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Yearly Archives: 2011
Letters
Fri, 4 Nov 2011, 06:41 PM (-06:00)
“Oh, I got your letter,” he said. “I liked it. Thanks.” I wasn’t quite sure what to make of that and was trying to remember what I had written (as it’s been a several weeks) when he continued. “I really liked it, because it reminded me of…” Reminded him of what? “…it reminded me of […]
Three on Greece
Thu, 3 Nov 2011, 12:00 AM (-06:00)
So what’s with Greece? Three data points that are refreshingly free of smoke. 1. Kevin Drum has a conversation on Greece and explains how this is not about fixing things but rather a struggle between Greece and its creditors over the huge loses from a train wreck that’s inevitably coming. 2.Yves Smith’s interprets Papandreou’s recent […]
So Many Words
Tue, 1 Nov 2011, 06:39 PM (-06:00)
We were trying to figure out what to say. What to put into the memo. What was important. And what was not. I was at the whiteboard jotting down ideas, drawing pictures of how our argument should look. She was typing into a laptop and poking holes in my scribbles and sketches, adding points that […]
William
Tue, 1 Nov 2011, 06:26 PM (-06:00)
He has white hair and a long, white beard. If it were Christmas time, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him in a big, red suit. He talks with a friendly drawl: a tone and way of speaking that makes him easy to listen to. Listening to him, you want to be his friend. And he […]
As I Sat at My Desk
Mon, 31 Oct 2011, 09:34 PM (-06:00)
As I sat at my desk, I looked out the window. A Squirrel was out there, sitting on the old Ash tree stump, bushy tail curled once, curled twice, eating a found pecan. A Monarch fluttered among the yellow Cowpen Daisy blossoms. Lesser Goldfinches splashed in the birdbaths sitting on the ground beneath the Lacey Oak. […]
Being Consistent
Mon, 31 Oct 2011, 09:24 PM (-06:00)
I looked over at him sitting at the table next to me as he opened his laptop. It wasn’t his usual black monstrosity. It was silver and sleek and had a white bitten-out Apple on the cover. “You have a Mac!” He turned slowly and said, “That’s what you said three weeks ago.” Right. Credit for […]
Beginning to Wonder
Thu, 20 Oct 2011, 07:22 AM (-06:00)
“What are you doing, man?” “What do you mean?” “That Occupy Austin thing. Why on Earth are you wasting your time with that?” He stands there thinking for a while. “It’s a movement,” he said. “A movement that captures the spirit of what I think is wonderful with this country to characterize what has me […]
Occupy Ruminations
Wed, 19 Oct 2011, 06:16 PM (-06:00)
It must be said that you don’t see these folks toting guns. And you don’t see race-baiting or talk about Jews and ovens or faces of Obama superimposed on fascist uniforms. There are no screaming claims of sodomy or socialism or jokes about Obama rhyming with Osama or pokes at having Hussein as a middle […]