i like the kitchen witch course, and the chaos and discord course….

according to the department of social scrutiny's self-assessment.

Revolutions and Social Change. The other day, I passed one of my high school teachers on the street. As she passed me I said her name & she turned around. Indeed, it was she! I was really excited to see her because several times in recent years I've referred to the … By Julia (mailto:julia@dicum.com). […]

Structured Procrastination. Brad DeLong points to an essay by John Perry called structured procrastination. Who would have imagined there was such a nice name for one of the organizing principles of my life…. [Discourse.net] —— i wish i was structured as such, i just tend to do nothing or do something that will seem like […]

this one is perfect, if a bit 'spensive.

The World's Most Versatile Wine. Riesling keeps its balance. Riesling is the world's most versatile wine. Its riveting acidity cuts through spicy Asian cuisine as easily as it balances meaty olives, cheese, and anchovies in this pasta salad. Riesling gets a bad rap because consumers think it is a sweet wine. Many, especially from Germany, […]

Remind Us Why We Invaded Iraq?. Here's a powerful video/animation compiling the lies of Bush, Cheney, Powell, and Rumsfeld. Watch the whole thing. [The Leiter Reports: Editorials, News, Updates] [A blog doesn't need a clever name] ——- in case people forgot….. they lied, and then they lied some more, then you started to believe them, […]

Ted Koppel Predicts US Will Be Under Martial Law. Over at the Poynter Foundation, they have the transcribed text of Ted Koppel’s address to UC Berkeley grads (you have to page down a bit to get to it). It is riveting, especially this part, in which Koppel predicts the US will be hit with a […]

Corliss Sourcebooks. Database of Anomalies [Cool Tools] —— owning a full set of these is probably why the patriot act was created….

Internet papers at ICA-2004. The annual conference of the International Communications Association has just finished in New Orleans. Many papers about the Internet were presented, and some are already online – or at least the titles and abstracts are: Here are links to some… [InternetPolicy.net] ——- Sandra Braman's paper looks interesting as does Jay Kesan […]