A Different Street

by Satchel Pooch

Archive for March, 2008

Nailed right flat to the wall

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Dennis Perrin:
Some libloggers, while acknowledging Spitzer’s faux pas, can’t help but see some nefarious GOP tentacles slithering in the background. Maybe. But isn’t it interesting that when a mule shows his or her true colors, there are always mitigating circumstances, perhaps a clandestine plot to do them in. When a Repub does the same, it’s [...]

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As usual. I tried to post this here but couldn’t resize it legibly. A friend who is teaching his 15-year-old daughter to drive could probably relate.

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No guru, no method, no teacher

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

I hereby withdraw my offer, made publicly elsewhere, to have Eliot Spitzer’s children.

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If you’re not depressed already …

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

… this will probably do it for you: the long-term effects of mental illness on physical health.

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Dave Neiwert rocks on

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

This piece says a lot of what I’ve thought, but never been able to verbalize, about the green/environmental movement, especially the way that it has utterly failed to connect with other subcultures who should be their allies (e.g., hunters and fishers).

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It is possible to try too hard, yes?  How do you know when you’re doing that?

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Depending on your mood, this may amuse or depress you:
A-Z List of Obsolete Skills
True story: in library school I learned how to create card catalog cards.  In 1992!  Apparently librarians were slow to adapt.

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Is it possible to do “too good a job”?

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

If so, have you ever done it?  What did that feel like?

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