Monthly Archives: July 2015

Shrill and Over the Hill

Posted on July 29, 2015 by midiguru

Okay, here’s a considered response to the Paglia interview in Salon. I agree with her assessment of Bernie Sanders, which is tucked away at the end of the piece. Other than that, it’s pretty much a farrago of nonsense by … Continue reading →

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Summer Squash

Posted on July 4, 2015 by midiguru

I enjoyed Guy Gavriel Kay’s two-volume Sarantine Mosaic, and I enjoyed his Ysabel, so I figured I’d have a fling at his Fionavar Tapestry trilogy. Ordered the books from Amazon. Started book 1, The Summer Tree. Within a few pages, … Continue reading →

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Cognitive Defects

Posted on July 4, 2015 by midiguru

In yet another of those annoying, pointless Facebook wrangles, I found myself stating that conservatives don’t know how to think. This concept requires a bit more explication than Facebook’s slim user interface can conveniently handle, so here we are. I … Continue reading →

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