Post-heroic?

Patrick Porter, over at OxBlog, writes us a very thoughtful essay about what sort of society we live in — post-heroic, or…? Not to mention, the implications thereof, which spill over into Hollywood. OxBlog POST-HEROIC? I’ve always been a little uneasy with the notion that we in the West wage post-heroic war because we live Continue reading Post-heroic?

I reveal my loves

Much as I have grown to love and revere BBEdit as both a program and way of life, and have become an actual card-carrying member of its license holders, I still go to TextMate for my blogly-writing needs. As in all other life, that which you admire is different from that which you use. BBedit Continue reading I reveal my loves

Words of One Syllable Dept.

I hate politics. Via Weird Universe… Minor-party politico Kishor Samrite, who helped Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the recent elections in India, decided to thank a Hindu goddess for the victory, which means, as usual, animals paying the price in this case, 200 sacrificed goats and 4 sacrificed bulls . . .

At a party

At a party, originally uploaded by niehoff. This is Buck, on the left. On the right, that’s our friend, Dee. Buck didn’t believe me when I told him that I could blog the party we were at, right from the actual party. Now, he’s a little worried…