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Archive for February, 2009

House Tricks

• February 27, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Connecticut, mid-life crisis, real estate
Tags: home ownership, housing sales, moving, Ralph Nader, tax credit, Winsted

Is Something Sacred?

• February 25, 2009 • 3 Comments

Posted in Religion, theatre
Tags: Adam and Eve, atheists, Christopher Hitchens, communal experiences, myths, Richard Dawkins, Roger Scruton, the Passion, the sacred

Tear-apy

• February 21, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Connecticut, mid-life crisis, therapy
Tags: alcohol, anxiety, depression, financial insecurity, Lyrica

Off to See T. C.

• February 20, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Literature, Writing
Tags: "The Lie", Frank Lloyd Wright, Miriam Noel, satire, Stephen Colbert, T.C. Boyle, Talk Talk, The Women

Great Pretenders

• February 17, 2009 • 5 Comments

Posted in Chicago, Music, veganism
Tags: activism, Akron, Chrissie Hynde, McDonald's, PETA, the Pretenders, WXRT

Another Fine Mess, Roland

• February 16, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Chicago, Illinois, Politics, corruption
Tags: Al Capone, Outfit, perjury, Rod Blagojevich, Roland Burris

A Real Thing

• February 15, 2009 • 6 Comments

Posted in Chicago, Writing, theatre
Tags: Chicago theatre, community theatre, The Real Thing, Tom Stoppard

Dance With Honesty

• February 11, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in History, Movies, War
Tags: Ari Folman, Israel, My Lai, Oliver Stone, Sabra and Shatila, Waltz With Bashir, William Calley

Lots Known, Little Said

• February 10, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Foreign Policy, Politics
Tags: anti-Semitism, Barack Obama, Israel, Liberty incident, nuclear weapons

Icy Lesbian Food Stuff

• February 8, 2009 • 6 Comments

Posted in Agriculture, Economics, Food, Politics, Sexuality
Tags: Center for Consumer Freedom, David Martosko, food policy, Iceland, organic, protests, separatist lesbians, sustainable food