Monthly Archives: December 2006
Open Source, Oh How I Love Thee
Anyone who knows me knows that I hate pirating. By pirating I am mostly referring to the practices of using illegal software and downloading illegal music, and only slightly referring to the practice of running around the world on ships … Continue reading
Posted in Irritation
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A Christmas Carol
The Christmas Carol by Dickens was a surprise in many ways. First off, I was surprised it was a book. I knew that Dickens wrote the Christmas Carol, but after so many movies have been done by anyone from the … Continue reading
Posted in Literature
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Don’t Venerate the Pretty Face
When you take her order at Starbucks, don’t give her a complimentary shot of espresso. When she smiles at you in Olive Garden, don’t leave a 20 dollar tip. Don’t let her cut in line at the DMV (Secretary of … Continue reading
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Better than Aristotle
I had no idea when I started reading “Art of Rhetoric” that I would receive a full education in ethics as well. It seems that Aristotle has a hard time talking about any subject without first saying everything he knows … Continue reading
Posted in Literature
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More than personality
Chrissy and I, at the bequest of Kevin Hanson, took a personality test. When the tests were done we read the results; they summed us up as well as four letters can. I liked mine, the profile was “Mastermind”. It … Continue reading
Posted in Life
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Fashionable Scholarship
I just started reading Aristotle’s work on the Art of Rhetoric. Actually, I just read the introduction. It seems that all the latest trends in philosophy were thought of long ago. This was nothing new to me, but what did … Continue reading
Posted in Education
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