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Mitt Romney @ Microsoft
Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts governor and candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, spoke to members of the Microsoft PAC today on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA. My overall impression is that Romney is one of those people who … Continue reading
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Reading Like a Writer
Reading Like a Writer is a book for aspiring writers that teaches by example. In it, Francine Prose, author of about two dozen works of fiction and non-fiction, examines various aspects of writing by quoting and then analyzing the works … Continue reading
An Open Letter to Michael Mukasey
Dear Attorney General Mukasey, By all accounts you are an honorable man with a distinguished career record. Why on earth would you want to sign on with the Bush Administration? OK, I get it, serving as United States Attorney General … Continue reading
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Chris Bliss: Juggling Genius
A friend pointed me to this amazing video of Chris Bliss juggling to the old Beattles tune Carry That Weight. Released originally in 2006. Guess I’m just catching up. I’d have to say this one tops my previous fave of … Continue reading
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Bill Clinton @ Microsoft
On Friday, I attended a speech given by former president Bill Clinton when he visited the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA. Here’s my terribly grainy cell phone picture of Steve Ballmer introducing Clinton. He spoke about his new book, Giving, and the … Continue reading
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“A nightmare with no end in sight”
That’s how retired Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez described the war in Iraq in a speech on October 12, 2007 to luncheon of military reporters and editors. It’s a veritable machine-gunning of American leadership and policy. Some of the more pity quotes: … Continue reading
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Book Review: To the Castle and Back
In December 1989, when the Communist government was driven from power in Czechoslovakia, the crowds demonstrating in the squares of Prague chanted “Havel na Hrad!” or “Havel to the Castle!” They were calling for the playwright turned dissident Václav Havel … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Czech Reputlic, Czechoslovakia, memoir, nonfiction, Prague, Vaclav Havel
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We’re all Zapruders now
This article from the International Herald Tribune casts an interesting light on the recent protests in Burma. (I’m going to use the old name of the country since the new name, Myanmar, was imposed by the military junta.) The article notes … Continue reading
Protests Grow in Myanmar
Photo: Reuters This report in the New York Times and elsewhere talks of growing protests led by Buddhist monks against Myanmar’s military regime. Yesterday the protestors were greeted by Aung Ssn Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and leader … Continue reading
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“Sir, I don’t know, actually.”
Listening to and reading about General David Petraeus’ report to Congress this week has been completely depressing. When asked by Senator John Warner (R.-Va) if his strategy in Iraq was making America safer, Petraeus responded, "Sir, I don’t know, actually. I’ve not … Continue reading
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