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Don’t Be Railroaded

By jelewis8 ⋅ June 26, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

It’s hard to believe people still use railroads, much less get injured by them. I mean, it’s 2007. Where are our rocket packs and bubble domes and atomized reconstructive transportation beaming technology? I thought railroads went out of fashion when Atlas Shrugged dropped off the New York Times’ Best Seller list, but apparently it’s still [...]

Noir-y A Thing Accomplished

By jelewis8 ⋅ March 10, 2006 ⋅ One comment

Unlike Lileks, I don’t feel compelled to explicate on every occurrence during my waking hours. Half of it would be exaggerated with nuances nonexistent and overstated, to make a fanciful story out of a dull, plodding non-event. I think it’s probably a flaw of my character that I prefer a dull and dreary day to [...]

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