Archive for November, 2008
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
The tailcoat was electric blue, and being pressed up against the car, covered the window.
I’d seen something close to the tailcoat’s color in a peacock’s feathers, a shade less similar in a highland weaver’s threads, and a mild resemblance in the shimmering breast of a hummingbird flitting in and ...
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008
"Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned." – from the play "The Mourning Bride" (1697) by William Congreve.
Our new president campaigned on a promise of “Change we can believe in.”
But a funny thing happened on the way to change. It got sidetracked by the reality of ...
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Friday, November 7th, 2008
I've been getting a lot of requests for a shot of me in the hat from the story The Hat Man, so here it is:
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Yesterday, election day, I read the book Common Ground by Cal Thomas and Bob Beckel. I highly recommend it, if for no other reason than its brief, excellent summary of modern-era American politics. Its subtitle and core message - How to stop the partisan war that is destroying America - is my own ...
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Today, 4 November, 2008, is Election Day in the United States of America.
If you are eligible to vote, it is your chance to cast a ballot to determine the elected representatives of the citizens of the U.S. for the next two to six years.
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