Absurdity, Allegory and China

Again, I am going to make a plea to George W. Bush to finally do something constructive for Iraq after overseeing years of misguided and rabid destruction. In the NYT’s story, Tumult in Iraqi Parliament Over Shoe Hurling, we learn that the Iraqi Parliament has been thrown into utter chaos over the matter, and that [...]

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I managed to score a free ticket to the US-China basketball game this past Sunday evening. My default resistance to being part of any crowded event usually keeps me far from large, snot-spitting sporting events where the object seems more about getting worked up into a common lather than it does about any higher ideals. [...]

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