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Back, again

A recent and relatively intense disagreement between the discs in my lumbar spine and the rest of my body has kept me laying low and prevented finalizing various posts (not to mention how drowsy the combination of muscle relaxers and pain makes you). That said, I had to comment on this because it’s another one […]

Reflections on “Patriot Day”

As Bush continues try to use September 11 as a political Kevlar vest (no doubt the timing of Gen. Petraeus’ “surge” report is mere coincidence), it’s refreshing to see others, from the area blogosphere to national columnists, are attacking the lock box Bush and the right would love to keep the tragedy in. I’ve long […]

Sunday morning marginalia

With a couple more substantive posts on the immediate horizon, here’s a Sunday morning helping of marginalia:

I hope he went there for research purposes, but David Louis Edelman’s poking around at the Fox News website produced a very observant post. When we actually win one, the DOJ makes sure it provides some payback for […]

Some early Magic

I heard the music (a couple times) hours before I heard the news. Magic, the Springsteen and the E Street Band album set for release Oct. 2, has leaked onto the internet.

At first listen, my reaction amounted to, “It’s okay.” I was more favorably impressed with each subsequent listen and I even began considering […]

Book marginalia

The NYT asks the recurring question if technology renders books passé but I think the article answers the question. It references Amazon’s forthcoming wireless e-book reader that “will be priced at $400 to $500” and Google planning to charge for full access to digital copies of some books in its database. Throw in that […]