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Protected: Appearing Live

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Oh, all right, it’s OK to help tsunami victims, we guess…

While still decrying “the ugly hand of altruism,” the lunatics at the Ayn Rand Institute have grudgingly retracted the essay it released last week, “U.S. Should Not Help Tsunami Victims.” Now mind you, these purveyors of institutionalized selfishness do not … Continue reading

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Today’s LJ Finds

I am, apparently not as nerdy as silvertide: Thanks to markbourne, one of whose stories is among the top downloads at Electric Story, I found this wonderful journalism wish-fulfillment piece by Terry Bisson: Meat the Press. And finally, a post … Continue reading

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Hydrant Gone Fishing?

If anyone has any explanation for this, I’d love to hear it.

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Protected: The New Rudy Blues

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Sunday Afternoon in Brooklyn

Sunday was a nice day, so I walked all the way through the Slope to my usual Sunday afternoon jam at the other end of the neighborhood, and back, picturephone within easy reach.

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A Message Of Hope?

This cover of the November 11 Seattle Stranger, an alternative weekly, has apparently become something of a collectors’ item. The message says, Do not despair. You don’t have to leave. You don’t have to move to Canada. You may feel … Continue reading

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The Insane Becomes Normal…

Thanks to the proliferation of people talking on cell phones using earbud headsets, it’s not at all uncommon to see people walking around gesturing and talking (seemingly) to themselves. At least, this is the case in the financial district where … Continue reading

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LJer Accused of Murder

Here’s a creepy one. 16-year-old Rachelle Waterman, smchyrocky on LJ, has been arrested and charged with first degree murder. The police say she solicited the help of two men to kill her mother, whose body was found in a burning … Continue reading

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Protected: The Whiskey Or the Wisdom

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