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Courtroom Humor
I was thinking of the court system because of the synchronicity of O.J. Simpson’s conviction date yesterday (Acquitted of murder on October 3, 1995; 13 years later, found guilty on October 3 2008), so I was pleased to pick up a lighter resonance in a post on Facebook by my friend Craig. It... Read more...
Published a day ago

The War Prayer
Disgusted by the aftermath of the Spanish-American War and the then-current Philippine-American War, Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) wrote The War Prayer in 1904. It was considered too sacrilegious and provocative for the times. Twain agreed to bury it, but wanted it published after his... Read more...
Published 3 days ago

Credit Contraction Thoughts (and a question for you)
There’s been a lot of discussion about the causes of our current financial crisis. I, for one, do not ever care to hear the Wall Street/Main Street framing again. Really, is that the best we can do? Have we no sense of language? The “credit contraction” or “credit crunch” involved,... Read more...
Published 6 days ago

Fact Check
FactCheck.org has a great analysis of the debate last night. Here’s just the Summary for a quick perusal - but you really have to read the analysis: Obama said McCain adviser Henry Kissinger backs talks with Iran “without preconditions,” but McCain disputed that. In fact, Kissinger did... Read more...
Published a week ago

The First Presidential Debate
I had signed up to rate the debates at “Rate the Debates,” because it was billed as getting a jump on the pundits. I was hoping that this would serve as a pulsepoint. I’m disappointed that the survey was more about the moderator’s performance than the substance of the debate itself. ... Read more...
Published a week ago

Quibblo Quizzes
Found a new viral quiz center. The creators and users seem very young, and I sincerely hope that explains the rampant mis-spellings. Not to quibble, but even granting leeway for the slang, it’s depressingly sub-literate. Educators -> fail. Love this cat image, though. Personality Type Quiz... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Lots of New Photos
It’s been a busy and somewhat surreal time. You know what they say about a thousand words, so I’ll let the pictures speak. In chronological order, then: September 6 - After Bob Detweiler’s memorial service, at his daughter Bettina’s house September 12 - Attleboro High School 25/26th... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago