Author Archives: Anton

family visit

Spent the day with Dad. He said that with my new drug habit I seem not only happier but more decisive; that even Seth remarked on the change. (What d’ya know. Seen from inside it’s not nearly so dramatic.) Dad … Continue reading

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police arrogance again

Anton Gets Wound Up Over An Affront To His Dignity, Chapter CLXIV. Sunday a policeman pulled me over (for lacking a current tax sticker on my car; it was lost in the mail). I started to stand up, the better … Continue reading

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a weekend with family

After six months as a car-owner, the freckles on my left arm are distinctly darker than those on my right. My stepsiblings recently moved nearby, and half of our respective parents are visiting this week. Saturday we met at Stoa, … Continue reading

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the great quidditch caper

Harry Potter and the $30 million excess funds at the Nigerian Independent National Electoral Commission (cited by Lee Gold)

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eeuw!

Has it occurred to Christine Kochanski that she is Dave Lister’s mother?

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a strange pitch

Ah, Blogger has a shiny new interface. I’ve been getting a spam for ‘escorts’, which includes this line: “I love long walks on the beach, candlelight dinners . . . oh, and of course, experienced men with big cocks!” Seems to me … Continue reading

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stoners everywhere

Jacob Sullum: Reefer gladness / Drug users in the next office and atop the corporate ladder Lewis, the man who accomplished all this, remains Progressive’s chairman and owns more than a tenth of the company’s shares, making him a billionaire. … Continue reading

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