Monthly Archives: October 2007

they keep on talking funny

Posted on Tuesday, 2007 October 23 by Anton

The latest thing to puzzle me in med-speak is “benign yet appropriate”. When would it be inappropriate to appear healthy? There apparently exists a surgical tool called a synovial elevator. Makes me think of a bioengineered building, with beams of … Continue reading →

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cross-pollination

Posted on Monday, 2007 October 15 by Anton

After watching a murder mystery involving a medium, I dreamt that Maurice Minnifield wanted to hire a medium for one of his promotional schemes. At least it wasn’t vampires this time.

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pent-up demand

Posted on Tuesday, 2007 October 09 by Anton

It occurs to me that, assuming Cuban Communism does not long outlive Fidel, a lot of gringos are going to buy nostalgic cars there.

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distinguishing traits

Posted on Sunday, 2007 October 07 by Anton

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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sacrifice

Posted on Monday, 2007 October 01 by Anton

Assuming that the next President is unlikely to be a Republican, it occurs to me that the Republican establishment could give Ron Paul the nomination in order to let him, and by extension the noninterventionist cause, take the blame for … Continue reading →

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