Daily Archives: April 27, 2008
Gulf of Araby
Posted on April 27, 2008 29 Comments
One of my favorite Natalie Merchant songs. It helped me get through this, for which I am grateful, because I didn’t know to at first. Enjoy.
Nice Try
Posted on April 27, 2008 40 Comments
Today Amazon suggested The Last Colony to me for purchase. Yeah, you know, I’ve read that. But it’s nice to know Amazon’s algorithm thinks I might like my own stuff.
The Stupidly Obvious Phrase of the Day
Posted on April 27, 2008 57 Comments
“The Poor Suffer the Most” Used, for example, in this news header today in a story about food shortages: “As a brutal convergence of events hits an unprepared global market, and grain prices go sky high, the world’s poor suffer most.” Really? The poor suffering the most? It’s hard to imagine. Because, you know, usually […]
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