Archive for April, 2004

Now taking applications

My current compulsions aren't satisfying me anymore. Checking Email (6 to 10 times an hour) Checking The Daily Mail (Every hour until it gets here) Checking Contests I've entered (writing and other) Following Up On Submissions (daily) Checking Blog Discussion Thread (Emily actually posts there.) Eating grilled cheese sandwiches I've noticed that save for the grilled cheese (no, I won't put it [...]

Due Process on Trial at the Supreme Court

Good article about Jose Padilla hearing at the Supreme Court over on CNN. Also, highlights a mistake I made. In my Quotes article back in July of 2002, I said the precedent used to detain Padilla was when "a group of Polish men secretly entered the US with plans to blow up a factory." Apparently, the real [...]

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All fired up about math and grammar

Why do we not teach math and reading comprehension in the same class? One has rules which attempt to describe logical processes. The other has rules which attempt to help us describe those processes to each other. And yet people who are good with words often describe themselves as "bad at math." (Not a [...]

Be afraid

Someone has bought out John Labovitz's e-zine list, the "top hit" for zine on Google even after having been defunct for years. The good zinesters over at ThankYouButNo.com are looking to make a go at mantaining it, as well as hosting an online store and zine-site. The iceman cometh.