Tag: education
member name: Nippy Katz (not his real name) Patriotic Troll of Gather Freedom
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June 05, 2007 03:45 PM EDT --
It was a perfect May morning. The sky was clear and the temperature was mild. It was one of those pregnant with possibility days, the kind of day that would make S. Clay Wilson's Checkered . . .
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May 14, 2007 02:34 PM EDT --
The office once called "not worth a cup of warm spit" by a former occupant. The office that's the punch line of the gag "There were once two brothers. One ran away to sea. . . .
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May 17, 2007 05:09 PM EDT --
I grew up in an era when childrens' TV shows were generally what I called "propaganda for being good." It was the old idea that children's entertainment should include moral instruction. . . .
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July 09, 2007 06:29 PM EDT --
Somewhere in Cyberspace
July 9, 2007
Digger Burrows, GNN Political Correspondent at Large
In a press conference this morning Nippy Katz, Aleatoric Party Chairman, announced that the party . . .
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August 14, 2007 07:55 PM EDT --
I think they all are, at least by human standards. I first noticed this with our first cat. One day we rearranged the living room furniture while he was asleep. During his Periods of . . .
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October 25, 2007 07:19 PM EDT --
I read an interesting article in this morning's paper about science in Bay Area grammar schools. It hardly exists. Due to the time required for test preparation, science is following social . . .
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October 04, 2006 06:08 PM EDT --
I'm not much on writing poetry. The muse just doesn't seem to like me very well. Here's one I've had for a long time:
Old Procrustes landlord, schoolman had this sign above . . .
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July 06, 2007 06:07 PM EDT --
Here's a nice little brain teaser for you. English words that begin with Q whose third letter is not a vowel. One word per comment.
I'll start. quxtlon
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July 17, 2007 07:31 PM EDT --
In this morning's San Francisco Chronicle there was a great column by Jon Carroll. He doesn't always hit the mark but this column on genre fiction was great. Most of the column is a . . .
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October 19, 2006 03:56 PM EDT --
I recently received a comission from a gather member to write a tune about hedgehogs and dead squirrels. Out of the goodness of my heart I threw in a bonus animal.
I came home last night just before . . .
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October 17, 2006 03:37 PM EDT --
As some of you probably know, Jackie L refused my offer of a place on my No Obligation Future Spouse Waiting list. I don't know why she'd refuse an opportunity like this. . . .
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May 22, 2007 12:56 PM EDT --
Some cats speak in complete sentences. Others speak in monosyllables. Some communicate solely through body languages. One thing is clear: Cats always have something to say.
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June 27, 2007 01:35 PM EDT --
This is inspired by (blatantly stolen from) an article by Elizabeth B called "The Religious Affiliations of Superoes" She alerts people to a web site that has all the religious dirt . . .
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April 26, 2007 04:29 PM EDT --
Every now and then this comes up. They were around for a long time.
Rules are simple, one emperor per comment.
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May 22, 2007 12:48 PM EDT --
Dublin, CA 5/22/07
Tension is in the air at the Katz residence. As the third day of the Other Cat Occupation begins the fight for territory continues. Growling and spitting, especially behind . . .
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May 17, 2007 01:31 PM EDT --
I've never been arrested.
I haven't been hospitalized for any mental disorder in the last 40 years or so.
I don't have long loud cell phone conversations in public places. I turn the . . .
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May 22, 2007 04:25 PM EDT --
Since the beginning of time groups of people have invaded territory occupied by other groups of people. The people who were there first often called the invaders barbarians, implying that the invaders . . .
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May 23, 2007 03:16 PM EDT --
Everyone who has a cat knows the feline secret shame--shedding. They love to sit on black garments and race for the laundry basket when clothes come out of the dryer. Large tufts of fur appear . . .
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June 26, 2007 01:55 PM EDT --
Yesterday I cashed in some of my points and started climbing the golden stairs again. Today I've reached a milestone of sorts. I'm pretty proud. You can see why.
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May 15, 2007 06:03 PM EDT --
It's the profession you love to hate, the loathsome litigators. Not all of them have a reputation for being evil. Regardless, it's time to list them.
Rules are simple. . . .
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