Michael Phelps – An Experiment

Baltimore’s own Michael Phelps broke the world record in the 400-meter at the Olympic Trials yesterday. Now I could care less about the Olympics, which are being held in a place where the words human and rights rarely go together, but it is convenient for this easy, end of the …

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Wimbledon and Old School Friday

I’m figuring out a two hour meeting means a four hour meeting, which will run late so I will be obliged to go to dinner with the meeting attendee’s. Luckily one of the attendee’s was the funniest 70 year old man I have ever met. I could have stayed out …

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Heller versus D.C. – D.C. Loses

I (one of) the people of the United States, in order to fix an imperfect union, suggest we to do what the founding fathers would have expected anyone with half a brain to do – draft a brand new constitution applicable to the age in which we live. A constitution …

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Becoming George Carlin

George Carlin (the misanthropic former idealist gone sour), died. Although I didn’t note his passing immediately — I admit he was rather a genius in his own way. I had my problems with the truth in his performances, truths spoken because of his disappointment in mankind. I didn’t want his …

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Fooled Again

Working on piece of mind — the same kind an old reader of mine ( Protagoras) mentioned he was looking for when he stopped reading me because he couldn’t find it here — I’ve hiked, eaten some really bad bread, shared some really good “can only get in Mexico” Tequila …

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