May 2011
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“And what hinders you more than the undisciplined passions of your heart? A good...”
– Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ, Bk. 1, Ch. 3
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No one—not Hank Snow, not Huey Lewis, not...
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“Across Louisiana to the Texas border, crowds would flock to hear [Amédé] Ardoin....”
– from The King of Zydeco by Michael Tisserand, p. 57.
I’m ready to hear people talk like this again.
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Ron Paul Says He Wouldn't Have Ordered Bin Laden... →
“I don’t think it was necessary, no. It absolutely was not necessary,” he said, citing the rules of international law regarding respect for national sovereignty. “I would suggest the way they got Khalid [Sheikh] Mohammed. We went and cooperated with Pakistan. They arrested him, actually, and turned him over to us, and he’s been in prison. Why can’t we work with...
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“He held off interpretation for now. Until the stupendous cluster headache...”
– Jonathan Lethem, Chronic City, p. 318
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Morgan City, other communities in path of Morganza... →
At the risk of being one of those “Only in Louisiana!” people, I love that the fire captain feels the need to recall how strong the crawfish harvest was after the last flood, and I love even more how the Picayune journalist thought it warranted inclusion.
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The World Will Not End if Common Visits the White... →
It amazes me—though maybe it shouldn’t—how musically-illiterate people can be. You do know that when Common says he wants to “burn a Bush,” he’s not speaking literally, right, Karl Rove?
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“A City Hall technology contractor bought suite tickets for Mayor Ray Nagin and...”
– Hilarious. (via cajunboy)
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“I heard the voice of a friend
On Lethe’s banks
Wading in
He said, “Before I...”
– Okkervil River, “We Need A Myth”
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Anyone looking to get me a going-away gift (and keep my love of Quebec alive), look no further.
This would also be acceptable.
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I think I’ve decided I’m gonna start doing this again.
