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Archive for January, 2003

Excuses, excuses

Posted in George Bush, Iraq, Middle East, Politics, Saddam Hussein, oil on January 24, 2003 | No Comments »

Oh joy. The “peaceniks” in Washington said Bush just wants Iraq’s oil. It’s not unreasonable to assume that might be at least a part of his motivation.
Well, damned if he hasn’t now come up with a pretext for seizing those oil fields! (to protect them from Saddam) Hmmmm…

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English ala Bush

Posted in George Bush, Language, Politics on January 22, 2003 | No Comments »

Please, Mr. Bush, stop embarrassing yourself in public!! There is a difference between persecution and prosecution and most college-educated people know the difference. You embarrass me and the country with mistakes like that in your prepared speeches. Use your speechwriters, have them double-check your every word, and then stick to the script.

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About blog design

Posted in Design, tagged on January 22, 2003 | No Comments »

Why choose one blog template over another? One good reason: This one is readable. So many of those offered use very wide columns for the entries, or a color combination that’s hard on the eyes, or reverse type, or worst of all, ALL of the above. As a semi-retired publications designer, I give most of [...]

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Roe v. Wade

Posted in Language, Law, Society, tagged on January 22, 2003 | No Comments »

Well, today is the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. I know that because CNN just told me. And for what it’s worth, I will defend to the death a woman’s right to choose. Yes, abortion should be legal in this country. Everywhere, for that matter. Let me emphasize, however, that this makes me neither pro [...]

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