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Insignificant Wranglings
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Visual Metaphor: Walmart as a Disease
As if the choice of green was innocuous. In the previous century, when I was a snobbish New Englander, Walmart was an unholy place–a store chocking the life out of small, friendly businesses and full of the kind of people … Continue reading
More Baseball: Manny’s Market
Its January 31st, 2009. Many sports fans will consider today the day before the Superbowl. But I’m from Boston, so I consider today 13 days until pitchers and catchers. If the Patriots aren’t in the playoffs, then its just the … Continue reading
A Little More Baseball: Manny to the Cards?
Albert Pujols mentioned that he’d like the Cards to invest in Manny Ramirez. Looking at their lineup, one can see why. Pujols hasn’t had any real protection since the fade of Edmonds and the departure of Rolen. Ankiel faded last … Continue reading
Since Everyone is Talking about the Super Bowl, I’ll write about Baseball
I just read a story over at MLB.com on baseball economics this year. While some high profile players have received big deals, many major leaguers are feeling the pinch of our struggling economy. Some big names have settled for small … Continue reading
On Thinking and Clarity
The following material is a response to Richard Lanham’s Style: An Anti-Textbook. I shared it with my expository students today. It relies on a ridiculous simplification. My use of the terms “rhetoric” and “composition” are completely idiosyncratic and reductionary. I’ll … Continue reading
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We Might Overcome, Maybe, If We Really Work at It
As I wrote over at Black Masks the other day, all of the Obama love has my deconstructive sense tingling. I think I’ll let Ill Doctrine offer my hesitation: The work is never finished. This theme has been rearing its … Continue reading
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Santos on Fish on Donoghue Take Two
My last post came on little sleep, so I thought I might try again. Actually, I already tried again in an email exchange with an old friend. He wrote to get my thoughts on Fish’s piece. Here’s my (hopefully) more … Continue reading
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Fish on Donoghue on the State of the Humanities
Stanley Fish has a review of Frank Donoghue’s recent book The Last Professors: The Corporate University and the Fate of the Humanities. Reading his review, I couldn’t help but think of my recent post on the links between my teaching … Continue reading
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Thinking about First Posts and Abouts
Today my students will be setting up there blogs. I wanted to think about first posts and/or about pages. These are important to establish the tone, feel, and personality of a blog. Here’s some source material: mxrk raw thought dooce … Continue reading
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