Author Archives: Anton

tree dandruff

Posted on Monday, 2010 May 17 by Anton

The cottonwoods are heavily shedding what look like very late snowflakes. The first distinctive feature I’ve noticed in the local dialect is a habit, among some people in retail (and the like), of responding to every datum with “Perfect.” Are … Continue reading →

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Posted on Friday, 2010 May 14 by Anton

I couldn’t write here for a while because my webhost’s firewall blocked my IP. Did anyone notice? I must have done something suspicious, perhaps my attempt to change a file’s permissions using FTP. (One of my mathematical pictures returns 403 … Continue reading →

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hair from zero

Posted on Friday, 2010 May 14 by Anton

Dissatisfied with my last couple of haircuts, I got the idea to shave it all off and take pictures over the following year before deciding what length I like best. The spring equinox seemed the most natural time to start … Continue reading →

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welcome, sinner!

Posted on Tuesday, 2010 April 27 by Anton

Last week, on the anniversary of something or other, Bill Clinton wrote (or at least signed) an op-ed containing this phrase: we do not have the right to resort to violence — or the threat of violence — when we … Continue reading →

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unsuspected

Posted on Monday, 2010 April 19 by Anton

In 197_ Mom’s cousin Alyce married Tony, about whom pretty much all I remember is that he wrote a book on how to tell species of bats apart. After Alyce (already frail from polio) died of flu, we lost contact … Continue reading →

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spam subject of the week

Posted on Monday, 2010 April 19 by Anton

“Exclusive Swiss jewelry will make you a queen. The 100% authentic jewelry will make any girl to be by your legs!”

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more stuff

Posted on Wednesday, 2010 March 31 by Anton

Robin Hanson on Lord of the Flies: schools as a decivilizing force I got a spam entitled Very Discrete Packaging and Billing. One would hope so! Dissatisfied with my hairstyle, I decided some months ago to shave my scalp in … Continue reading →

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