Monthly Archives: March 2012

Protected: Baguette and Oosik

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

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Posted in Cartoons, Language & Etymology

Protected: Robert E. Lee on eBay (After Juvenal)

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

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Posted in Classics, Poetry, Sports & Games, The South, Uncategorized

Protected: “If You Could Read My Mind, Love”

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

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Posted in Music, Uncategorized

Poised Midway Between Dark and Light

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

The spring equinox arrived just after 1 this morning, a little early because of Leap Year.  The uncommon warmth of the winter had nothing to do with it, I see in the newspaper, and yet it seems a little hopeful.  … Continue reading →

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Horseshit versus Bullshit

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

What is the difference between bullshit and horseshit?  I just listened to Ira Glass confront Mike Daisey, who had given a deliberately erroneous account of Apple’s factory conditions in China on This American Life, so I guess the topic is … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Ides of March Coin

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

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Posted in Classics, Emblems, Numismatics, Poetry, Slavery

Venus and Jupiter

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

Visible in the Western sky this week, for those of us in North  America, will be an especially stunning conjunction of the planets Venus and Jupiter.  The two planets will come within 3 degrees of each other just after twilight … Continue reading →

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