Monthly Archives: November 2010

Ed Gein’s Courtly Love

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

From a paper on Lanval: “He could only be with his love in small fragments.” Advertisements

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Grading Research Papers

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

… back when I can’t stand any more.

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Nuke Us? It’s the Only Way to Be Sure

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

As I’ve said recently, doing the blog thing has allowed me to virtually meet some neat people. For example, I’m pretty sure my dad would have liked The Silicon Graybeard. Anyone who builds his own AR-15 would have been OK … Continue reading →

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“Eat the Salad.”

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

If the President ever tried this with the First Lady, I hope the Secret Service was handy. (Not to be a conspiracy buff or anything, but it might explain his recent “basketball injury.“) To borrow a phrase from P.J. O’Rourke, … Continue reading →

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Rocks in the Stream

Posted on November 28, 2010 by

As I mentioned yesterday, I re-established contact with someone to whom I hadn’t spoken in twenty years (one of the nicer things about the Interwebz — the reconnection, not the not-speaking.) Over the years, like most of us, she has … Continue reading →

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Back to Mondoville

Posted on November 27, 2010 by

Back at home after too many days on the road, taking care of unpleasant responsibilities balanced by some time with Mrs. M’s family, a reconnection with someone I never thought I’d hear from again, and a visit last night to … Continue reading →

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Art, Atlatls, and Armaments

Posted on November 25, 2010 by

Was Michelangelo’s David packing, even without a fig leaf? Perhaps, suggest a couple of art historians. They contend that the statue may have originally been holding the base of a staff sling called a fustibal, which they compare to a … Continue reading →

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