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Bizarro World
As often as I complain about etiquette and rudeness, it would be downright impolite of me not to include acknowledgment when a day happens like today, in which not only was the town of Ann Arbor socked in with fog (!!!), but several random episodes of politeness occurred as I made my way through the…
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The Smell of Napalm in the Morning
Looks like the « ‘how I love the smell of Napalm in the morning’ boys are firmly in control » of the Imperial military: ‘The US has already admitted that it used napalm during the siege of Baghdad. The truth was reluctantly confirmed by the Pentagon after news reports corroborated the evidence. The military has tried to…
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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 buy books anymore. I used to pick up a book every week or two and…
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