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A day delay due to ongoing but intermittent internet issues. But I did learn that having your internet and phone lines down don’t qualify for weekend service if your cable TV still works. Interesting Reading in the Interweb Tubes Je regrette (“I regret everything.”) Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming (“I […] Interesting Reading in the Interweb Tubes Why Many Americans Are Averse to Unironic Expressions of Patriotism (“…blame patriotism-baiters, or those who try to gain an illegitimate advantage in political debates, electoral campaigns, and legislative fights by acting as though the side one takes indicates how much one loves the United States.”) Blog Headline of the […] Interesting Reading in the Interweb Tubes The Reign Of Morons Is Here (“We have elected an ungovernable collection of snake-handlers, Bible-bangers, ignorami, bagmen and outright frauds, a collection so ungovernable that it insists the nation be ungovernable, too.”) The price of free speech (“If the First Amendment did not protect offensive expression, why would […] Interesting Reading in the Interweb Tubes American gun use is out of control. Shouldn’t the world intervene? (“212,994 more Americans lost their lives from firearms in the last 45 years than in all wars involving the US”) Do Books Make Us Better People? (“Books make us think for ourselves, rather than trying to force […] Bulletin Board Banned Books Week starts tomorrow. Here’s an idea: read Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man, banned by a North Carolina school board just this week Interesting Reading in the Interweb Tubes The Music is Worthless (“The notion of stealing music seems quaint now; stealing implies something has value in the first place.”) Criminal of the […] |
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