Episode Four

Twenty-three years ago I was in college and flat broke. It was my Sophomore year and my deal with my parents was that I’d cover books and spending money if they covered tuition. One of the things I didn’t learn in college was that my Sophomore course books would be quite a bit more expensive [...]

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…And THAT Is What’s Wrong With The Oscars

Last night I gave up on the Oscar telecast and went to bed early to read. Why was an old novel plucked from the public domain more intriguing than I program I once insisted I be let out of the hospital early to see? I’ve turned that question over in my mind for years, and, [...]

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Young Adult Fiction And Me

I have a confession to make. Actually, perhaps I ought to switch to Catholicism as it seems from all these blog entries that I have a lot of confessions piling up. Unfortunately I don’t think any of my unburdenings are the types to be bothering priests with and there really is no penance for them. [...]

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Really Long Blogs…And Kindle

I try to stop by ereaderiq.com on a daily basis to stay on top of the Kindle ebook market. That site is my favourite of the bargain e-book ombudsmen because it allows you to track not only ALL free ebooks but new releases of mainstream paid titles, price-drops on all ebooks and titles that are [...]

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Even Though I Believe Abortion Is Wrong

This started as a Facebook post, but I realised it needs a better, more permanent home. It needs to be archived in a place where people who have questions about where I stand can refer to it. Even though I believe Abortion is wrong, I also believe it’s wrong to force women to have instruments [...]

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White Sheets On Sale

It used to crack me up when I was younger that the world celebrated Presidents’ Day by having White sales. It seemed so funny–like we were saying that these were two really awesome white men and/or that we should stock up on sheets for a rally in their honour. “Celebrate Lincoln with bedsheets!” just seemed [...]

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On The Anglo-Saxon Invasion

I have a confession to make–one I’m quite embarrassed about. For years I’ve not minded “swearing”. I’ve even used it as a method of pain control. Actually, I am not fond of the various terms used to describe the use of Anglo-Saxonisms in modern speech. “Swearing” implies that you are making a religious statement, and [...]

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My 10K Hours, Abraham Lincoln, And The Black Hole

As I said in the comments of another post a few days ago, I’ve turned this buggy down a different road and am reading a biography of Abraham Lincoln. For those of you who didn’t know already, I’ve had a crush on Lincoln pretty much my entire life. Whenever I read about him I feel [...]

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Human Beings Are Not A Virus…*or a Bacteria. *It’s been a rough morning, gang.

Okay, this is twice now, and I’m over it. Back when we were talking about Occupy Nashville, some fellow left a comment here about how it’s okay to use deadly force on protestors because sometimes you have to give antibiotics preventatively. Then today I was over at Pith to read Aunt B. and I made [...]

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Potterless

I want to talk about Harry Potter. (Shoot, I want to read Harry Potter. More on that in a minute) Specifically, I want to talk about what the hidey-ho is going on with Pottermore. A site which was supposed to be live three months ago is still in Beta. I strongly suspect they’re trying to [...]

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