Category Archives: Essay

Small World

April 14, 2008 – 10:36 am

I think the whole “six degrees of separation” theory is based on faulty science, but has become so ingrained in the American Zeitgeist that anyone daring to disbelieve it is at best considered an idiot and at worst labeled a heretic. That being said, I recently had a series of “small world” experiences. I decided [...]

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Logrolling in Our Time – An Essay

April 9, 2008 – 5:38 pm

Spy Magazine, that wonderful satirical magazine that slowly started losing subscribers as it slowly devolved into a bitch fest, had a great feature called “Logrolling In Our Time” which presented two members of American intelligentsia giving favorable, often glowing critiques of each other on their respective pulpits. It was surprising how many pairs of mutual [...]

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Travel Journal – Part 4 (third and fourth day back)

August 21, 2006 – 3:04 pm

Third and Fourth Day Back, Sunday and Monday, August 21, 2006 After high school and college, I did a lot of traveling. I remember all the motels would have the come-on, “Free HBO!” Now it’s “Free Wireless Internet!”. At least one of the motels at every one of those little oases for travelers on the [...]

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