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I sent Stefan “a link to David Foster Wallace’s introduction to the 2007 edition of Best American Essays. I have enjoyed his magazine pieces, and own two of his books, so I sent the link unread with a promise to him to come back to it later. Stef sent back a grumpy rant about the … Read more
A letter I sent to the local newspaper yesterday morning: Consider these two stories on the front of the paper today: “Public defenders’ jobs cut” and “Sotheby’s enters Atlanta market.” A prestige name in auctions and real estate enters our burgeoning market for luxury homes – a very good thing – and yet the state … Read more
I have my hosting for this site and some others at Textdrive, which has an active, informative, and entertaining forum. I’ve learned a lot there about hosting web sites from the generous and talented people, customers and employees, that post there. It is a real community. I particularly enjoy the off-topic area known ast Textdrivel, ... Read more
Just a moment to wish all a Happy New Year for 2007. Many changes and new things are coming for me and my family, and I wish us and you the strength and wisdom to meet what comes with equanimity and even joy. Embrace it when you can, tolerate it when you need to, endure … Read more
Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall November 5, 2006 07:04 PM Readers are posting to Josh’s site claiming that Republicans are making repeated and annoying calls to voters claiming to be Democrats, in an effort to make themselves look good. It seems it’s all they have to run on….
This is an idea that’s been buzzing in my head since I came across it: that the conservative movement has been, except for the religious zealotry, a move to transfer risk from large organizations (corporations, government) to individuals. Can’t recall where I first read about it, and though I believed it must have been an … Read more
The Greening of Downtown Atlanta – New York Times News about a development project here.
Bloglanta: Why More Cities Really Means Another County I discovered this site about Atlanta in Atlanta magazine (doh!) on the newsstand, and found this post about the city of Dunwoody proposal. Read the comments too; thoughtful.
Pro Blogger Jason Kottke compiled a list of his best links of 2005. Jason finds and links to things that constantly open my eyes and continue to show why the web is such a great place. I’ve been saving many of these as PDFs to read on the train to work.
The Dunwoody Crier – our weekly neighborhood paper, the kind supported by ads from realtors, local eateries, salons, chiropractors, and so on, is a right-leaning little rag. A week or so ago, they published a very cranky letter from Fred C. Dobbs, wherein he decried “black Americans of a certain sub-culture.” Here’s the response I … Read more