Today in Moronia
Photograph by Anita Brown, 2008 One of my favorite discussion lists is book_arts-l, which serves the worldwide community of book artists, bookbinders, conservators, curators and other book people. Most of the threads are usually about technical matters, such as how long you can keep wheat paste, how to remove odors from old or damp...
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From The Ridiculous Business Jargon Dictionary Do you wonder where your co-workers picked up all the ridiculous things they say? From fresh-faced interns to top management, everyone drops one of these gems occasionally. We can only hope that you’re not here to actually add these buzzwords to your vocabulary. Al Desco adj. Describes any...
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How can you ‘leak’ an AP photo? Left, the National Examiner Feb. 4, 2008 Now it can be told. This truly absurd non-story is actually quite useful as an example of Clinton Rules, which Paul Krugman neatly summed up in February: Hate Springs Eternal What’s particularly saddening is the way many Obama supporters seem...
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For the record, a truly beautiful moment in American politics. It’s being called a concession speech, and maybe it is. If so, I fervently hope that Barack Obama delivers the goods. I worry that he has some still-undisclosed truly horrible bad stuff that will only come out after he gets the nomination. Maybe...
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Sex, drugs & rock 'n' roll made me crazy — thank God!
