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Books and Writing that Matter. Travel fiction, philosophy, memoir, and experimental work from the road.

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  • Update: Chef returns sans Hayes

    This little fight makes me want to start watching more TV. Plus, mentioning Chef makes me hungry. Plus, it’s been raining a lot so I haven’t been excercising much. Result?…

  • Wad of Cash Found in New Orleans Home

    This story just goes to show that you never know what is in your walls. I also like the fact that the students turned the money in. I know it…

  • Razor Curves

    Do they even make a razor with one blade anymore? I love when economists start thinking about things they aren’t supposed to think about! (Thanks Chuck!) agrumer: Nine years to…

  • Naked Venezuelans surround Bolivar's statue

    From the land of Hugo Chavez… More than 1,500 people have gathered around a statue of 19th century liberation hero Simon Bolivar in Venezuela and posed nude for a US…

  • A Guest Blogger, and an Unwritten Law – New York Times

    What is a blog or a blogger? Arianna Huffington has gotten herself in hot water with HuffPo fans after “manufacturing” a blog entry for George Clooney from past interview responses,…

  • Fat Virus, Ad-36 Blamed For Obesity Epidemic In Australians

    As a side note to this story, other scientists were not surprised to find out that in addition to having the fat virus, fat people also had the ‘eat too…

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  • How can a space satellite track Ebola?

    By doing what satellites do well – tracking the changes in landscape such as rainfall, vegetation cover, water, height, dust and temperature – to identify the climatic conditions that help…

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  • Determined trooper chases beaver

    Okay…It’s a campy story…but who can resist a headline about a Trooper Chasing Beaver??? cd The Seattle Times: Local News: Determined Oregon trooper chases wandering beaver Determined Oregon trooper chases…

  • Hugo Chavez regarding Bush

    You gotta love Chavez who has balls enough to openly insult the President of the United States and seems to be doing a great job governing his own country at…

  • Something Really Offensive

    Here’s something to make Andrew Dice Clay seem puritanical….Watch the movie Lord of War… Get Angry…. cd WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar 16 (OneWorld) – International arms makers and traders have violated…

  • Against 'Plastic Paddy' selling his very soul – Irish Independent

    Here’s a St. Paddy’s Day rant for you from the Irish Independent. I NEVER thought I’d say this but, beneath all the plastic paddywhackery, St Patrick’s Day does offer a…

  • Liberia seeks end to Taylor exile

    Shedid it! Liberia finally requested formally that Charles Taylor be extradited for trial. Liberia has formally asked Nigeria to extradite former Liberian President Charles Taylor. A spokeswoman for Nigerian President…

  • Donated clothing big business in Africa

    This article talks about clothes from Britain, but American cast-offs definitely also get sold in bulk. I’m not sharing this to discourage donation of clothing, but don’t be naive enough…

  • White House open again for Adams

    Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has had a far warmer reception in Washington than he did on his last St Patrick’s Day visit, when the doors of the White House…

  • Chuck Norris Facts

    Thanks to Tim for sending me this flash to my past. I had somehow forgotten that Chuck Norris is the baddest motherfucker on the planet…If the U.S. were smart, we…

  • The French are Protesting Again…

    I love the French. I would move there but I don’t think anyplace cool allows Americans to emigrate anymore… cd Stone-throwing protesters clashed with police at the end of a…

  • Afghanistan's feared woman warlord

    I’m fascinated by “bandit queens.” You may have heard of India’s famous Bandit Queen, Phoolan Devi. (A movie has been made of her life – it was well done, but…

  • Inuit critical of McCartney's campaign against seal hunt

    Canada’s annual seal hunt is starting again. Animal activists are lamenting this year’s increased quota. I bet the fur is realllly soft. If it could be produced by culturing it…

  • Impeachment Talk Reaches the Mainstream

    As much as I would love to see this come to fruition, I can’t help but feel that it would be too late – the damage is done. William Goodman…

  • Blondie at Hall of Fame ceremony: "Can't you see my band is up there?"

    You’ll recall the articulate refusal of the Sex Pistols, previously featured….previously featured…. Black Sabbath and Blondie are among the veteran acts who have been inducted into the US Rock and…

  • American Humanist Association–Join the AHA

    I’m proud to be a member of the American Humanist Association. Sure, I have some ideas about spirituality and most of them have to do with finding truth…It’s why I…

  • Colleges Open Minority Aid to All Comers

    (March 14) – Facing threats of litigation and pressure from Washington, colleges and universities nationwide are opening to white students hundreds of thousands of dollars in fellowships, scholarships and other…

  • Dam on Garden Island of Kauai Bursts, Seven missing

    If you are planning to come to Hawai’i, this might not be the best time. It’s been weeks since I’ve been in the ocean due to sewage spills that resulted…

  • Liberia leader starts US visit

    I am curious to see if the US will be willing to take a stand on the extradition of Charles Taylor from Nigeria to stand trial for war crimes. Taylor…

  • A Bit more on L. Ron Hubbard

    I’m having an interesting morning reading about different cults at ….In case you are wondering about L.Ron, he was very anti gay and get this snippet…. Rolling Stone did the…