Well, folks, my NaNoWriMo novel never got off the ground this year. I had more dedication to my novel idea than I did the idea of finishing something. Which sounds better than it really is — I didn’t like my novel concept, but I would not allow myself to change my mind, which felt like [...]

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The Washington Post has an interesting report today on the schism between two ideological groups supporting a Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage [ "Opponents of Gay Marriage Divided":http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19925-2003Nov28.html ]. It’s characterized as a split between pragmatists, who are trying to craft an amendment they think is likely to pass, and idealists who are trying to [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving! Or, for those of you who aren’t American, have a nice day.
I don’t usually spend a great deal of time thinking about Thanksgiving, but this year I am. Probably in part because instead of going to visit my family or Sarah’s family this year, we’re staying at home. We’re playing host to a [...]

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Here’s a fad of which I was not aware: companies suing others for copyright infringement, despite the fact that the plantiff doesn’t own the property in question. Heidi draws our attention to the SCO copyright complaint against Linux (good summary here), where the SCO group insists Linux improperly copied material the SCO stole.
Meanwhile, Glen [...]

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I see a number of places (I am so slow) that the GOP will be running a political ad with this line:
bq. Some are now attacking the president for attacking the terrorists.
No. See, what Bush’s political foes are doing is attacking the President attacking [ health care | environment | constitutional rights | small-time despots [...]

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