July 2008
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“In his heart, John thought that Nicholas was the same kind of man that he was....”
– The Unicorn Hunt by Dorothy Dunnett, p. 637
Jul 19th
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“In place of the intellectual game she was playing, a physical template suddenly...”
– The Unicorn Hunt by Dorothy Dunnett, p. 537
Jul 19th
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Jul 19th
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Obama’s Money Class →
David Brooks says “The Democratic Party (not just Obama) has huge fund-raising advantages among people who work in electronics, communications, law and the catchall category of finance, insurance and real estate. […] Amazingly, Democrats have cultivated this donor base while trending populist on trade by forsaking much of the Clinton Third Way approach and by vowing to raise taxes on...
Jul 1st
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Flip Flops
This article says “[Flip flops] are not designed to properly support the foot and ankle during all-day wear”. This sort of thing makes me crazy. Flips flops may be bad for you, but our feet and ankles are complex, awesome organs that have evolved over thousands of years to support themselves! Didn’t people talk about how corsets supported women’s weak backs? I also...
Jul 1st