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Harlem

For the past couple of years, I have kept a volume of Daniel Boorstin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_J._Boorstin]'s trilogy, The Americans, at my side. When you sit back and consider the amount of details and facts he puts in, seemingly effortlessly (which, of course,

The Saturday Eudemon

This kind of thing fascinates me: One of South America's few remaining uncontacted indigenous tribes has been spotted and photographed on the border between Brazil and Peru [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7426794.stm]. I thought you'd have to go to New Guinea,

Porn Tax?

California considering a porn tax [http://snafu-ed.blogspot.com/2008/05/california-considers-porn-tax-to-reduce.html] ? I found this story at an odd news RSS feed. But is it so odd? I wrote an op-ed rough draft seven years ago, proposing a similar thing. I've cut-and-pasted it below, and I'

No Eudemon in Cleveland

Not on Youtube: Up to 15 people chased a man, then kicked and beat him to death on the street. Before police arrived, one attacker urinated on the victim's head [http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90KAU580&show_article=1]. It happened in Cleveland, "within

The Wednesday Eudemon

"Sandwich days." That's what I call this time of year because my day is "sandwiched" by obligations. I have to get the kids to school at 7:30 a.m. then be some place in the late afternoon, leaving no time for anything except

Tuesdays with the Eudemon

Actually, I should call this post "Tuesdays with the Anti-Eudemon." Not a lot of fun stuff out there today. Great piece over at City Journal about "creeping sharia." [http://www.city-journal.org/2008/18_2_cultural_jihadists.html] Excerpt: > [T]he Ayatollah Khomeini's

Tuesday Trifles

And all this time I thought I was merely showcasing a measure of libidocoria [http://deacbench.blogspot.com/2008/04/showoffs-who-have-three-kids.html]: > When Elana Sigall, a 43-year-old attorney in Brooklyn, was pregnant with her third, people came up to her constantly, she said, to admonish her: "You'

Some Saturday Stuff

Finally! 62 and sunny, a slight breeze. The first thoroughly-nice day of the year. It's almost perfect for me. My perfect day is 70 and partly sunny. I have to meet with clients at 11:30, but other than that, I'll be outside enjoying it. My

Thursday

I don't buy or lease new cars, so I couldn't participate in the Ford boycott. Procter and Gamble? I couldn't keep track of their products adequately to be an effective boycotter. Wal-Mart? Hard to avoid with a large family. But this one? They'

Also Known As Day

Religious Discrimination in the Work Force Act. Also called, "Why I'll Probably End Up Voting for the Republicans in November, Even Though I Don't Really Want To": Ted "Moral Crusader" Kennedy is pushing for legislation that prohibits discrimination against gays in the