Monthly Archives: April 2008

paraphrasing Groucho

Posted on Tuesday, 2008 April 29 by Anton

Another Facebook “friend” request from a foaf I’ve never heard of. This one appears to be a scientist, in a field of which I approve, and we have six “friends” in common – or five, not counting one of his … Continue reading →

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Netflix oddities

Posted on Tuesday, 2008 April 22 by Anton

Netflix’s subgenre “Dramas Based on Classic Literature” includes Driving Miss Daisy, an adaptation of a play first staged in 1987. A list of recommendations for me shows some surprising and even dubious inferences: Life in the Undergrowth — Because you … Continue reading →

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character flaw

Posted on Sunday, 2008 April 06 by Anton

I’ve now watched three seasons of Lost, and am wondering a bit why Jack didn’t say to Ben, “Five minutes? I was a captive audience for two weeks; you could have told me then why ‘the good guys’ have been … Continue reading →

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ogre don’t play that

Posted on Thursday, 2008 April 03 by Anton

On the off chance that lavender_princess44, who sent two anonymous texts to my telephone just now, has some genuine chain of acquaintance with me: No, I’m not going to make an account at the site you mentioned.

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