One of my favorite authors and one of the most recognized writers of the 20th century, Kurt Vonnegut, died this past Wednesday.  I'm not sad per se, but I will definetly pick up one of his novels I have sitting around and read it over again, to make sure I capture just a little more of that beautiful humanist humor.

Rest in peace Kurt.

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I had a lot of reservations about seeing a film about 9/11, any film about it.  Especially one from Hollywood.  It just doesn't seem like movie material yet - too recent, too close to home.  But yesterday I had a change of heart and went to see this movie.  Central to this was a conversation I had with someone on the subject, Saturday night, which ( Read more... )

So, this is my take on the war, with the article located here being a good part of my background to this.  To login you can use my e-mail and my nickname for the password.

I think we all wish Israel could be made safe by simple means like military force.  I think at this point virtually everybody, including the critics of Israel in Europe and ( Read more... )

Я курил, если память не подводит, с осени 1992 года, мне тогда еще не было 13. Сначала понемногу, просто выё... А летом 94-го уже курил 2 пачки Камел, без фильтров. Как минимум с 18-ти я хотел бросить ето гнусное занятие, но не мог удовлетворить себя никаким из возможных ответов на вопрос, "почему я хочу бросить ( Read more... )

An important stage in my life has come to an end today... As of today, I will no longer consider myself as lacking in taste or style. I will never again settle for the plain, the safe or the simple when it comes to making a choice of clothing,shoes, home decor, art or anything else ( Read more... )

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