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Natural If Not Normal

Sex is. There is nothing more to be done about it. Sex builds no roads, writes no novels, and sex certainly gives no meaning in life to anything but itself. —Gore Vidal, United States: Essays 1952-1992...

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Not Funny, Mr. President

President Barack Obama’s jokes frequently betray some very unsavory attitudes. For example: It’s really funny that I used to smoke pot. And I really don’t care how many people are hurt by my...

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Holden Caulfield–Whimpering Little Phony

Holden Caulfield endeared himself to the anti-socializers of all ages because he went right into the lion’s cage–all those phonies!–without liking anything of what he relentlessly described. –Alfred...

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Mislabeling Realism as Isolationism

Daniel Larison at The American Conservative takes Bear Braumoeller to task this morning for misapplying the term “isolationist.” The term isolationist is a question- beggar.  (Just like the terms...

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A Friend of a Friend

A friend of a friend Says bigfoot’s alive He walks his chihuahua On Huntington Drive A friend of a friend Was sleeping on the lawn He awoke in a room And his kidneys were gone A friend of my cat Fell...

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Putting the Conserve Back Into Conservatism

The following post is the result of my reactions to Counter Culture Conservatism by Andrew Bacevich and a comment by Rod Dreher in the thread following a recent post called Reconsidering Suburbia. It...

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Status Update

My sister met A man online Who showed up at her place With choc-o-lates and roses And my boyfriend’s face Status update: You’re deleted I scrubbed my profile clean You’re a liar and a cheater And a...

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Ghosts of all my Lovely Sins: Some Thoughts on the Complete Poems of Dorothy...

As Dorothy Parker once said To her boyfriend, “Fare thee well” —Cole Porter Just One of Those Things Years ago I was up late reading a poetry anthology when I came across a familiar passage from...

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Double Bubble Bill (Maher)

I’m Double Bubble Bill Straight from Beverly Hills I do my righteous dance When I get the chance I hate those right-wing hicks No use for ugly chicks Fat folks are so funny I gave Obama money Cuz he is...

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Men and Sports

Men have an innate desire to celebrate athletic achievement. This is probably because Our Hunting Fathers relied upon their athletic prowess for survival, and it is no surprise that the best hunters...

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Rain

You can’t lie away the pain But you can hide it for a while Whitewash covers up a stain Like a fresh coat of denial You can’t drink away the pain It’s such a sad and silly goal And if you don’t go...

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Some Provocative Sentences (Sources in Comments)

The most lively thought is still inferior to the dullest sensation. *************************************************************************** By the time I was done with the car it looked worse than...

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The Dweebs of War

Playing Risk in the dorm Was their private Desert Storm Never seen a soldier bleed Yet they’re certain that we need Lumps of hot, flying metal To get our problems settled They’re the tough-typing...

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Genius Knows Itself: The Wonderful Words of Emily Dickinson

There is no professionalism, in the worst sense, here; and it is interesting to note that, although she sought out Higginson’s advice and named herself his “scholar,” she never altered a poem of hers...

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Can’t Fix the World

You can stick a gun In somebody’s face You can even pull the trigger But you cannot replace His kin, his land, his God And his creed Not for bread alone Is a man gonna bleed You can raise an army You...

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Some Thoughts on Streetball

So it is in life—from sun, to moon, to earth, to night, to day, to you getting up in the morning and going out to play a game of ball. All the rhythms of life are in some way related, one to another....

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Robert J. Dutton

Robert J. Dutton, a nice little boy For both of his folks, a true pride and joy He’s kind and completes all manner of chores He does all the dishes; he oils the doors But young Robbie Dutton has one...

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Backup Dancers

News Item: Meet the Press host David Gregory asks actual journalist Glenn Greenwald, “Why shouldn’t you be charged with a crime?”   Our glorious leaders Are here to protect us Reporters should bow And...

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The Hemingway Defense

According to William Faulkner, it is permissible for an artist to engage in all manner of malfeasance and loutish behavior because “An artist is a creature driven by demons.” The writer’s only...

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Let Your Garden Grow

Although it’s now the fashion for girls to shave down there I’m pleading that you don’t remove that lovely patch of hair Such cruel extirpation abuses all who care For that glorious triangle beneath...

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