Category Archives: unpredictable things

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Unabomber weighs in on ancient Egyptian dwarf-worship

Letter to the Editor, New York Review of Books, Vol. 52, No. 12, July 2005
In “Survival of the Smallest” {NYR, March 10], István Deák writes on page 22: “In ancient Egypt, dwarfs were often venerated like gods.” Deák here is discussing pathological dwarfs. However, Paul Schebesta, Die Bambuti-Pygmäen vom Ituri (Brussels: Institut Royal Colonial Belge, [...]

Inspiration

is a dish best served unexpectedly

Google doesn’t like twitter

Can’t really blame them

To LibraryThing widget users:

Librarything.com went down, leading to issues for users of my LibraryThing widget.

Greenspan’s mea culpa

Alan Greenspan reflects on how his ideological belief in the ability of markets to self-regulate has been shaken. Henry Waxman, Chairman of the Oversight [pun?] and Government Reform Committee is on a bit of a self-righteous crusade and is obviously looking for a sound bite from Greenspan (which he gets). But it’s an effective approach, [...]

A first step towards “justice after Bush”?

In a surprising and almost (but not quite) faith-restoring move, Dick Cheney, Alberto Gonzalez, and others have been indicted by Texas DA on charges related to prisoner abuse in a privately run prison in which Cheney had personal investments.
For actual justice to be done, of course, much more is demanded. In “Justice after Bush: Prosecuting [...]

Obama, McCain, Palin, Biden, and… Chuck Norris?

From Google’s Top Searches on Election Day (part 1):
Top Political Personas
Obama
Palin
McCain
Tina Fey
Joe Biden
Chuck Norris
Cindy McCain
Bristol Palin
SNL Palin
Colin Powell