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Tuesday, May 06, 2008

2:23 AM: Well, that was anticlimactic.

Except in the most technical sense, anyway.

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Saturday, April 26, 2008

2:15 PM: Library Thing Tag Mirror

For no terribly good reason, here's a tag cloud covering that portion of my library that I've entered into LibraryThing, which is most but not all of it. (Most of what's not included is Judaica.)

19th century 20th century adventure almanac america american american history american literature art autobiography biography bloom county books about books british cartoons cats children children's Children's Books children's fiction children's literature christianity classics comedy comic strips comics competition criticism cultural studies culture dictionary discworld doonesbury drama editing education England english english language english literature enterprise erotica essays etymology family fantasy feminism feminist film french funny games gender gender studies german grammar graphic novel harry potter health historical historical fiction history horror how-to humor humour india Jewish journalism Judaica judaism juvenile kids language languages library linguistics literary criticism literary theory literature logic magic manga media memoir music mystery mythology native american New York New York City parenting parody peanuts philosophy picture book play plays poetry politics pop culture prayer psychology publishing puzzles queer quotations relationships religion romance satire sci-fi science science fiction self-help sex sexuality sf sff shakespeare Shannara short fiction short stories shounen slang sociology speculative fiction sports st:tos Star Trek stories television theatre theory thriller translation trivia usage vampires wheel of time wizards women women's studies words writing ya yiddish young adult young adult fiction youth

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

5:18 PM: Wow.

Obama on race.

If you read only one unabridged speech this political season, this is the one to read!

(Alternately, you can watch the video.)

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Monday, March 17, 2008

1:26 PM: Our Pastor's Keeper

This is all by way of saying that one can get solace and support from others who are mortal and human and who make mistakes like everyone else. One can repudiate their behavior but not the people themselves.
From an excellent piece on Barack Obama and Rev. Wright.

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Friday, March 14, 2008

10:26 AM: Roger Ebert Quote of the Day

Everything Harry does is within the terms of a circa-1950 middle-class suburban marriage, with what we have been taught of all of its horrors. Marriage is always bad in these dark movies. I personally think it was better than in 1950s comedies, but then that's just me. We have the same problems but we smoke less and use more jargon.
(From his review of Married Life.)

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Thursday, March 13, 2008

2:02 PM: The Death of the Internet

I might feel a twinge of concern at this article in the New York Times if I hadn't read it more than ten years ago. And if I hadn't read it again just about every year since.

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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

10:29 PM: This is just to say...

...that I've been posting stuff in the American Idol Annex, and the annual pool is underway. If you watch the show, come and play!

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Friday, January 18, 2008

4:17 PM: Checkmate

Bobby Fischer has died at the age of 64.

As there are 64 squares on a chessboard, there is clearly a lesson to be learned here...

If at all possible, master Chinese checkers.

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Thursday, December 20, 2007

8:21 AM: I'm sure there's a story here.

Random thought of the morning: how did "hizzoner" come to refer specifically to a mayor? Anyone know? Jed?

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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

5:29 AM: Despair: A Holidailies Triolet

There is no light at tunnel's end;
That glimmer's just a train.
Though you may try your best, my friend,
There is no light at tunnel's end.
I've no advice to recommend,
But only this refrain:
There is no light at tunnel's end.
That glimmer's just a train.

(See also last year's Holidailies triolet. It's less bleak.)

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