Monthly Archives: March 2003

it’s right there in black and white

Posted on Friday, 2003 March 21 by Anton

Found in the archives — on 1999 May 20 I wrote: The Examiner today used the phrase “one-month anniversary” at least three times on the front page alone. What’s next? Will monthly magazines be described as “one-month annual”? (What happened … Continue reading →

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inscrutable protest

Posted on Thursday, 2003 March 20 by Anton

I saw a group marching up Market Street today behind a banner reading THE WAR STOPS HERE and so do you I was tempted to stand in their path (surely I have as much right to obstruct them as they … Continue reading →

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for the clever title to this entry, leave two Capn Crunch boxtops in a Pan Am flightbag behind the Vaillancourt Fountain

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 March 19 by Anton

General strike in Zimbabwe. Kewl!

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if any

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 March 19 by Anton

My spies tell me that an Alternate Pledge has become fashionable in some circles: I pledge allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America and to the republic which it established, one nation from many peoples, promising liberty … Continue reading →

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inoculation

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 March 18 by Anton

John Cowan writes: All transliteration systems for Arabic are shite in one way or another. When T.E. Lawrence was writing Seven Pillars of Wisdom, he made a point of being as inconsistent as possible throughout.

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diplomacy red in tooth and claw

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 March 18 by Anton

On my favorite list, someone observed: It’s embarrassing when Iraq continually makes our professional, Fletcher/Kennedy schooled career diplomats look like bloody fools. Kevin Maguire responded: How surprising is this, really? To attain their positions, the Iraqi diplomats have had to … Continue reading →

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bioethics III

Posted on Monday, 2003 March 17 by Anton

Randall Parker goes after the bioLuddethicists at some length. If there’s ever a charity dedicated to rejuvenating the poor, might I suggest that priority be given to those whose native language is dying out?

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