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Misc. 11.18.05

Aaaargh! My town's theater didn't bring in Walk the Line! (Durn that Harry Potter.) The next nearest theater is 30 miles away. Decisions will have to be made.

What's up with MyYahoo? It's running slower than molasses in December and a few friends and family told me that theirs has crashed altogether at one point or another.

What's up with American Express? I've gotten five calls this week at the office from AE, trying to get my business to accept their card.

Speaking of "What's up," anyone remember that Cheers episode where Cliff was doing that horrible stand-up routine? "What's up with that?" Man, that was a funny episode.

The Thank-You-Dr.-Obvious Headline so far today: "DiMaggio uniform may fetch plenty at auction."

Blogging could be light this evening. The previous priest of my parish is coming to dinner.

Why I Don't Stay Informed

I'm glad the Establishment didn't succeed in destroying JRE during COVID. It’s pretty much the only way I stay informed to the extent I want to be informed. I agree with Nassim Taleb’s observation that there’s no reason to read the daily news,

Why Weak Fools Can Dominate

Exploring the fool in Christ and the fool in Antichrist. Ivan the Terrible v. Nicholas of Pskov. Nietzsche v. Everyone

Something Tells Me I’d Really Enjoy the Private Letters of Two Men I Didn’t Even Know Existed

It helps to be aware of one’s ignorance. That’s one reason I like to read Joseph Epstein, who wrote a delightful essay for the current issue of the new Catholic journal, The Lamp that brought my level of awareness to the brim. The topic? The letters of George

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