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Jan.09.2010
The following is an excerpt from a letter written by a Federal penitentiary inmate to his son. It is interesting to me, not only intrinsically for the point of view expressed, but also because the author was a man whose name was emblematic of treachery and iniquity. One does not expect...
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Jan.02.2010
This letter is going to be mostly about a very big subject that we will often discuss, thee and I. The subject is: What makes people really happy inside themselves? - the kind of happiness that keeps on shining day after day, not just now and then; and the kind of happiness that lasts in spite of...
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Dec.30.2009
Just a simple question: how on earth can one tear a quad walking on a level sidewalk?
Easily enough, apparently.
I don't mind sustaining injuries if am engaged in something foolish like, say, immodestly accelerating my normal shuffle crossing Piedmont in anticipation of a fine frothy caffeinated...
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About Joseph
"Professional experience?" Hm. Nowadays, I cultivate a large server farm and parlay the jargon of the puter leat with a seeming virtuosity that is the envy of the just and unjust alike, but as "nowadays" only embraces the last fifteen...
Joseph’s Favorite Books
Geez, do I have all day here? OK, here are a few, in the order they occur to me.
Geek Love,
Confederacy of Dunces,
Riddley Walker,
Origin of the Species,...