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Hopping off the bandwagon...
It seems to me that, while moaning about leadership people don’t want leadership so much as someone to point them at the next thing to be outraged about. Or perhaps that’s become their definition of leadership. But it seems to me that every day I get up and go “Oh look. Somebody’s cranked up the Outrage Machine.”
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On pills, and the annoyance thereof...
OK. Here’s a tip for a happier life. Do not, under any circumstances whatever, even if it seem like a *really* good idea, wake up in the morning and decide, while still fuzzy headed and, heaven help us the greater, possibly the greatest sin, before coffee and decide that it’s a good idea to sort out you pills for the next two weeks. I am not a ( Read more... ) -
Alas, for the subjugation!
It is bleak midwinter, a grey and cold day as I drive through the deserted streets of downtown New Haven, my car buffeted by the chilling blasts of wind, when, out my window, I see a sight that does more than buffet the car, it gives a direct blow to my heart, freezing my breath in my lungs and bringing a sudden tear to my eye. Where once liberty ( Read more... ) -
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It is bleak midwinter, a grey and cold day as I drive through the deserted streets of downtown New Haven, my car buffeted by the chilling blasts of wind, when, out my window, I see a sight that does more than buffet the car, it gives a direct blow to my heart, freezing my breath in my lungs and bringing a sudden tear to my eye. Where once liberty ( Read more... ) -
Plat du Jour
For Christmas 2010 ( Read more... ) -
Wednesday Morning Chronicle...
Monstrelet, Chapter 2
In which...
There is a great deal of sound and fury...
Signifying nothing.
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Monday Morning Chronicle...
Chapter 99
In which, possibly amongst other things...
Everybody packs up and goes home...
Breton heads roll...
LOTS of Breton heads roll...
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Bonus Chronicle:
London 1390
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Wednesday Morning Chronicle...
Monstrelet, Chapter 1
In which...
The parentage of Charles VI is discussed...
The children of Charles VI are discussed...
In general Charles VI is discussed.
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Monday Morning Chronicle...
Chapter 98
In which, possibly amongst other things...
Edward III camps on one side of Vannes...
The Duke of Normandy camps on the other side of Vannes...
They engage in a staring contest...
Vannes play monkey in the middle.
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Bonus Chronicle:
London 1388
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