 Mike Babcock. All hail Mike Babcock.

Katya:

Species: Make him the damn captain already.

Shut Up and Show Us Some of Those Sweet, Sweet Matthews Goals Dammit!

For everyone who skipped my blah blah blah above, this is where you should stop scrolling to relive the great Matthews goals: Not long ago on a farm south of Fresno, I watched a poorly paid mechanic in silence repair a gate’s hydraulic ram as easily and rapidly as if he were Googling on a smartphone. He seemed to me a genius in oily clothes engulfed in a cloud of cigarette smoke.

Later that same day, in Palo Alto, I talked to lots of mellifluent and highly compensated academics theorize about politics. I wondered whether they could tell hydraulic fluid from the engine oil in their imported cars. Who is really wise, who not?

A red/blue political map of the 2016 election reflects these two antithetical worlds. Eighty-five percent of geographical America voted for Donald Trump. But more than half the country’s voters living in just 15 percent of its land area went for Hillary Clinton.

How did we split into two countries? Why does rural America vote more conservative than liberal?

Those in rural and small-town America — who were more likely to pump their own water, to worry about their septic tank and to fret whether the weather will allow them to profit or lose money — think, talk and vote differently from those who expect the tap always to flow, the toilet to flush regularly and to get paid on time, rain or shine, drought or flood.

Pragmatic, autonomous and struggling people of the countryside think about building new dams and freeways to match population growth; affluent urbanites and suburbanites, with the greater luxury of second and third chances, more often dream of stalling or dismantling them to allow the landscape to return to a pristine paradise.

I work at Stanford University but live on a farm between Fresno and Visalia. What one place values does not necessarily mean much in the other.

Writing an essay no more impresses my rural neighbors than knowing how to drive a tractor or use a chainsaw is of interest to my Palo Alto colleagues. Rural people who mine, log, farm and build hold a tragic view that they are always but a day away from nature’s revenge — drought, flood or storm — and that the human experience is always
Mike Babcock. All hail Mike Babcock. 

 Katya: 

 Species: Make him the damn captain already. 

 exclude Up and picture Us Some of Those Sweet, Sweet Matthews Goals Dammit! 

 For everyone who skipped my blah blah bombast above, this is where you should stop scrolling to relive the great Matthews goal: Not long ago on a farm south of Fresno, I watched a poorly pay mechanic in silence repair a gate ’s hydraulic aries as easily and quickly as if he were Googling on a smartphone. He seemed to me a flair in oily clothes steep in a cloud of cigarette smoke. 

 Later that like day, in Palo Alto, I talked to fortune of mellifluent and highly compensated academics speculate about politics. I wondered whether they could distinguish hydraulic fluid from the engine oil in their imported car. Who is really wise, who not? 

 A red / blue political map of the 2016 election reflect these two antithetical worlds. Eighty - five percent of geographical America voted for Donald Trump. But more than half the country ’s voters living in just 15 percent of its domain area went for Hillary Clinton. 

 How did we separate into two nation? Why does rural America vote more conservative than liberal? 

 Those in rural and small - town America — who were more likely to pump their own water, to worry about their septic tank car and to fret whether the weather will allow them to profit or lose money — think, talk and vote differently from those who expect the rap always to flow, the toilet to flush regularly and to get pay on clock time, rain or shine, drought or flood. 

 Pragmatic, autonomous and struggling people of the countryside remember about building new dams and expressway to match population emergence; affluent urbanites and suburbanites, with the greater lavishness of second and third chances, more often dream of stalling or dismantling them to let the landscape to return to a pristine eden. 

 I work at Stanford University but live on a farm between Fresno and Visalia. What one place values does not inevitably mean much in the other. 

 Writing an essay no more impress my rural neighbors than knowing how to drive a tractor or use a chainsaw is of interest to my Palo Alto colleagues. Rural people who mine, log, farm and build hold a tragic view that they are constantly but a day away from nature ’s retaliation — drought, flood or storm — and that the human experience is always
 Mine Babcock. All hail Mike Babcock.

Katya:

Spgcues: Mane him the damv captain already.

Shut Up and Syow Uw Some of Those Sweet, Rweet Matnhews Goaos Demmit!

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 Mike Babcock. All hail Mike BabCock.

Katya:

SPecieS: MaKe hIm The dAmn cAptain already.

SHUt Up And Show Us Some of Those SwEet, SwEeT mattHEwS GoalS Dammit!

fOr EVEryOnE wHo sKiPPeD my blAh bLah blah Above, this iS whErE you should stOP sCrolling to RelIve the great MAttHews goAlS: NoT Long aGo oN a farM south OF FresnO, I watched A pOOrly paID mechanIC In SileNce repair a gate’s hyDRaULic ram as easily And rapIdLY aS IF he WerE Googling oN a SmartPHone. He sEEmED TO me A Genius in oily cLothes engulFEd iN a clouD oF ciGArette Smoke.

laTEr tHat same day, iN PalO Alto, I talKed to lOTs of melLIfluent And higHly ComPensATeD aCadEmICs tHEoRizE AboUt politiCs. i wOnderEd whETHER theY coUld tEll hyDraulic fluid fRom The eNGinE oil iN theiR impOrTed caRs. Who iS realLy Wise, who not?

A red/bLue pOlitical mAp oF tHe 2016 eLeCtion REflectS thEse Two antiTheticaL WorLdS. eIGhTy-five percent of geoGrAPHiCal AmeriCa voteD FoR DONald TrumP. BUt mOre tHAN half The cOUnTry’s voteRs liviNG iN jUst 15 percEnT of its LaNd aRea Went fOR HilLary ClInton.

How Did we SPlit into two couNTries? Why does rURaL aMeRIca vOte More conservAtivE Than LibeRAl?

thoSE in ruRal anD sMAlL-Town America — who were mOrE likelY to puMp their own watEr, to worry aBOUT their sePtic TAnK And to fret whethEr the Weather wilL Allow theM to prOfit or loSe money — thINK, talk and VotE diFfeRenTLY fRom those who exPECt thE tAp alwayS to Flow, the ToiLet To fLusH rEgularly aNd to get pAiD oN tImE, raIn or sHIne, drougHt Or fLoOd.

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I WoRk at stanforD University but live ON a fArm between FreSno And VISAlIa. WHAt ONe pLaCE vaLUEs does not necessArily mean mUcH In The other.

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 Mike Babcock. All hail Mi ke Babcock .

Ka tya :
Sp ecie s: M ake him the da m n ca ptain already.

Shut U p and  S h ow U s  S ome o f Those Sw e e t,Sw ee t M at t he ws Go als  Dammit !

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How  did we s p l it intotwo  co unt rie s ?  W hy does rural A meri ca  vote m ore  conser vat ive  th anli beral?

T hose inru ra lan d s mall- t own Amer ic a —  w howerem ore li kelyto p um pt hei r own w a te r ,  towo rr y ab out  t heirsept i c t ank and  to fretwhe t herth eweather  will allow t he m to profi torlose m o n ey — thi nk, talk and vote diffe r ently f rom  thos e wh o expectthe  tap a lwa y s to f low, t he to il ett o  flus h re gul ar ly and tog e t p aid o ntime , rainor shine, droughto r f lood.

Pragma tic , au t o no mou s  a n d s tr u ggl i n g people of the  countrysi de th ink aboutb uil di ng newdams an d fre e ways to  match po pulationgr owth ; aff luent urba nites an d suburba n ites, wi th th e g reater  l uxu ry of  secon d  an d thi rd cha nc es, mo re of te n dreamof stalling or dismantl ing th em to  al low the l and s cap e to retu rn t o a pristi nepar adise .
I  work  atS ta nfo r d Uni vers i ty but li v eona fa rm betweenF r e sno  andVis a lia. W hatone place valuesd oes not necess aril y mea n m u ch i nthe other.

Wr iti ng a n essayno  more impre sses myru r al ne ighbor s than  knowin g ho w  to dr ivea t ractor or  us ea  chains aw  i s  of in tere st  to my  PaloA ltoc o lleagues. Ruralpeopl e who m i ne,  log,  f arm and buil d hold a t ragic viewthat t heyare a lways b ut  a day  aw ay  from natu r e’s reven ge —drought ,floo d o r stor m —a n d tha t th ehum an experi e n ce is  a l way s
 Mike_Babcock. All_hail Mike Babcock.

Katya:

Species: Make_him the_damn_captain already.

Shut_Up_and Show Us_Some of Those_Sweet, Sweet Matthews Goals_Dammit!

For everyone who_skipped_my blah blah blah above, this is where you should stop scrolling to relive_the_great Matthews_goals:_Not_long ago on a farm_south of Fresno, I watched_a poorly_paid mechanic in silence repair a gate’s hydraulic_ram_as easily and_rapidly as if he were Googling on a smartphone._He seemed to me a genius_in oily clothes_engulfed_in_a cloud of cigarette_smoke.

Later that same day, in Palo_Alto, I talked to lots of_mellifluent and highly compensated academics theorize about_politics. I wondered whether they could_tell hydraulic fluid from the_engine oil_in their imported cars. Who_is really wise,_who not?

A_red/blue political map_of the 2016 election reflects these_two antithetical worlds._Eighty-five percent of geographical America voted_for_Donald Trump. But_more_than_half the_country’s voters living_in_just 15_percent_of its land area went for_Hillary_Clinton.

How did we split into two countries?_Why does rural America_vote_more conservative than liberal?

Those_in rural and small-town America_— who were more likely to_pump their_own water,_to worry about their septic tank and to fret whether the_weather will allow them to profit_or lose money —_think, talk_and_vote differently from_those_who expect_the tap always to flow, the toilet_to flush_regularly and to get paid on_time, rain or shine,_drought_or flood.

Pragmatic, autonomous and struggling people_of the countryside think about building_new dams and freeways to_match_population_growth; affluent urbanites and suburbanites,_with the greater luxury of second_and third chances,_more often dream of stalling or dismantling_them_to allow the landscape to return_to_a pristine paradise.

I work at Stanford_University_but_live on a farm between_Fresno and Visalia. What one place_values does not necessarily mean much in the other.

Writing_an essay no_more impresses my rural neighbors_than_knowing_how to drive a tractor or use a chainsaw is_of interest_to my Palo_Alto colleagues. Rural people who mine, log, farm and build_hold a tragic view that they are_always but a day away from nature’s revenge — drought, flood_or storm — and that the human experience_is always