Monthly Archives: July 2008

Nations are not communities

Posted on July 10, 2008 by

I’m finally taking the time for a book I’ve been wanting (needing, really) to read for a long time. So rarely do I light on the cutting-edge of the latest books (witness Arthur C. Clarke…), but when the time is … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on vacation

Posted on July 7, 2008 by

Indeed, I thought while I was on vacation. Along stretches of Highway Five and down along the Amtrak line, where you’re not found on a map and nobody really knows where you are, I had time to think. And to … Continue reading →

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