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10:30 am, July 4th

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

As of 10:30 am, the 4th of July, 2006, I’m down one more grandparental-type figure. Not a whole lot to say about it. I wasn’t terribly close to her, but it’s never fun knowing of the passing of people you care about. Still, she lived a long, full life, and died peacefully in the presence [...]

circumstantial evidence of the existence of others

Sunday, July 2nd, 2006

9 moving cars a jogger 2 bunnies a rattling fence in the distance a custodial worker taking out trash in the distance a guy on a bike a very distant bang of metal on pavement someone coughing on their deck This, I know that other people probably exist. I wouldn’t have predicted any of them [...]

Recommended Reading

Monday, June 26th, 2006

Richard Beck’s Experimental Theology blog makes for an interesting read. I’m still reading and digesting it, but I think it’s definitely worth checking out.

Paul Graham knows his shit

Monday, June 12th, 2006

Paul Graham knows his shit. That’s all I’m sayin’ Those worried about America’s “competitiveness” often suggest spending more on public schools. But perhaps America’s lousy public schools have a hidden advantage. Because they’re so bad, the kids adopt an attitude of waiting for college. I did; I knew I was learning so little that I [...]

Yakitate!!

Saturday, June 10th, 2006

I just want to say, now that it’s over. Yakitate!! Japan, while it degraded to being extremely formulaic and pretty predictable (especially in the “Yakitate 9″ part of the show), it was still pretty dang good. Sort of a shame that it’s over, but at the same time I think the formula was starting to [...]