Author Archives: Anton

you are in a maze of twisty passages filled with books, all different

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 December 16 by Anton

Spent an hour browsing at Grey Wolf Books in San Leandro, a great barn of a place. Bought a small heap of sf/fantasy paperbacks, concentrating on the top shelf that only we freaks can reach unassisted. I also found a … Continue reading →

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DIY policing

Posted on Monday, 2003 December 15 by Anton

Riverbend posted in August on the Iraqi populace’s response to chaos: For a while, the men in certain areas began arranging ‘lookouts’. They would gather, every 6 or 7 guys, in a street, armed with Klashnikovs, and watch out for … Continue reading →

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mixing one’s labor with the land

Posted on Monday, 2003 December 15 by Anton

Leonard Dickenson (Unruled) on Lockean claims in cleared parking spaces. Cited by Will Wilkinson (The Fly Bottle).

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“But, Holmir, the Warg did nothing in the night-time.”

Posted on Monday, 2003 December 15 by Anton

I don’t happen to agree that tTT (even extended) is the best movie ever, but wholeheartedly endorse the remainder of John Holbo’s remarks: The extra two discs with the behind-the-scenes stuff are fantastic as well. All these geeks. They had … Continue reading →

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close encounter

Posted on Sunday, 2003 December 14 by Anton

This evening in Mill Valley, my way was briefly blocked by four deer. I don’t know when I’ve seen so many so close together. They very kindly jumped out of the street to let me pass.

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Sunnydale so far

Posted on Saturday, 2003 December 13 by Anton

A reader writes: I’m fascinated that you’re watching Buffy for the first time. I’d be delighted to read as much commentary as you could possibly feel like generating . . . . Part of it is envy that you’re coming to it new, … Continue reading →

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one-sixth

Posted on Friday, 2003 December 12 by Anton

For Dad‘s birthday I got him a brass sextant. “Thank you, a GPS unit is one gadget that I didn’t have!”

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