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Alan

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"If you're going to climb on that high horse, it is always helpful to make sure you're strapped on well."

"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."
--Terry Pratchett
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My new favorite quotation:

"Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."
Sat, July 19, 2008 - 10:49 AM permalink - 0 comments
 
The following from Wired.com. I find it interesting that modern popular tech newzines occasionally find historical cultural innovations worthy of note. Now whether they get the history right is something else again.
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May 13, 1637: Cardinal Richelieu Makes His Point
By Tony Long

1637: Perhaps weary of watching dinner guests picking their teeth with the points of their daggers, Cardinal Richelieu orders the blades of hi... read more
Tue, May 13, 2008 - 12:40 AM permalink - 0 comments
 
For those who may be interested I have two sites, at this point mostly moribund, on Collecting Science Fiction Books. The first is a Blog at sfbookworm.collectingsf.com, the second is a Web Site which can be found at collectingsf.com.
Thu, April 10, 2008 - 12:10 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
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