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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Disturbance in the Force

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Things are out of whack in my life for two major reasons. First, I boycotted the Times Picayune because they aren't going to publish dai...
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Wednesday, July 04, 2012

Independence Pecan Brown Ale

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To celebrate independence and to anger the queen, today I am making a pecan brown ale. Here is my recipe: 12 oz of roasted pecans (I thi...
Monday, July 02, 2012

Online Teaching

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I'm teaching a summer course on Prophets and Prophecy. I love the material, and I have taught this course several times. But what is aty...
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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Ricky Mathews and the Nazi Toht

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My nemesis Ricky Mathews  writes today  that the reason the Times-Picayune fired half the employees and will reduce this great weekly publi...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

A Hymn to Shamash for the Times-Picayune

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"Sunlight is the best disinfectant." U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis New Orleans will soon become the largest U.S. ...
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Monday, June 04, 2012

Transits of Venus

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I'm looking forward to watching the Transit of Venus tomorrow. We're heading over to Bart and Xy's house, and we've got our ...
Monday, May 28, 2012

Magic House

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While I do not suffer from Alzheimer's disease, I spend many hours per week looking for things. Things like keys, remotes, and tools dis...
Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Grendel Gander the Sinister Goose

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I wrote a story about a self-centered goose named Grendel. As Grendel himself puts it, "I'm mean & I'm nasty, I'm f...
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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Three Dog Night (and Day)

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We added a third dog to our pack. Gilgamesh had been wanting an English bulldog, and yesterday we decided to add a new puppy to our family. ...
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Friday, March 23, 2012

John Kennedy Toole: The Omega Point

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I spent the afternoon watching a fantastic documentary about the author of one of my favorite books: A Confederacy of Dunces . The film is e...
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