the game of life
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Energy Crisis? What Energy Crisis?
Thursdays are cycling days, so this morning the bike* and I were out at the UTSA campus at 7am to ride with my bike buddies Jaime and Mario (I’m often San Antonio’s token gringo). While warming up, waiting for the guys to show, I noticed a fellow in an oversized 4×4 diesel pickup with the Read more
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Mom says, “Go outside and play!”
No wonder my students are such a bunch of sissies who look like they came from under a rock. Thanks to Kim Swygert. Read more
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“You Wore Flip-Flops to the White House?”
It’s OK, they were $16 ones with rhinestones. You know how that works: just like putting chrome wheels and a monkey fur dashboard in your Chevvy will make it look like a new BMW.. Read more
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T
These guys have it almost right: "I know people mean well, but I just don’t think the symbol of this country should be used in that fashion," said [Lonnie] Jackson, an Army veteran of 24 years who saw action in both Korea and Vietnam. "I think profit, not patriotism is what pushes a lot of Read more
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I have no bumperstickers….
…and neither does James Lileks. What he said, plus they wreck the paint. Read more
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