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Boomerang Effect
Published on 13 Jan 2007 at 4:34 pm.
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Filed under Politics, Etcetera, etcetera.
The latest—and most pathetic—attempt by the Bush Administration to deflect attention from its systematic deconstruction of the Constitution is the attack by Department of Defense official Charles “Cully” Stimson on law firms representing the Guantanamo detainees. An article in Jurist on Friday reported that: […]
Ziplock Security
Published on 2 Jan 2007 at 6:27 pm.
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Filed under Politics, Airlines, Etcetera, etcetera.
Thanks to Anna Quindlen for her column in Newsweek about the current state of airport security. I travel frequently and the experience is like a fraternity hazing. One word of complaint and you can wind up holding your arms up, feet apart, until you miss your flight. What we have is kabuki theater, not security. Only […]
BMI? Oh My!
Published on 28 Dec 2006 at 12:22 pm.
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Filed under About Buff, Aging Gracefully, Words, Etcetera, etcetera.
When did the BMI become the metric for measuring one’s worth? The BMI, or Body Mass Index, is a ratio of weight to height. It’s a convenient (but not precise) way to tell if you need to lose or gain weight. You can calculate yours at the press of a button. The scale for the general population […]
The Longest Day
Published on 6 Dec 2005 at 8:57 pm.
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I was sick this week and decided to tackle a task I hadn’t had time for before: watching the first season of “24″ on DVD. I spread it out over four days, and I’m still recovering. The plot is a ragged sweater of holes and loose ends. Almost nothing the characters do makes sense; it’s filled […]
Taxing Ride
Published on 15 Nov 2005 at 10:00 pm.
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Filed under Good Manners, Etcetera, etcetera.
I’ve always hated bad cab drivers. I hate it when the cab has an overpowering air freshener but I also hate it when they smell of cigarettes or b.o. I hate when the driver speeds up and then stomps on the brakes until I have motion sickness. And I hate it when drivers don’t […]
Automagic
Published on 1 Nov 2005 at 2:24 am.
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My computer guy e-mailed me today that an update of the site would occur “automagically.” He said it wasn’t original when I complimented him. But it’s such a great word that I want to give him full credit for bringing it to my attention. As much as I bitch about my computer when it isn’t being […]
Enough Chuck
Published on 30 Oct 2005 at 12:19 am.
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Filed under Good Manners, Etcetera, etcetera.
Why is it that in nearly every movie and television series, someone throws up? Am I the only person disgusted by this phenomenon? I haven’t lived a particularly sheltered life, but honestly, I’ve only seen about six people throw up in my entire life. But you can hardly avoid the celluloid spew. And I’m […]
Help Me, I Think I’m Falling
Published on 27 Oct 2005 at 9:36 am.
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Salon included a link to this odd little website, calling it “strangely soothing.” Perhaps a metaphorical response to the theory of intelligent gravity?
Read ‘Help Me, I Think I’m Falling’
Free Cell and the Search for Enlightenment
Published on 23 Oct 2005 at 11:23 am.
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I’ve been addicted to computer solitaire ever since I stumbled upon it. It helped me quit smoking, and has been a crutch through a lot of trauma that might otherwise have required sedation. I’m sure some enterprising grad student has done research explaining the chemicals in the brain released during computer solitaire. Eventually, I […]
Read ‘Free Cell and the Search for Enlightenment’
Fit to be Tied
Published on 20 Oct 2005 at 12:23 pm.
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Filed under Good Manners, Etcetera, etcetera.
S&M has gone mainstream. I remember the good old days when it was seamy, below the radar, down-the-alley-in-the-side-door dirty. Not any more. You can hardly turn around without tripping over a pierced, corseted, whip-wielding, spike-heeling dominatrix dragging her leather-masked, cuff-clad, butt-bearing love slave by the leash. Vanity Fair. The movies. Everywhere. Really. You heard it here […]