Reason Magazine is running an article that begins If Florida had a Homeric epithet (think Hector, tamer of horses) it would be “Florida, wrecker of elections.” To Hades with “the Sunshine State.”
I’m not sure I understood the point of the article, but it got me looking for an old souvenir, one I hold dear. I [...]
Posted on March 21st, 2008 by pwyll
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Here’s a clip of Jeremiah Wright, now famous as the pastor of Obama’s church. Some people say that Wright’s remarks are racist.
The Anchoress thinks otherwise.
What is going on here is a profound slight-of-hand, or an illusionist’s expert misdirection. You are being told to think you’re seeing one thing, when you’re actually seeing another. [...]
Posted on March 13th, 2008 by pwyll
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The Dangerous Book for Boys is selling pretty well. I haven’t read it, but the title made me think of some of the dangerous stuff I did as a kid. Here are a few incidents that come to mind.
I grew up in Tampa, home of the torrential summer afternoon thunderstorm. The city has [...]
Posted on May 20th, 2007 by pwyll
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Some years ago I was having lunch with two co-workers. One of them proposed a game of sorts, that we share our “true spirit names”. Oddly enough, I had one. This is the story of how I came by that name.
A friend had invited me to his wedding, which was to be held in Trinidad [...]
Posted on May 7th, 2007 by pwyll
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I heard on TV that police intend to go through cell phone records and email in order to understand why Cho Seung Hui killed a bunch of people at Virginia Tech.
Who could have imagined the police would do that? When I first heard this reported as if it were news, I thought [...]
Posted on April 21st, 2007 by pwyll
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My nine year old daughter asked why she should be polite to someone who has been rude to her.
Courtesy is not a tip handed out to people who deserve it. Courtesy is not about being nice, it is not even about other people. Courtesy is a discipline with the goal of mental clarity under [...]
Posted on April 18th, 2007 by pwyll
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