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2017 Book List

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I just finished my 46th book of 2017 this afternoon and it's a fitting one for the end of the year; Kids These Days: Human Capital and t...
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The Looming Time

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The end of winter break is rearing its ugly head; to prepare, I woke up early this morning, did some school work, went to the gym, recorded ...
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What I Learned Over Winter Break

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When my schedule is unobstructed by work, sports, and chores-- no matter how late I've slept or how many hours of sleep I had the night ...

Dave's Head: Too Big for our Government

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Apparently, my head is too big for me to the leave the country . . . or that's what the lady at the passport office told me: accordi...
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The Power is a Shocker

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I've frequently opined upon science-fiction up in this house, and my usual point is this: to qualify as real science-fiction, the setti...
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Irony vs. Coincidence: The Definitive (and Miraculous) Explanation

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On Christmas Eve, my wife was preparing some spicy nuts for the big party when the doorbell rang; it was our neighbor Ira with a present for...
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Enjoy the Gifts, Prodigal Sons

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Merry Christmas, to all those participating in the materialist-consumptionist complex.

Abracadabra . . . Dave Will Vanish at the End of this Sentence

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No time to write-- we're having forty people over tonight and I have a chore list to accomplish . . . I wouldn't be so pressed for t...

Comparison is the Thief of Joy?

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My kids and I watched the new Star Wars movie Thursday afternoon, and it's tolerable-- the fight scenes are decent, there's a fun ch...

Get Your Head in the Bardo

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You've probably heard that acclaimed short-story writer George Saunders won the Man Booker prize for his first novel, Lincoln in the Bar...

What is the Opposite of a Diamond in the Rough?

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We got into a discussion the other day somewhere in the comments on Gheorghe:TheBlog about the worst songs on the best albums, and this topi...
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I've Got Other Plans . . . Personal Plans

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I wish I could be as tight-lipped about my business as Tom Doniphon in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance  . . . but part of the fun of taking...

You Need Both

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When you pick up the skis, make sure you also pick up the boots.

The Whirligig of Time Brings in His Revenges

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This Monday morning-- the darkest of all Monday mornings, the Monday morning closest to the winter solstice, the Monday morning when yo...
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Gas Tank = Toilet Paper Roll

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So apparently there are two types of people: 1) people who fill their gas tank as soon as it gets a bit low; 2) people who drive around...
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Farewell, Interlocking Plastic Bricks

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Today marked the end of an era, as we packed all the Legos in the basement into two giant green plastic containers and put them in the crawl...
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7 Books For Reading

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I did my work over at Gheorghe: the Blog today: my seven favorite books I read this year.

Smelling Some Smells

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Yesterday, in a free moment before my second period class entered the room, I did some stretching (you should properly loosen up your muscle...

Nice Work Wilkie!

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I just finished The Moonstone  by Wilkie Collins and though it was published in 1868 and the story is told by an extensive epistolary spiral...
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Hologram Elvis: Champion of the Impoverished Masses

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The perfunctory nature of this blog limits me from doing any real research or deep thinking about the random crap I post, so while I'm...
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