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Category Archives: Thinking Too Hard
An Accident of Birth
Thinking too hard yet again, to the stalled immigration debate, I would add the following thought: we are Americans by an accident of birth. That’s it: the sum total of why I am an American. I was born here. My … Continue reading
Thinking Too Hard About Professional Football — Some Modest Proposals
Given the recent spate of commentary on violence, concussions, late hits, the importance of knowing who’s injured as part of determining potential game outcomes, some have suggested that professional football needs to change, perhaps in some fundamental ways. That may … Continue reading
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Thinking Too Hard About “The Book”
A recent article in the New York Times about the current state of books/electronic books notes that not only is the book not dead, the whole question of the future of the book is wearying. Frank Stein, founder of the … Continue reading
Thinking Too Hard About The Poem “Your Teeth”
The attempt here appears to be for a casual poem of perhaps slightly humorous bent, with a repeated final stanza line with the trochee “don’t show”. The poem progresses from an initial declaration of love and affection, based on a … Continue reading
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Thinking Too Much About Pinafore
My wife and I recently went to a production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore. It was perfectly professional, well-sung, and very enjoyable. However, I began, on the drive home, to think too much about it. At the end of … Continue reading
Marginalia and Aphoristica 