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Daily Archives: November 2nd, 2008

A little lexicography

The Supreme Court is about to rule on whether the word that begins with “F”; the word that should not be said, is always and everywhere obscene. Is it, in other words, obscene only when it refers to sexual activity, or is it obscene when used as an adjective, adverb or noun for the purposes […]

Palin Pranked/NY Pictures

My wife, brother-in-law, and I went to New York yesterday to see my sons, visit the new Museum of Modern Art, and spend inordinate amounts of money in New York restaurants. As we were driving home my wife received a text message from my younger son, to the effect that Sarah Palin had fallen for […]

Marching Song

The Republicans are turning up the sleaze in the final days. We can’t take anything for granted. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM3CYEdr5fA[/youtube] As Bruce sings, “Only thing we did was right Was the day we started to fight!”