August 2012
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…that when someone describes himself as an ethicist you should run away? Especially if he refers to "the ball and chain of our squeamishness and irrationality." "expert in practical ethics" indeed.
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My front yard, as of about fifteen minutes ago; the haze in the middle is a result of the lens fogging up when brought from the air-conditioned house to the very humid outdoors: So Isaac, having barely attained hurricane strength, has bypassed us and headed for Louisiana instead. Unless something changes drastically, this will prove…
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Q: What vice-president of the United States wrote the melody of a song that you probably know, and really should like if you do know it? A: [Click here.] And click here to hear the song.
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Waiting for the Hurricane This will be brief, as I've been busy most of the day making preparations for Tropical Storm Isaac, which is expected to be Hurricane Isaac by the time it makes landfall somewhere along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The tropics have been pretty quiet since Hurricane Katrina in…
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It's so crucial that they be defeated. Of course I do think it's important that one side be defeated in the upcoming election. This is more a comment about the nature of the debate than about the issues.
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Weekend Music I've heard Dar Williams's name here and there, but don't know much about her. This song was a free download at eMusic sometime in the past few months. At one time I had many, many of these that I'd never really listened to, because I always downloaded them without listening to the samples…
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…stands for Anybody But Obama. I haven't said much (have I said anything?) about the election. But I posted a comment at Neo-neocon earlier, and since I spent more time than I had intended on it, and it's a pretty good summary of my view of President Obama and the election, I think I'll reproduce…
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It indicates the approximate location of my house. You will observe that two of the pink-purple lines meet there. I hope this isn't going to be a bad hurricane season. It's been very quiet since Katrina.
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I’m never really sure what to make of these, but this one at the Catholic Herald UK is one of the more remarkable ones I’ve read: “It became painful, because I saw that when I did bad things, I knew that it caused Jesus and the angels actual pain. It hurt them….” “It became evident that the…
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A Few Simple Commands Thursday was the Feast of the Assumption, and I made my way across town to St. Mary of the Visitation, where our little Anglican Use congregation was having Mass at 12:15. I was having an extremely busy day at work, and had trouble getting away. Then the drive took a little…
Light On Dark Water 