Author Archives: Anton

linky-stinky-dinky

Posted on Sunday, 2010 August 08 by Anton

Some channels will show any old rubbish. Bon mot from Falkenblog: It seems all great advice can be boiled down to one essential truth: Always—or is it never?—do X.

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what’s in a label?

Posted on Saturday, 2010 July 24 by Anton

The whole political establishment has an interest in muddling the important difference between crony-capitalism and free markets. (I ought not to have taken so long to notice this.) The rhetorical tension is between those who say that an economy regulated … Continue reading →

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such a versatile template

Posted on Monday, 2010 July 12 by Anton

When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.

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catless

Posted on Saturday, 2010 July 10 by Anton

I think we tacitly imagined that Fluffie’s end would come while she slept contentedly on my lap. This week it became clear that that was not on the menu. If cats could reminisce verbally about good old times, what would … Continue reading →

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a sweet old lady

Posted on Thursday, 2010 July 08 by Anton

It appears that Fluffie is not long for the world.

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hair update

Posted on Sunday, 2010 June 27 by Anton

In the third month after shaving, my hair started to show a distinct list to starboard. I wonder whether that would be the case if I had not parted it on the left for thirty years (until 1998). (My eyelids … Continue reading →

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heraldic heresy, the afterthought

Posted on Wednesday, 2010 June 16 by Anton

The Society for Creative Anachronism keeps a registry of coats-of-arms adopted by members, for two reasons: to ensure uniqueness, and to head off the grossest faux pas (cluttered design, offensive symbolism, implied claims to be the Lost Dauphin …). Having … Continue reading →

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