Category Archives: me!me!me!

I suspected as much

Roderick Long (1993): How Government Solved the Health Care Crisis: Medical Insurance that Worked – Until Government “Fixed” It Hey, I’m a fictional character! Dr. Anton Sherwood, “an older man in a tweed suit”, appears in The Secret Hour by … Continue reading

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still perceivin’

Eye exam this morning: almost no change in four years. I mentioned that I’m thinking of surgery. Before I brought up my more specific idea of having one eye adjusted for distance and one for arm’s length, the optometrist did: … Continue reading

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distinguishing traits

Watching Jericho, I wondered why Skeet Ulrich looks vaguely familiar; nothing in his previous credits rings a bell. Eventually I decided that his mouth sometimes looks like Johnny Depp‘s. That’s what I notice most about faces; how about you?

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C(52,5)

Played poker last night – for the second time in my life, if I haven’t miscounted – with some Stanfordites; I think I was the only one there over thirty. Won $2.50.

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i’ve had worse days

I had an unusually acute attack of despair this morning, likely aggravated by sleeping poorly. It was a bit of a struggle to drag myself out the door. Another disadvantage of driving to work is that it offers too little … Continue reading

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still dangerous

I took Dad to the target range today. I hadn’t shot in three years, nor he in seven. He, using my .22, was pleased enough with his shooting to take his target home. With my .40, I did better than … Continue reading

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a pretty thing

I eventually got around to ordering my poster from Zazzle. I feared that the colors might be dull, or that JPEG compression would spoil the detail, but it’s even more crisp and gorgeous than I imagined.

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