Monthly Archives: November 2011

Yeah, Right

Ah, it was that PhD dissertation that was never written – life intervened. It always does. But things stick with you, and actually kind of gnaw at you – not that anyone reads Jonathan Swift these days. People these days … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving

No column – Thanksgiving and everyone took the day off. There was no real political-social-economic-cultural commentary out there, for good reason. Everyone should take that one day off and just calm down, and be thankful. There should be one day … Continue reading

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