tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post4129899405642867694..comments2024-03-10T09:24:45.565+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: Really Meandering.....James Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-31644666456939105802009-12-19T15:56:28.996+02:002009-12-19T15:56:28.996+02:00The video is very short and very worth it. I thin...The video is very short and very worth it. I think it should become a new Christmas classic, but given Kornbluth's politics it probably won't.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-2784843288128238172009-12-19T07:44:39.981+02:002009-12-19T07:44:39.981+02:00Visiting briefly but will most certainly do as you...Visiting briefly but will most certainly do as you advise, many thanks, avrds.NYT Perduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799504399477460783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-30938215743142563082009-12-18T23:45:01.310+02:002009-12-18T23:45:01.310+02:00NY, be sure to check out Josh Kornbluth's late...NY, be sure to check out Josh Kornbluth's latest addition to his website, A Communist Christmas. My idea of a holiday story!<br /><br />http://www.joshkornbluth.com/<br /><br />(click on the cell phone)avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-48770772349727537152009-12-18T12:00:11.860+02:002009-12-18T12:00:11.860+02:00I didn't know there was actually someone named...I didn't know there was actually someone named Tasman. I figured Tasmania was just some kooky name cartographers came up with.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-30714368149406686182009-12-15T17:16:45.648+02:002009-12-15T17:16:45.648+02:00Good, because I don't want John to miss this o...Good, because I don't want John to miss this one from Jonathan Turley. I think I have a new must-read blog:<br /><br />http://jonathanturley.org/2009/12/15/the-perils-of-canadian-ice-fishing/#more-18479avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-15469169194717280382009-12-15T09:36:18.005+02:002009-12-15T09:36:18.005+02:00I boosted the number of recent comments to 15 as i...I boosted the number of recent comments to 15 as it seemed some of our comments were getting lost. Also allows anyone to go back to long past posts and comment, if so inclined, with links in the margin.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-90870668137016024942009-12-15T09:30:11.588+02:002009-12-15T09:30:11.588+02:00Sounds like what Naismith invented was more like h...Sounds like what Naismith invented was more like handball. Anyway, Happy 118 for Basketball. It has truly become an international sport, with much more interest in basketball than in soccer here in Lithuania, thanks to NBA Big Men past and present like Sabonis and Ilgauskis.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-23752059269946439782009-12-14T19:46:54.515+02:002009-12-14T19:46:54.515+02:00I'd be up for that one. I have it here somewhe...I'd be up for that one. I have it here somewhere.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-5542809586720082232009-12-14T19:32:39.143+02:002009-12-14T19:32:39.143+02:00Good book. There is also Garry Wills' study o...Good book. There is also Garry Wills' study of Henry Adams, which I've been long meaning to read,<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Henry-Adams-Making-America-Garry/dp/0618872663/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260811878&sr=8-1James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-89722823167701737772009-12-14T16:46:44.611+02:002009-12-14T16:46:44.611+02:00Not sure I'm up for something depressing, that...Not sure I'm up for something depressing, that's for sure. The American was not particularly uplifting, but it was so astute and took such an interesting novelistic turn that it makes me want to know more about James and his world. <br /><br />I think I mentioned here earlier that I read the Five of Hearts, which really interested me in John Hay, Henry Adams, Clarence King, etc. James avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-65969971362342563462009-12-14T16:27:35.977+02:002009-12-14T16:27:35.977+02:00I read Washington Square sometime ago, but haven&#...I read Washington Square sometime ago, but haven't read anything since. It was quite depressing. Golden Bowl is supposed to be his most "uplifting" book.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-38475673984250672182009-12-14T15:56:34.403+02:002009-12-14T15:56:34.403+02:00Hate to read about even more grief coming to the r...Hate to read about even more grief coming to the reservations:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/14/us/14gangs.htmlavrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-44775563028733483442009-12-14T15:53:16.626+02:002009-12-14T15:53:16.626+02:00Read Henry James The American to and fro DC -- I t...Read Henry James The American to and fro DC -- I think this is the first time I have ever read a real James novel (recall reading Daisy Miller and maybe some other shorter works with the Times group). <br /><br />I'm fairly certain I have a few more James novels in boxes in the garage but it's too cold to go out there and dig around, so went by the used paperback bookstore here and avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-44379222956820023612009-12-14T15:45:06.962+02:002009-12-14T15:45:06.962+02:00What's weird about his opposition now is that ...What's weird about his opposition now is that this plan really is a gift to the insurance industry. I guess Lieberman is as dumb as he appears to be. The insurance industry needs to take him aside and explain this to him.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-23393925692430882602009-12-14T10:36:29.308+02:002009-12-14T10:36:29.308+02:00I see Lieberman is doing his damnedest to undermin...I see Lieberman is doing his damnedest to undermine the health care bill, trying to play the role of the conscientious objector on CBS,<br /><br />"Though I don't know exactly what's in it, from what I hear, I certainly would have a hard time voting for it because it has some of the same infirmities that the public option did."<br /><br />http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-35633253020318814722009-12-13T16:36:39.716+02:002009-12-13T16:36:39.716+02:00I know. Talk about a home field advantage!
It wa...I know. Talk about a home field advantage!<br /><br />It wasn't too bad on the hill where I live during the afternoon (although I'm pretty much snowed in this a.m.) but reading the news this a.m. they called it blizzard like conditions for the game. I'm sure it was a wild night in town last night. Montanans love their football.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-67490979751746931922009-12-13T06:50:18.455+02:002009-12-13T06:50:18.455+02:00I watched the Montana football game today on ESPN....I watched the Montana football game today on ESPN.That was some nice weather going on.JAbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594625881177704355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-53900727650899868172009-12-13T05:23:11.303+02:002009-12-13T05:23:11.303+02:00Actually I've seen pictures of a scene of monk...Actually I've seen pictures of a scene of monkeys playing cards that she did so she was certainly not above a jackalope if it would bring in some much needed cash.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-69699874133262217642009-12-13T03:40:55.504+02:002009-12-13T03:40:55.504+02:00Where's the Jackalope in that pic?Where's the Jackalope in that pic?JAbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594625881177704355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-36203210343593683482009-12-12T18:45:54.753+02:002009-12-12T18:45:54.753+02:00A new bio of Wilson is reviewed (not too favorably...A new bio of Wilson is reviewed (not too favorably) in the Times this weekend, as well as this one on Abigail Adams:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/books/review/Anderson-t.html<br /><br />Woody Holton might be an interesting historian to read here at some point. I really liked his Forced Founders -- I have but haven't yet read his Unruly Americans:<br /><br />http://avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-48697359068449012562009-12-12T17:27:49.361+02:002009-12-12T17:27:49.361+02:00And tried to block it to begin with as socialized ...And tried to block it to begin with as socialized medicine and taking away people's individual freedom as we just read in Schlesinger. Pretty discouraging when you think about it.<br /><br />I give Obama lots of credit for trying to work with them, but even the most so-called moderates of the bunch don't seem interested. Much more interested in defeating him than doing what is best for avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-17794076122135124922009-12-12T17:22:05.734+02:002009-12-12T17:22:05.734+02:00Yea, these were the same guys who wanted to privat...Yea, these were the same guys who wanted to privatize Social Security.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-12450264268546649082009-12-12T17:19:31.141+02:002009-12-12T17:19:31.141+02:00In the end this seems to benefit insurance compani...In the end this seems to benefit insurance companies by taking potentially sick old people out of the private insurance market and forcing young healthy people into it. <br /><br />Conservatives are only interested in blocking Obama. I love how they are now the great defenders of Medicare. Anything to say NO.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-55327532250142495702009-12-12T17:15:21.346+02:002009-12-12T17:15:21.346+02:00You're a genius! THANKS! Martha and the anim...You're a genius! THANKS! Martha and the animals thank you too.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-53601111240221831032009-12-12T17:13:05.844+02:002009-12-12T17:13:05.844+02:00The Senate Dems seem to be going soft on the healt...The Senate Dems seem to be going soft on the health care bill, appealing to its moderates and Blue Dogs with a watered down version that nixes the public option but extends Medicare and Medicaid to those 55 and over. <br /><br />I suppose this is good news to those on the verge of retirement, but it doesn't do anything to bring health care costs down. I would think these "fiscal James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.com