Posted in paterfamilias, reseña on August 16, 2007| Leave a Comment »
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One of the facts about today’s economy that I find amazing is that I can buy a powerful, effective, little machine like this for under twenty dollars. It doesn’t seem quite right. (more…)
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It is difficult to know what pleases God.
Religions the world over have diverse opinions about how to achieve divine felicity. Often the prescription involves some measure of intentional human suffering, as though celestial happiness were a zero-sum game that demands the shrewd balancing of joy and misery in order that everyone should have his barely adequate share. As with most negotiated settlements, everybody ends up grumpy. But at least the worst extremes of heavenly ire can be stopped by this means. (more…)
Posted in clarity, denkschrift, rrythmia on August 15, 2007| Leave a Comment »
‘That’s monte’, the local Costa Rican grass guy says in answer to the offering my wife gingerly holds before his expert eye. ‘You’ve got to get rid of all of that.’ (more…)
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Our family lived for many years in a Central American country where the water was iffy. We became Brita users then in the remote hope that it would keep some of the bad stuff our of our stomachs. (more…)
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Let me begin this brief review with an awkward confession. When I wake up each morning, I stare into this little Black and Decker contraption before and for longer than I stare into my wife’s eyes. (more…)
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Eva Cassidy’s tenacious and largely posthumous fan base makes it precarious to risk saying anything negative about the late singer. Fortunately, there is virtually nothing negative to say. (more…)
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I have never before become excited about an office product. Then, in search of an ordinary three-hole punch to replace the one knicked by my wife and kids, I happened upon this item in the office supply aisle of my favorite Costco store. (more…)
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I see Sharper Image products frequently in airline catalogues, filled with breathless and absurd reassurances about how long you’ve waited for a product like this to change your life. I chuckle. (more…)
Posted in paterfamilias, reseña on August 15, 2007| Leave a Comment »
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I can remember having the thought that people who use electric pencil sharpeners are a sad, pathetic little lot. (more…)
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After you use a toaster oven like this, you’ll wonder why you ever owned an ordinary toaster. (more…)
Canter Bridge 