Author Archives: Anton

DOM bait

Posted on Monday, 2002 April 29 by Anton

Craig Schamp grouses: This state is run by boobs. I wish Condi Rice would return and run against Babs Boxer for Senate in 2004 . . . . Better Condi’s boobs than Babs’ boobs, eh? The question calls for closer examination.

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race relations

Posted on Monday, 2002 April 29 by Anton

Quoth the Instapundit: William Raspberry writes that there is a shortage of educated black men and that as a result, successful black women aren’t getting married. This, he says, is a tragedy. And I suppose it is. But, you know, … Continue reading →

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nonsense, only Americans shoot people

Posted on Monday, 2002 April 29 by Anton

Just when you thought I had stopped talking about guns, here are John and Antonio on the recent school shooting in Germany: And guess whose fault it is, according to psychologist Andrés González Bellido in the Vanguardia? You guessed it. … Continue reading →

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busk to the future

Posted on Monday, 2002 April 29 by Anton

The poet Tom Digby asks (on his own list): Didn’t bards of old live largely on tips and free meals and such, rather than from some giant corporation pushing packaged “product”? Might the Internet move us back toward that model? … Continue reading →

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voodoo security

Posted on Monday, 2002 April 29 by Anton

There’s nothing new in this story — which is why such stories need to be published again and again and again. Harassment in the name of security, a subject on which I have touched before, is useless and dangerous (like … Continue reading →

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annoying website of the day

Posted on Monday, 2002 April 29 by Anton

Your browser is out-of-date. You’re seeing this message because your browser won’t display my pages properly. Rather than frustrate you with a pile of junk, I’d rather tell you how to update your browser so you can come back and … Continue reading →

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blogdom 510

Posted on Monday, 2002 April 29 by Anton

Oops, I have not publicly thanked Steve Neal for hosting Bayside Blogger Bash II this weekend. It was smaller (and therefore more comfortable for this introvert) than the previous edition, ably hosted by Peter Přibík and Christina Tosti who very … Continue reading →

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