The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
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Arthur of the Roundish Table--A Tale of Two Visions

Lancelot finished his rosaries, on a wonderful mesa, filled with green and a view of forests and a sniff of nature.  His Clementine awaited. She knew when he was in one of his moods.    To be able to follow such...
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Gandhi's Diaper

Despite Protests, Gandhi Auction Is to Go On By Jennifer 8. Lee AND Robert Mackey Antiquorum An auction for Gandhi's possessions, including this watch, is scheduled to proceed on Thursday. Despite direct appeals from the Indian government and a last-minute...
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Arthur of the Roundish table--The Confessional

Lancelot wandered into the chapel ruing his sins. He was depressed lately about how he had been conducting his life. He felt he worked so hard. He battled so hard. He quested so hard. That he DESERVED to love so...
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Arthur of the Roundish Table--The Great Race

Meanwhile back at Camelot:The big day is upon us, said Gaharis, clapping his hands in great satisfaction. We must balance our bets on this a little. But your stallion is beyond compare. Old Yeller shall have the day.I dunno, Gaharis,...
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Arthur of the Roundish Table (Ch-XXX)

    Sir Quixotic awoke. Refreshed. He felt so gooooood. At last he had found his love.As he awoke he looked around. The sun had been up an hour. A little chill but no clouds. He looked around. He was on...
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Julian Jaynes and The Word

Why do we need a god at all? Every single culture I have read about has at least one god. I do not enjoy reading the Bible. The first four Books of the New Testament are short and sweet and...
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Arthur of the Roundish Table (Ch-XXIX)

Our three dark age Musketeers (sans muskets) awoke and mustered their troops to attack a particular part of the Eastern Wall. The tattooed ones called the picts had breached the wall and were across it with some three thousand crazy...
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Mornin' Joke with Jughead

And now Mornin' Joke with Jughead and Mika and Pat Buchanan and the gay guy who brings you the news that does not really matter in a courteous and conservative way and always agrees with Pat and Jughead even though...
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The Origin of Consciousness

                                              A BOOK REPORTBook reports are done by amateurs. Book reviews are done by people who wish to sell books. Or unsell them as the case may be. This...
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Arthur of the Roundish Table (Ch-XXVIII)

    Meanwhile back at Camelot...The social season was upon the Royal Castle with a special dinner and entertainment.  Arthur was going to have to smile at people he could not stand. And bow to them and kiss their hands. Gwenivere...
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Arthur of the Roundish Table (Ch-XXVI)

(Please note: No Mastodon were harmed during the creation of this blog)Shiteface began work early today. Sun not even up. This was a chance to get in some over time and get his hands on those early bonuses. They were...
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Quick Take on a New Leader

I am watching him right now. I actually shed tears as they introduce THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.Just look at him. Nielson reported a while back that 2/3 of viewers WOULD TURN THE CHANNEL WHEN w SHOWED HIS FACE...
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The Land of the Dead

It was a chilly October day. I met her at the old courthouse. She was in her latter twenties and was very prim and proper but courteous and it was easy to get along with her. We were the first...
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Fun & Nonsense with Johnny Nash

Face in the Crowd thinks we need a song to begin the week. He suggested one of my favorite songs of all time to serve as the template. Once he suggested it I could not get it out of my...
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Arthur of the Roundish Table (Ch-XXV)

I lost her again. Damn! said Sir Quixotic as he carefully blessed himself. He proceeded to the southwest on the path towards Justice as he remembered it.  He recalled his old estate as he proceeded on the quest.  He recalled...
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Arthur of the Roundish Table (Ch-XXIV)

(Notice, no animals were harmed in the creation of this thread)Announcer: And now welcome to Meet the Heralds with Sir GregoryHi I am Sir Gregory and I would like to welcome all you heralds in the audience for this segment...
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Office of Legal Counsel

We are going to try this again. I will explain this amended blog in a comment.PROLOGUEI am sitting listening to a tape of a discussion with the Mississippi Freedom Riders on CSPAN dated July 19, 2008. There was present Lewis...
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Arthur of the Roundish Table (Ch-XXIII)

Sir Moshe arose with his normal aches and pains. He was to make an appointment at the Room of the Roundish Table where there was to be a discussion of the border issues up north at Hadrian's Wall and the...
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The Farmers Daughter vs. Mr. Jefferson Smith

Ah, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. A movie about the American Spirit. The importance of Truth, Justice & the American Way. A look at politics from the perspective of a nine year old boy living with upper middle class parents...
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The Egalitarian Web

There's a mighty wind ablowinAnd its blowin you and me                                From:  A Mighty WindThese are the best of times on the Web. And I want to discuss what may be a change in the offing.I first started playing on this...

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