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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'

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&

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,

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.

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

Detroit

Here's a blog worth visiting if you're from Michigan: Detroitblog [http://www.detroitblog.org/]. It's neat, but it's hard to explain why it's neat. It celebrates a broken city, and it doesn't hide the decay. In fact, it