From Wonderland or Not
August 23, 2010 at 6:45 pm
I was at my office Saturday for a few hours of focused work. Summer weekends find the office building, with it’s power saving partially lit hallways, in relative peace. Customarily ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
August 20, 2010 at 1:42 pm
Uninsured Slow To Enroll In New High-Risk Pools Don’t tell me they couldn’t have predicted this. Particularly since it cost more than some of these people take home in a ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
August 19, 2010 at 5:10 pm
I was lamenting over a tear in my nude Cotton Spandex Jersey Leggings, the pair I needed in order to squeeze into the size 0 Flower Bud Crochet Lace Scoop Back Dress mandated ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
August 18, 2010 at 2:23 pm
There are two levels of vampirism: one is the regular vampire, which is just like it has always been; and then there’s the super vampires, which are a new breed we’ve created. ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
August 16, 2010 at 11:22 pm
I often indulge in a little game
In which I try to tell
What certain bloggers would be like
If I could know them well
Of course, I rarely have the chance
To see if I’ve guessed ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
August 8, 2010 at 8:07 pm
HT Andrew Sullivan.
Fun Thought
Slavoj Žižek: The Telegraph calls him “the world’s hippest philosopher with an opinion on every subject from decaffeinated coffee to sex, ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
August 7, 2010 at 1:43 am
I have a broken toe. The diagnosis was confirmed via photos I emailed to several medical professionals related to me by blood or time.
Recalling my recently broken wrist you ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
August 3, 2010 at 1:34 am
I love it when a leader, any leader, thinks critically.
“I find myself imagining what would happen if one day there was a country in the world that would stone a man because ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
August 2, 2010 at 1:47 pm
I’m home writing a paper and need to check on something. I pick up my land-line only to discover no dial tone. I check around, others are similarly affected — unable to make ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
July 31, 2010 at 12:00 am
Welcome to Have Read (Seen, Listened To, Will Miss), Friday. I’m hoping someone has managed to read a page or two of People, or Runners World, in order to contribute some dignified ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
July 29, 2010 at 6:28 pm
I was offered a more challenging and better compensated position. I accepted. I will remain part time until I finish school in January, but I’m no longer employed by the ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
July 23, 2010 at 4:34 pm
I have seen hundreds of books come and go. In reality more books came then went. Consequently, I sit here looking at shelves stuffed and leaking of books from all places in time. ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
July 20, 2010 at 12:35 am
you see
in me
a girl
obsessed with
Argentinean poets
a women
fascinated by
failed policy
I see
in me
a girl
stirred by stories
appalled by situations
A women
disappointed,
delighted, ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
July 19, 2010 at 12:33 am
I’m mad at Whoopi. She’s totally off not to recognize that Mel Gibson is a racist, sexist, anti-Semite, Mad Max man.
Regardless, I have a hard time getting worked ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
July 15, 2010 at 12:03 am
Vapors of thought.
Monsters come in many forms. Every so often a monster is brilliant and that brilliance acts as a shield, an excuse — Polanski for instance. Often the monster ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
July 13, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Lunchtime recommendation:
At Guerica, Xiaoda Xiao: Prison Paintings, and earlier piece, Nixon’s Nose.
Post and paintings by Xiaoda Xiao, the activist, painter, violinist, and ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
July 10, 2010 at 1:22 am
Have Read (Seen, Listened To, Will Miss), Friday is back.
I’ve had one of my old NYU friends visiting. I brought her back from the sea as a matter of fact, so she has been here ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
July 6, 2010 at 11:06 pm
For those not experiencing temperatures beyond 100 degrees, and with 85% humidify, excuse this indulgence.
Songs about “heat” that are really about lust, love, or a combination ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
July 4, 2010 at 2:33 pm
The Declaration of Independence
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
July 2, 2010 at 1:06 pm
If you are from the US and plan to celebrate Independence Day (despite living in a corporately owned nation where you are independent only to the extent that you can afford health ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
June 29, 2010 at 7:06 pm
I stopped dead in my scrolling tracks when, while perusing my feed-reader, I saw an article titled Elena Kagan v. Sonia Sotomayor: Who Wore It Better? I kid you not. An article ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
June 28, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Senator Robert Byrd (who eventually figured out that it doesn’t pay to let your racism show, and that pork will keep you in politics), served 51 years in the Senate, “longer ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
June 27, 2010 at 11:40 pm
This isn’t running, working, walking, moving, or blogging weather. The only comfortable place to do anything is on or in water, and that’s why I’ve been scarce.
I only ... (
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From Wonderland or Not
June 25, 2010 at 9:49 pm
On the 1st anniversary of his death, my favorite Michael Jackson song — other than Ben.
They Don’t (Really) Care About Us
[See post to listen to audio]
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From Wonderland or Not
June 19, 2010 at 10:59 pm
In an hour it’s World Refugee Day. I mention it in passing, though I think that if you are not paying attention to the fact every day it’s not worth pretending you give ... (
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