What should we come to … if political denunciation is to be turned without check against art?
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Finally. Big Snow At Last.
« Our Life in Michigan – First Big Snowfall of Winter » It’s really grand out there, but this stuff is so dry and fluffy, one cannot make a decent snowman [sniff]. Still, it’s about time we...
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
‘From The Observer comes a great article about the « one man who remembers the 1914 Christmas Truce »: ‘The words drifted across the frozen battlefield: ‘Stille Nacht. Heilige...
Tidal Wave
Wow … it’s been a hellacious eight weeks. Ever since my poster presentation on October 20, it’s been one wave of insanely intense schoolwork after another (although, as always, procrastination stuck...
Just Over 215 Miles
I’m getting close to my first fillup on the Grand. Since it’s a bigger tank, it will probably cost me more, even though it gets me further down the road. After one week, I’m even happier with the Grand...
As I Keep Saying …..
Rain all week ….. the occasional patch of blue sky ….. even eerie fog and gloom on Tuesday (I think it was Tuesday). But no snow. Aargh! It’s supposed to snow 1 to 3 inches tonight. I’ll believe...
Putting Them Down Like Horses
Apparently, « Imperial troops are putting wounded Iraqis out of their misery by shooting them in the head », kind of like you’d put down a horse: ‘A U.S. soldier pleaded guilty at his...
Back to Normal
Ah, yes. Today it was back to the Ann Arbor I know and love. I was on the bus coming home tonight, sitting next to the window. A woman on a cell phone sat down next to me and started yacking. This went on for five...
The Price of Books
An excellent commentary from a reader of the Los Angeles Times named G. Llloyd Helm appeared in today’s edition: The other day I was in Barnes & Noble and an ugly fact came home to me. I can’t afford to...
Tale of Two Governors
Not to beat a dead horse. But I will anyway. On September 13, Arnold Schwarzenegger signed AB 2208 into law. The law in California now requires insurers doing business in California to treat domestic partners the same...
