– I’ve been deeply involved in my job search, and it’s superceded writing in demands on my time lately. Some good news is that my wife and I were able to lock down a car at a pretty good deal (her parents helped us), and we’ll drive it back to New York this weekend.
… Read the restNew York Times: Secret U.S. Endorsement of Severe Interrogations.
Yeah, I know that a subject so often repeated loses its viscerality.
I also know that a lack of progress or change inspires a feeling of futility.
And I know that the more drastic a comparison is, the more cliche and stale it seems.
Event: Beating an Undead Horse. Read More »
– Man am I useless this week. Yesterday’s big accomplishment was starting my job search (on Monster.com) and doing the dishes. Sheesh.
– HAPPY BIRTHDAY –
Chris.
– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
Does your high school have a website?
If so, please share!
– Finished Tenebre. Watched Deadwood.
– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
How many tattoos do you have, and what are they of, and where?
– Yesterday I started – then stopped – Gray Skies (aka Notes for Students aka White Swan). I realized about three pages in that it was going to take about twice as long, and would turn out to be about a third as good, as I had hoped.
… Read the restThe randomization of these accounts of months has been weird lately… they almost seem to be pointing toward an actual narrative.
If you like you can pick up here from September 1995, and the huge house-wrecking party described at the end of that entry actually happened in October.
… Read the restDiary: In October, 1995. Read More »
So earlier I lumped Adolph Meyer in with the psychoanalysts. Certainly their stance on laboratory science had a similar impact on the development of psychiatry. Nevertheless, the conflation is incorrect, because the “Meyerians” were at odds with the psychoanalysts as often as with the Kraepelinists.
… Read the restConcept: Correction re: Schizophrenia. Read More »
Somehow, between following Ahmadinejad’s visit and the UAW Strike, I completely missed this. This is evidently a very interesting month for Michigan, politically. It looks like Granholm took a stand on public services, which is nice, although it was a high stakes gamble for both sides.
… Read the restEvent: Michigan, In Tents. Read More »
– CUTTING OUT THE FAT – I’m going to, for the moment at least, do away with the News/Quote/Picture/Link/Country of the week. I rarel see any sign that they are of interest to people, and anyway, if something demands linking, I can just put up a post linking it.
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