Copyright 2006 Ben S. Pollock I dreamed I was in a conversation with a few younger people from the office, none of them the real people in my real office. I was saying to them something (in reality) that I have said many times over the years (and they listened, proving it a dream): “I […]
The incoming president of the Christian Coalition has agreed to withdraw. The Rev. Joel Hunter of Northland Church in Longland, Fla., according to news reports, wanted to expand aims of the political-evangelical group to include matters such as poverty and the environment, but the coalition prefers to stay focused on issues like abortion and same-sex […]
Rented a DVD for the other night. Perfect for blue-staters. Well-made movie. It’s called Reds. -30-
No hounding of the buskervilles. We have a word for it: busking. It’s the practice of a musician (maybe a duet or trio) performing on a street corner, with a hat or open instrument case right there, for tips. Towns trying to encourage tourism often encourage busking, until shopkeepers get annoyed. Above my standup desk […]
"That is sooo infantile." That is something said to a non-infant. It may be descriptive, but the purpose is to shame the person into not doing what is being labeled infantile again. As a shaming device, it works. OK, it does not work on me precisely, but it slows me down. Is the act infantile? […]
Two people on Thursday asked me the same question, not just topic but exact words. If I had a more public job — not a computer-glazed copy editor — or had more friends with whom I had more frequent contact, getting the same question twice in one day might be less surprising. This was odd. […]