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Monthly Archives: December 2007
The Tiger and the Turtle
Mercer’s reply to my remark: “…on the subject of the war against civilization …Mercer gets it (she just wants us to fight it Marquis of Queensbury rules with our foot in a bucket.)” Can be found here: http://blog.ilanamercer.com/?p=590 A few … Continue reading
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Ruminations
*We’ve been out and about in Oklahoma taking pictures of tree debris. Two days ago we had a night of freezing rain. Though not a particularly heavy rain for this wet year, it froze on the trees and the accumulation … Continue reading
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Free Speech and Other American Eccentricities
Before I get back to that Ron Paul thing (I promise, there’s a point to this) I’d like to clear up some points on policy and housekeeping. The previously announced policy, posted here: http://rantsand.blogspot.com/2007/02/policy-and-housekeeping.html has been modified. (Satire alert.) Henceforward, … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Toto
I just dropped my family off at a birthday party for a little girl who just turned two. Her family is from Kenya and they call her by the nickname “Toto”, meaning “Little Girl” in Swahili. Toto’s older brother is … Continue reading
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The Ron Paul "debate" examined
First of all, let me refer you to a previous post of mine, “Can you think?” http://rantsand.blogspot.com/2006/10/can-you-think.html In it I asked, “How often have you realized while listening to someone speak for a position you agreed with, that it was … Continue reading
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Review: The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain. Peter Sis, 2007. Frances Foster Books. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. New York. Not long ago, my wife and I were in the children’s section of Barnes and Noble bookstore when she found … Continue reading
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