Politics
Just before midnight, Monday, May 30, 2005 • 7 responses
In an attempt to catch up on some much-needed sleep and pay some attention to much-needed domestic affairs, I left my work computer at work this weekend. I did some photo printing and almost made it all the way through a post about how, for the first time in a long time, I understand the whole concept of “weekend”. Such concepts are incomprehensible to academics, many of whom have a weekend that extends through the warmest three months of the earth’s rotation around the sun; a perk I sadly couldn’t negotiate while being recruited at my current employer. …
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Early evening, Friday, January 21, 2005 • 7 responses
Dangerousmeta’s list of quotes relevant to yesterday’s inauguration brings to mind a quote someone emailed me sometime in April of last year. At that time, the elections were just beginning to ramp into mud-slinging mode and those who showed any disdain for the “war against terror” were branded as unpatriotic.
Enter Hermann Goering, Nazi Reichsmarshall and Luftwaffe-Chief:
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Late morning, Tuesday, January 18, 2005 • 7 responses
The news has been jam-packed with all sorts of sobering numbers these days. I don’t quite know how to put them all together, so I’ll just list them:
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Evening, Wednesday, November 03, 2004 • No responses
I’m currently typing at you from an internet cafe in Granada, Spain. Forgive chickenscratches and heavy accents. I’m using a keyboard designed for people who purposefully speak with a lithp. …
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Mid-morning, Friday, March 12, 2004 • 4 responses
I’ve had so much I’ve wanted to write about these past few days and no time or energy to write. I’m leaving early tomorrow for a two-week return to Illinois, and as such I’m scrambling to finish up my academic and my teaching responsibilities here in Santa Cruz before departing.
One of the things I’ve wanted to write most about was Tuesday’s 50th anniversary of Edward R. …
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Lunchtime, Monday, February 02, 2004 • 3 responses
Apparently the big news from the Super Bowl was that Janet Jackson’s right mammary was exposed to the elements during the halftime show.
You know, I could care less about that particular boob. Or her breasts. …
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Just before midnight, Sunday, January 18, 2004 • 4 responses
This post comes to you from the balmy climes of northwestern Illinois. I’m at the farm, where just past noon today, it reached a scorching high of 8.5°F (-13°C).
Perhaps it’s brain freeze, but it occurs to me that tomorrow, on the other side of the Mississippi River, at least some Iowans will be spending their Dr. …
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