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Free Swag Watch

By jelewis8 ⋅ January 19, 2005 ⋅ One comment

Joe Gandelman responds to a question posed by Greg Piper about whether freelance journalists are more prone to swipe free swag from the people they cover, and whether that influences the piece’s outcome. Joe tells an amusing anecdote about Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who, when he was the US Ambassador to India, used to transmit [...]

Diff’rent Strokes

By jelewis8 ⋅ December 18, 2004 ⋅ 3 comments

Greg Piper has some insightful commentary on the distinction between the terms “colored” and “people of color”. This falls nearly in line with my own personal crusade against the “delanguage-izing” of words–taking away the meaning of words by dint of some political or personal correctness fad of the times–in this case, Greg wonders which term [...]

Happy Holiday Traditional

By jelewis8 ⋅ December 15, 2004 ⋅ 2 comments

To start the year’s Christmas festivities (it is the 15th, after all), I’d like to point you to Lileks’ Backfence column from yesterday wherein he defends Christmas as an appropriate title for this current holiday. It’s peppered with the right amount of disdain and exasperation for the unfair short shrifting the name “Christmas” has gotten [...]

Language of Love

By jelewis8 ⋅ December 1, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

Jeff from Beautiful Atrocities has a few things to say about political faddishness in language that are quite near and dear to my heart. Keith Jackson posted a ridiculous piece this week, in which someone takes him to task for using the word ‘homosexual,’ suggesting it’s a pejorative word. Give me a break. I’m so [...]

Photos of Hate

By jelewis8 ⋅ November 5, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

The hate runs deep here in America. And it’s not under the surface, the way it was for the previous two decades. It’s right out in our streets, cities, and towns. The hate is like oil, the way it seethes and infects, covering everything with slime that ignites, burning down flags, homes, and people in [...]

A Designer’s Quarrel

By jelewis8 ⋅ September 29, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

How is it you can make a friggin’ snowman in pure CSS that works in all browsers but you can’t make a simple data grid? Geez!!

Condemning Swaggart

By jelewis8 ⋅ September 22, 2004 ⋅ 2 comments

Most, if not all of you should know that while I disagree with homosexuality, I also condemn violence and hatred toward homosexuals (or anyone else, for that matter). Such is not reflective of Christian tenets. Jimmy Swaggart is living, walking proof that Christ remains unknown and unfollowed by some who claim to be his staunchest [...]

Corporate Slacker

By jelewis8 ⋅ September 10, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

Your job is useless, so do as little as possible! More French wisdom for the workplace. Though I must say I agree with Number 5: “Never accept a position of responsibility for any reason. You’ll only have to work harder for what amounts to peanuts.” I have only once mentioned my job on this blog, [...]

Chechnya Insanity

By jelewis8 ⋅ September 3, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

The world’s insanity. Lord Jesus come quickly!

New Quaeda Plot (Non)Specifics

By jelewis8 ⋅ August 11, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

So a new report today from intelligence officials (at least as reported by the Washington Times) indicates that the next Al Quaeda attack will include a high profile assassination. U.S. officials familiar with intelligence reports, speaking on condition of anonymity, disclosed that the assassination plan was among new details of al Qaeda plots and would [...]

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