Month: April 2003
Inclarity and Paranoia
Posted on April 12, 2003 in Blogging Writing
But I deserve neither the flak, the silence or the uncertainty that many of my readers have given me. Clarity is a responsibility that no one who writes should shirk. The reader is not always the one to blame.
Almost Flattering….
Posted on April 11, 2003 in Quizzes
I suspect I was close to being the French in the castle, though.
Anorexic Actresses
Posted on April 11, 2003 in Folly Watch
We, the popcorn eating masses, are indirectly responsible for this, because of the reward we grant to those movies in which the actresses appear. It’s not that we think sickingly thin is a good thing: we want people on the screen to look normal.
Things in the Head
Posted on April 11, 2003 in Reflections
Many things start in the head. Books, plays, films, paintings, sculptures are all things which everyone will agree proceeds from the mind of the artist through the hand and into the world. But we don’t like to think about other things that start in the head: wars, the decision to pull a trigger, to point the barrel of a tank cannon at a civilian hotel, etc.
The Wishy Washy Middle
Posted on April 11, 2003 in The InterNet War
The pacifists tend to praise me, but the worst flak I take are from the wishy-washy middles who have dropped me like a hot potato for, crime of crimes, disagreeing with them!
Wednesday Writing: Of Monks and Tobacco Allotments
Posted on April 10, 2003 in North Carolina Writing Exercises
How could a crew of nonviolent monks sleep knowing that their land produced warring cancer cells in the lungs?
Taxpayer Dollars for Propaganda
Posted on April 10, 2003 in Mailbox Roach-B-Gone
If my brother, who works for the Department of Labor, cannot work on political campaigns or promote causes using his government email account, then neither can Sgt. Dupree.
The Third Week of the Three Day War
Posted on April 10, 2003 in Neighborhood
It’s hitting people that war isn’t a football game.
Choke and Wheeze
Posted on April 10, 2003 in Folly Watch
My poor friend winnie showed up at the IRC #travel channel yesterday and immediately got teased about being a ghost because we hadn’t seen her for days.
