Archive for August, 2008
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Friday, August 8th, 2008I was thinking about a great cultural dichotomy that runs throughout much of America’s history: That metaphorical divide between city, which equals EVIL, and country, which equals GOOD and innocent. (Give me a break, I know. Probably only academics and writers think about such things — I’m NOT an academic.)
Perhaps you aren’t even aware of [...]
Do you go to the movies much, or mostly watch videos at home?
Thursday, August 7th, 2008I was sitting here recently watching an old “I Love Lucy” rerun. I was a small child back when the original series aired. (I’ll be 61 this month.) So just as a nostalgia kick I find it fun to watch a rerun once in awhile.
One of the things I thought about during a scene when [...]