Monthly Archives: December 2006

AGENCY IN CHARACTERS

Posted on December 13, 2006 by Annalisa

This is my first post here. A few days ago I sent my dad an e-mail regarding the contents of this post and he thought it was good enough to put here. So, here it is! I read a lot … Continue reading →

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SOMETHING I DISAGREE WITH.

Posted on December 13, 2006 by Philip

SOMETHING I DISAGREE WITH. This posting on the Volokh Conspiracy blog challenges the view “that the more the public deliberates, the better the chances are of getting things right.” The reason it gives is that the public cannot easily understand … Continue reading →

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PLEASE JOIN IN.

Posted on December 12, 2006 by Philip

PLEASE JOIN IN. I told my sister Mary yesterday that I had a blog, and she said, “I thought you had to be angry to have a blog.” That’s not what I have in mind. I grew up in a … Continue reading →

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IS IT OK TO COHABITATE?

Posted on December 11, 2006 by Philip

IS IT OK TO COHABITATE? A friend of ours remarked that his mother believes that it is wrong to use the word “cohabitate”, that the proper word is “cohabit” and that “cohabitate” is a modern corruption of a good word. … Continue reading →

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DECEMBER 10, 1971

Posted on December 10, 2006 by Philip

DECEMBER 10, 1971. This is the 35th anniversary of the day I met my wife Mary Jane. It was the most important day in my life. How lucky I was and am.

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CHEKHOV ON WINTER

Posted on December 9, 2006 by Philip

CHEKHOV ON WINTER. From “Darkness” (Constance Garnett translation): “It was not cold and the snow faintly crunched under his feet.”

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THE QUESTION I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE ASKED

Posted on December 8, 2006 by Philip

THE QUESTION I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE ASKED. It was 25 years ago in December, 1981 in a bar in Greenwich Village. I was with my wife Mary Jane. There was a lovely heavy snow falling and the bar had … Continue reading →

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FALSTAFF AND TIME TRAVEL

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Philip

FALSTAFF AND TIME TRAVEL. One way in which THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR is remarkable is that it is one of the first (perhaps the first, I just don’t know enough to say) examples of the time travel genre. (DON … Continue reading →

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FALSTAFF

Posted on December 6, 2006 by Philip

FALSTAFF. I had the good fortune long ago to hear Auden lecture. He said that Falstaff was a mythopeic character (that is, one who inspires people to make up episodes that the author forgot to tell us). Over twenty-five years … Continue reading →

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O TEMPORA! O MORES!

Posted on December 5, 2006 by Philip

O TEMPORA! O MORES! What is the world coming to? Much has said about the exchange between Virginia’s new Senator Webb and President Bush. Bush asked Webb at a White House reception about Webb’s son and was rebuffed by Webb … Continue reading →

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