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And Crispin Crispian shall ne’er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.

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Just because:   (more…)

Glenn Reynolds: “You have to kill a few of those brain cells now and then, pour encourager les autres.”

Fond as I am of the basic approach, I’m hesitant to apply it to my own neurons.

Hurricane Sandy is wending her way towards the U.S.’s Atlantic coast. Storms have knocked out power to my house and most of those in my county for multiple days twice in the last couple years, so we look at these things coming with a bit of aprehension. I expect the predicted Monday night/Tuesday morning landfall is going to be disruptive, but I regret it is arriving a week early. Not quite an answer to prayer, I guess.

The modern kitchen was designed by a woman who couldn’t cook.

Phillip K. Howard made the point a long time ago, but Lileks rediscovers it:  (more…)

Is prophylactic against premature motherhood.

As we find more and more robots in our homes, it’s inevitable that the human tendency to anthropomorphize inanimate objects will only grow.   (more…)

Manhood, 15th-century style.

Seen at Lilek’s:  (more…)

I have often heard veterans shrug off a hostile press with the observation that, after all, the military is in the business of defending our rights. Including freedom of the press.

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The ones responsible for crop circles.     (more…)

Wasn’t that he sought to appease Hitler. Peace is a noble goal, and even Churchill praised Chamberlain for his devotion to seeking it.    (more…)

The most crippling blow yet, but I’m still hanging in there for Romney. Barely.