Monday, October 05, 2009

The Lost Sentience

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I think Adam Gopnik is right : And that may be the secret of [Dan] Brown’s appeal: his books are as sweet-tempered as they are secret-minded...
Saturday, October 03, 2009

"You cannot serve two masters...."

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Looking at this : IT turns out the other half — or at least the tiny slice who live at the top of the wealth pyramid — are not sleeping any ...
Friday, October 02, 2009

One Man, One Riot

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We'll see how long this lasts: In a first for Texas, a judge ruled Thursday that two men married in another state can divorce here and t...
Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Michaelmas

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Thou Michael the victorious, I make my circuit under thy shield, Thou Michael of the white steed, And of the bright brilliant blades, Conque...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Neither in Sorrow Nor in Anger

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I posted this in part because it was a reminder that the '60's were different; and in part because I've been listening to my ol...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Ask not what your country can do for you...

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This, too, is a fine sentiment for the equinox: It was on this day in 1961 that Congress passed the Peace Corps Act. Kennedy first spoke abo...

It's Raining Down in Texas

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So this seemed an appropriate sentiment for the equinox. On Monday will come the great storm Which the airy firmament will pour, We shall be...
Friday, September 18, 2009

WWJD?

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I read the news today, o boy.... CQ reports that Democrats have now largely abandoned ACORN , with most Dems voting for Republican efforts t...
Friday, September 11, 2009

I have three cats

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"All cats die. Socrates is dead. Therefore Socrates is a cat."--Eugene Ionesco, Rhinoceros I've had 8 cats, five of which are ...
Wednesday, September 09, 2009

"The Winners Are At War"

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"With the losers, and the fix is in." Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News , World News , and News about the Economy "The prospe...
Sunday, September 06, 2009

You Cannot Get Away

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"Life in Lubbock, Texas, taught me two things: One is that God loves you and you're going to burn in hell. The other is that sex is...
Friday, September 04, 2009

The Power of Story

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An interesting question: Isn't the answer that the non-conservative media will simply blindly follow whatever conservative media decides...
Thursday, September 03, 2009

"I announce with trembling pleasure...."

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Well, no, not quite that bad. But I have read a good book recently. And it's moral seems to be: Mommas, don't let your babies gro...

Good-bye, Dr. Hawking?

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I hear something like this : Goldhill says the problem is that health care costs are hidden from us. He says that over the course of your li...
Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Ignorance is Strength

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I've long known that what bugs me most about Richard Dawkins on God , or Robert Wright on theology , is that they clearly know nothing a...

All the News that Fits

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I'm not much for news bashing, but this story on "Countdown" last night intrigued me because it was from Texas (and nearby), s...
Friday, August 28, 2009

Do You Know What It Means?

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New Orleans is much in the news now. Something about anniversaries makes us pay a bit of attention; but not so much that anything gets done...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

"My death, is it possible?"

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Apparently the mere contemplation of that question with regard to healthcare is enough to send some people over the edge into gibbering madn...
Monday, August 24, 2009

The enemy of my enemy....

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The interesting thing about Pagels' thesis is that Satan is not the enemy who threatens us from without (a la Milton's Satan, in par...