Author Archives: Anton

because once was not enough

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 May 06 by Anton

Found in the Archives, a continuing irregular series. I wrote on 2002 Jan 07: If I had twins, I’d be tempted to name them Kevin and Eugene (or Melissa and Deborah), rough translations of each other. And on 2002 Jan … Continue reading →

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the government you pay for

Posted on Monday, 2003 May 05 by Anton

Hey Hillary, it could be worse: Scotland now spends more of its national income on health than any other country in the developed world. While this has led to higher hospital staffing levels, Scotland’s life expectancy remains the lowest in … Continue reading →

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keratin

Posted on Monday, 2003 May 05 by Anton

What does it mean if my fingernails are weaker than they were? They bend more often, and yesterday I tore one without noticing.

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egg rinds

Posted on Monday, 2003 May 05 by Anton

I moved some boxes out of the garage (where they have sat for two years) and found some books inside. Yesterday I finished reading The Spirit Ring (1992), the first non-Barrayar novel by Lois McMaster Bujold. I don’t know why … Continue reading →

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mihi est igpe atinle

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 April 29 by Anton

The romanceconlang list (dedicated to the design of fictional descendants of Latin, spoken presumably by people of other timelines) has lately discussed expressions parallel to “It’s Greek to me” in other languages. So far: Danes: Hebrew, Volapük Italians: Turkish French: … Continue reading →

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buy now!

Posted on Monday, 2003 April 28 by Anton

Mail today: 109 items, of which 17 spam – not counting an unknown number that pinned Pobox’s meter and were not relayed to me. I think it is worse lately than it was a few months ago. Next day: Spam … Continue reading →

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let’s import democracy

Posted on Saturday, 2003 April 26 by Anton

On the FFF blog, Bumper Hornberger wrote: In light of the U.S. government’s profound commitment to democracy in Iraq, how about an immediate up-or-down vote among the Iraqi people on the following proposition: “Should the U.S. government stay or leave?” … Continue reading →

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