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Category Archives: ‘Tis a Puzzlement
The Anti-Intellectualism of “No, You Cannot”
I know a lot of fancy dancers, people who can glide you on a floor, They move so smooth but have no answers. When you ask “Why’d you come here for?” “I don’t know” “Why?” Cat Stevens, Hard Headed Woman … Continue reading
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Smelling the Roses
Off A Side Road Near Staunton Some nothing afternoon, no one anywhere, an early autumn stillness in the air, the kind of empty day you fill by taking in the full size of the valley and its layers leading slowly … Continue reading
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On Education and Money
“Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing; education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.” Will Durant The funny thing about education is that sometimes one doesn’t realize the value of it until the moment is … Continue reading
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It’s a Strange Life, Indeed!
“Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When he isn’t around he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?” Clarence Odbody, the angel in It’s a Wonderful Life, to George Bailey Whenever I think I know something, … Continue reading
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Of Oxymorons and Moronic Ideas
NPR’s Morning Edition broadcast a piece this morning about Standford University’s Engineering Department’s library going book-less. You can find NPR’s piece here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128361395. As much as I can understand a modern university seeking to save expense and space, the concept … Continue reading
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Realities in the Arrest of Professor Henry Louis Gates
News has been hard to come by in Brasil, but I’ve been reading a lot today and have to say that Henry Louis Gates acted like a moron… Tweet by brennonbortz to The Huffington Post O WOW! I just saw … Continue reading
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Peanut CEO Takes The Fifth
The above is the title of a breaking cbsnews.com article about the President of The Peanut Corporation of America who is under subpoena to testify before a Congressional Committee today and who is refusing to testify, citing his Fifth Amendment … Continue reading
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Where Do These People Come From?
Police Captain Rick Myers said it’s unusual for a masked robber to wait in line at a bank. CBSnews.com, Strange Stories, January 10, 2009 The above quote comes from an on-line story about a bank robber in Stow, Ohio who … Continue reading
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