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Mr. Boo Klist

Book ’em, Benno

“Book ’em, Danno” is a stick-in-your-brain phrase I’ve no memory for this. A book is mentioned and I’ll remember if I’ve read it, and how long ago, and whether it was paper or audio, as I also “read” about 1 1/2 books a month on CD while commuting. (There’s no best verb for drinking in […]

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News, Spin

Fake Off

When one goes for a hit of news, it’s amazing how often it’s been cut with spin. Not bias, not commentary, but flapdoodle. It’s right after shipment where the purveyors can’t help but allude to it so it stays. Example 1. Former President Clinton’s tactics a few weeks ago while campaigning for the candidacy of […]