Monthly Archives: February 2007

Why Studying At Home Is Sometimes A Challenge

2/17/2007 – 2:42 pm

Because some of us have different Saturday agendas. And yes, Athena went to go play frisbee shortly after this photo was taken. Her paws have gotten really sore from running in the snow so we’ve given her a rest for the past few days and she’s gotten progressively more stir crazy. The boots we bought [...]

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On the “Must Read Immediately” List

2/16/2007 – 6:39 pm

Christopher Tolkien has finished up the last batch of dad’s work and will be releasing The Children of Húrin on April 17. As I’ve said before, I’m a huge fan of The Silmarillion and I’ll eagerly be awaiting this book. I’ve heard people quack that The Silmarillion doesn’t count because Christopher had too much of [...]

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Mid-Day Break

2/15/2007 – 2:48 pm

I completely reworked my story “The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter” this morning. I’m now further along now, 2600 words deep and much of the first output has been rewritten. Per usual, the more I write, the less convinced I am that the story works at all. This story’s major question mark revolves around what I perceive [...]

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raceclassgender

2/14/2007 – 12:36 pm

If you want to simulate being a student in literary studies without paying a fortune (and we know you do!) simply start by reading everything with a critical eye towards race, class, and gender. Sexuality and caste also come into play, but raceclassgender are the big three. Then astound your friends and co-workers with your [...]

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Take It Away Rob McNichol

2/13/2007 – 2:06 pm

From the Ref365 portion of Football365.com: I don’t normally like to get personal with people, but Wenger is one figure in British football who I really dislike quite intensely. I don’t doubt his quality as a manager, and I very much admire Ars*nal’s players and they style of football, but Wenger is a pathological whinger, [...]

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Modern Times & Modern Thinking

2/12/2007 – 7:40 am

Nice to see Bobby Zimmerman pull down two Grammy awards, one for Modern Times for best contemporary folk/Americana album and “Someday Baby” for best solo rock vocal performance. Modern Times isn’t my favorite Dylan album since his resurrection, but the album has many notable high points; “Someday Baby” is one of them. I gave up [...]

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Spurs in Free Fall and Other Observations

2/10/2007 – 8:00 pm

Right, a 2-1 loss against Sheffield United after taking the lead within the opening minutes is not good. You get the feeling that the team has known for some time that chasing a spot in Europe has been a futile effort and just don’t give a damn in the league. I expect their form to [...]

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One More and Then I Swear I’m Done With This Topic

2/8/2007 – 5:55 pm

Roberto Gotta makes several level-headed comments and observations about crowd violence in Italy over at Soccernet. Huh. A soccer journalist from Italy who knows something about the subject. Funny how small details like that can make a difference in an article.

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Stop Talking

2/8/2007 – 9:43 am

A few days ago I posted about how people talking nonsense about fan violence in Italy should just stop talking. The post was originally started in response to a comment Tony Kornheiser made during ESPN’s show “Two Jerks Yell At Each Other About Sports.” I humbly submit that this article by Mark Kreidler fits the [...]

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10-7-7

2/8/2007 – 3:40 am

Right, so the US beat Mexico tonight 2-0. That brings their record since 1990 to 10-7-7 against our placid southern neighbors. 10-7-7. One thing that might jump out you straight away: that’s a winning record. Yes, in head-to-head competition, the United States owns a winning record over Mexico over the last 17 years. With that [...]

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