Category Archives: politics

the disappearance of mystery, part 2

What am I on about this time?  TOO. MUCH. IN-FOR-MA-TION. We are devolving into a culture that lacks the capacity to be surprised.  With the advent of the internet, highly sophisticated and relatively inexpensive communications technology, and the ever-increasing use … Continue reading

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WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT THIS ELIXIR?

A late work morning for me, and although I should be writing progress notes and a clinical assessment, I am instead sitting here with a mug of thrice-warmed-over java, waking up, while rectangles of sunlight insinuate themselves through the blind-slats … Continue reading

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SIX DEGREES OF MARTIN DOCKERY

Imagine my surprise when I was checking on how many views my blog has had over the last couple of days, and I clicked on an URL for a recent visitor and was blasted over to the press/reviews page on M(artin) … Continue reading

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WHAT THE HELL IS A “SHAM-WOW”?

Ai-yi-yi . . . that’s what I’d say if I were Ricky Ricardo, which I’m not.  Whatta weird week . . . (there’s some alliteration for you, boys and girls).  Where to begin . . . LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING … Continue reading

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Welcome to the United States of Unocal!

Remember when everyone freaked out about appointing an “activist” judge like Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court?  (Them lefty activist jurists done gonna ruin da country, what with all their radical lefty interpreTAYshuns of the law!) The Republicans sure got their … Continue reading

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