A few years ago, Russell recommended a TV show called “24.” I started watching it with him and was hooked almost immediately. It is an extraordinary show, filled with violence and implausibility. Each season tells the story of one 24-hour day, with each episode being one hour of the day, shown in “real time.” The [...]
Archive for February 15th, 2009
Splashing in the Death Pool
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Lincoln
Posted in America, Politics, tagged America, Lincoln on February 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday was a few days ago, and I was thinking about him as Kish and I took Penny for our walk this morning. It is probably close to impossible to say anything original about Lincoln. He is, almost certainly, the most re-thought, psychoanalyzed, iconic American president in our history. As is the [...]
