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November 3, 2012

"The Princess Who Kicked Butt" by Will Shetterly

First published in Cricket (Feb. 1997) and A Wizard’s Dozen, ed. by Michael Stearns. Now available in And Other Stories by Emma Bull and Will Shetterly, an ebook and a trade paperback from all fine and some not-so-fine booksellers.


The Princess Who Kicked Butt

by Will Shetterly
Once upon a time, there was a land ruled by the King Who Saw Both Sides of Every Question and the Queen Who Cared for Everyone. When their first child was born, the Fairy Who Was Good with Names arriv...
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Published on November 03, 2012 15:20

November 1, 2012

the argument that President Gore would have invaded Iraq

Democrats love to say Gore wouldn't have invaded Iraq. I agree that he might not have. I also know that if Goldwater had been elected in '64, Democrats would still be arguing that Johnson would never have escalated the Vietnam War.

There are strong arguments made that Gore would've invaded. I found some in Iraq War - Gore Would Have Done The Same As Bush, Says Study:
...Dalhousie political scientist Frank Harvey in a paper for the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute (C...
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Published on November 01, 2012 07:08

October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween!

Emma and me in Bisbee:
The picture in the previous post of the couple in buckskin bugs me because it's just so stupid. Consider this a chaser pic.
We're staying home to meet trick-or-treaters tonight. Emma has a great witch's hat, and I'll look through the box room to see if there's something amusing for me.
It's the best holiday ever.
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Published on October 31, 2012 10:55

October 30, 2012

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October 28, 2012

Independent voters are less racist than Republicans or Democrats

Another tidbit from AP poll: Majority of Americans harbor prejudice against blacks | National Politics and Election News:
The poll finds that racial prejudice is not limited to one group of partisans. Although Republicans were more likely than Democrats to express racial prejudice in the questions measuring explicit racism (79 percent among Republicans compared with 32 percent among Democrats), the implicit test found little difference between the two parties. That tes...
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Published on October 28, 2012 09:00

October 25, 2012