From a very selfish point of view, I'm enchanted by the idea that a politician can come along and speak simply and clearly and truthfully to an electorate as though they are grown-ups and to feel the electorate respond to that.
John HodgmanWhen you think about it, the end of the world is a little bit like death: We all know it's going to come eventually, and as we get older, we feel we see the signs more and more distinctly.
John HodgmanWell, I always had this desire to celebrate and somehow be a part of things that I thought were really great.
John HodgmanI am a marginally employed person who can escape with my school teacher wife to the waters of Maine for much of the summer.
John Hodgman