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Tag Archives: philosophy
Assume
Happy Feast of the Assumption! We all make ’em, so let’s celebrate ’em (even if they sometimes make an ass of you and me).
Resolution
On December 31, I thought about resolving to be even lazier in 2007 than I was in 2006, but I never got around to it.
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Bleen
I have been holding my breath this past month, not wanting to jinx the long-overdue electoral retribution awaiting George W. Bush and his gang of miscreants.
To kill time, I’ll write some more irrelevant garbage.
Today it concerns my 1990 Volvo 240 DL. I used to be bothered by the fact that I couldn’t decide whether it’s [...]
Peaks
Informed Comment is where one goes to keep up with events in the Middle East, courtesy of the indefatigable Prof. Juan Cole. For some time now it has consisted of a relentless barrage of bad news—an unending litany of suicide bombings, improvised explosive devices, kidnappings, murder, and mutilation; attack and retaliation; unreal rhetoric and very [...]
Ones
Laura sent an e-mail to a mutual friend, letting him know about a Terry Jones show on TV this week, The Story of One.
Here’s what she got back:
Ah yes, one.
It’s given us all a lot of trouble.
First the Jews turned it into a religion.
Then the Christians showed up and kept calling it three.
The Manicheans—remember the Manicheans?—kept [...]
Ricoeur
Periodically I receive a little magazine, Tableau, sent to escapees from the Division of the Humanities at the University of Chicago. The Fall 2005/Winter 2006 issue reminded me that Wayne Booth had died and informed me that Paul Ricoeur had passed on as well. At least, I don’t remember reading Ricoeur’s obituary in the Times, as I did [...]
Emptiness
The home renovation is just about done. It’s incredible how the crumbling plaster and decayed bathroom vanity have disappeared from my memory. Looking at the fresh paint and new fixtures, it’s as if they’ve always been there. I have to work to remember how crappy it all looked.
All that’s left is to remove the incredibly [...]
Bumpers