Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Why I haven't been posting

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Hi. Many of you have inquired as to why I haven't posted for many months. The answer is that I have been, and still am, in significant...
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Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Two Snouts Up for War of The Worlds

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(:)(:) out of a possible 5 snouts (I've changed my rating system) for War of the Worlds directed by Steven Spielberg, in theaters now. ...
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Friday, July 22, 2005

Four Snouts up for March of the Penguins

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(:)(:)(:)(:) belated snouts up for March of the Penguins the documentary about the huge and delightful Emperor penguins in antarctica--we w...
Thursday, July 21, 2005

On the Roberts nomination

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Okay, here's why we're completely screwed on Roberts: yesterday I was talking to a friend of mine who is so far to the left he once ...
Monday, July 18, 2005

Read my column in Rudolf's Diner

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And read Rudolf's Diner.
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Friday, July 08, 2005

Follow Your Mind...

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Just spent 6 days in Yosemite reading Emerson's essay on Self-Reliance--this is the way to read Emerson (I can now say smugly, after onl...
Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Go Senate Dems!

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For once the Democrats in the U. S. Senate are standing their ground on something and have really blocked Bolton's nomination, for the t...
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Sunday, June 19, 2005

Hollywood films Reflect Political Tensions

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(:)(:) for the new Star Wars film; (:)(:)(:)(: for Cinderella Man . I have always been fascinated by the extent to which no matter what era ...
Thursday, June 16, 2005

The Bee and the Budget

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I didn't like the headline in the Sacramento Bee this morning which reads "Budget Plan Voted Down: a Democratic proposal without t...
Wednesday, June 15, 2005

(:)(:)(:)(:) for Mad Hot Ballroom

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This adorable documentary about a mandatory ballroom dancing competition for New York City 4th and 5th graders is impossibly moving. It'...
Monday, June 13, 2005

Love That Bob (radio, that is)

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I am hooked the new on 92.1fm "Bob" radio station in Sacramento. Bill told me about the new Jack and Bob radio formats a few week...
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Friday, June 10, 2005

John Diaz Said it Better than I Could

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John Diaz, editorial editor of the San Francisco Chronicle had the same rant I did yesterday about the California Assembly Democrats. Pull...
Thursday, June 09, 2005

The Assembly Democrats are Worse than Ever

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I don't have the energy to do it justice, but you all should know that the Democrats in the California State Assembly have been acting u...
Tuesday, June 07, 2005

(:)(:)(:)(: Cleveland Orchestra at Mondavi Center

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Despite the fact that it's from Cleveland, the Cleveland Orchestra is world renowned for its precision and virtuosity. So, although I kn...
Friday, June 03, 2005

Spanglish is Magnifico!

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(:)(:)(:)(:) for Spanglish just reviewed on DVD. It's been a helluva month and I haven't prioritized the blog lately, but let me sa...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2005

More on the Judges and Those Senate Dems

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I like that the word on the street in DC is that the White House is even more unhappy than "our" side. And I see that MoveOn.org i...
Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Yay, We Win! Priscilla Owens will be a Federal Judge!

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So let me get this right: 3 judges (so far to the right ideologically that usually wimpy Senate Democrats threatened to filibuster their con...
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Monday, May 23, 2005

The Pushback

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I must be changing because a phenomenon known in the personal growth community as "the pushback" is occurring to me. The "pu...
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Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Phil And Thropy

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I have said before that a fundamental problem in American life is asking for too little. Nowhere is this more clear than in the case of pub...
Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Social Security Media Apology

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I have had trouble blogging the past couple days because I am writing too many other things--it's funny, it's not a time issue so mu...