Several friends of mine are going through difficult times right now.  The world has dealt — or is dealing — several of them a hand which nobody wants to have to play. I always feel inadequate in terms of knowing what to say in these kinds of situations. Some time back, I read a novel […]

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The days go by so fast, spinning out of control.  The nights — nights of precious and necessary sleep seem to run by even faster.  Before I know it, another is gone.  I shower, lather up my hair and think: “Didn’t I just do this a minute ago?” Why does the time fly?  I still remember […]

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Not long ago, I wrote an article called “The Paradox of Intelligent Design” which resulted in a few interesting comments. Mostly, those comments demonstrate the very illogic of believing in the Paradox that I was trying to point out. This article is not another attempt to explain to those embracing the logical form of the […]

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There’s a discussion that started over at Chepooka’s concerning what was believed to be — at least potentially — a sexist comment. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that the guys haven’t seen it that way. 😉 Since I’m in the midst of mid-terms — Evidence this Wednesday; Advanced Criminal Law and Constitutional Law next […]

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I posted this over on Scalzi’s Whatever and then thought it would be a good conversation-starter (I hope) on my blog here. Since I’ve already used it as a comment to the conversation over there, I won’t do a trackback. (That seems like overkill.) So if you came here from Whatever, well…whatever! The discussion concerned […]

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Over at De Novo, there’s a discussion about the impact of the Internet on culture. It started with an online symposium De Novo held (great idea, that) on the topic of Internet, Law, & Culture. And Jeremy Blachman, one of the site’s founders, then writes an article titled, “Would Thomas Jefferson Have Surfed Porn Sites: […]

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“Talent and all that for the most part is nothing but hogwash. Any schoolboy with a little aptitude might very well draw better than I perhaps; but what he most often lacks is the tough yearning for realization, the teeth-grinding obstinacy and saying: even though I know I’m not capable of it, I’m still going […]

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This is a bit of a rambling post. I’m having trouble organizing my thoughts tonight and I’m feeling more like journaling than writing anything substantive. About the best I can offer is this: if this post starts to bore you, scroll past the autobiographical details down to the boxed content (e.g., if your browser functions […]

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A little philosophy now and then never hurt anyone. Due to my harried schedule and not getting enough sleep, combined with a desire to post more than a trite blurb at least daily so as to encourage your return visit, I’ve been looking through some of my old journals (saved in massive notebooks from the […]

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