January 2010
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On The Passing of J.D. Salinger
I feel the need to comment on the passing of author J.D. Salinger because his work had such an effect on my life. But I know almost nothing about the man other than he wrote The Catcher in the Rye which I’ve considered the finest piece of fiction I’ve ever read since my first reading when I was 16. So what to say?
All I can think of is to reprint the review I wrote of his book a...
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without...”
– Aristotle
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The rumor is that Obama will end ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ in his speech tonight. Strange, that was his promise a year ago. Why now?
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“A human being is part of the whole, called by us “Universe”; a part...”
– Albert Einstein
Facebook Friends
“Some people say they have over 5000 friends on Facebook. Think you have 5000 friends? Tell them all you’re moving this weekend and need help, then see how many of them show up.” - Jay Leno
Starting Now
This is something I’ve been putting off for too long now. It’s time that I need to update my personal web site and I want to integrate it with a blog. I’ve decided to use tumblr as my base because I like how it integrates with Facebook and Twitter.
This may take me a while before I get everything set up the way I want. Actually, it may take a very long time. :-)