice course.

CFDA RECEPTIONIST: I’m sorry, we’re out of spaces for the Defensive Driving course. Can I interest you in Offensive Driving? Just sign these liability disclaimers.

BLACK: What do they teach in Offensive–

A car triple barrel-rolls onto the car it had been chasing.

BLACK: …

BLACK: Do you have a pen?

More presidential political betting stuff. Short version: Sell Guiliani and maybe Clinton. Buy Huckabee, Obama, and McCain. In particular, look at buying a contract on a Huckabee victory in Michigan (!) and Florida (!!!).

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