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Stephanie nicely sums up what’s wrong with public education in my state.

Today is the only day of the year I don’t regret my career choice.

I told you guys he wasn’t Dead

If you got one of those “Don’t Buy Gas On May 19th” emails, check out what Stephanie, someone who works in the retail gasoline industry, has to say on the subject.

Rod Dreher Hits The Nail On The Head

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAPA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZORAK

Friends . . . gone.
Frasier . . . gone.

This year is starting to look better and better.

Now if we can just get ER to die a dignified death, we’ll be somewhere.

Attempts to have the courts kill Terri Schiavo are gaining momentum again.

It sounds as if both Judge Baird’s ruling and this article were written by Micahel Schiavo’s lawyer.

Go here for the other side of the story.

Go here for a good piece by Nat Henthoff on the subject.

I know this won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but I like the Sports Economist Blog and Sports Law Blog quite a bit.

To begin with: though it was probably the case that he was ill, and that it was his illness – depression – which made the world seem farcical, it was impossible to prove the case.

On the one hand, he was depressed.

On the other hand, the world is in fact farcical.

– Walker Percy, The Second Coming

I can’t believe I went so long without having read Walker Percy. The Second Coming is absolutely stunningly brilliant. He’s right up there with Fred Chappell as the greatest writer of the latter 20th century.

Perhaps the reason the story resonates so well with me is because the main character is a middle aged depressive. Nah. Coincidence.

Seriously, this is a great book. Dave sez “check it out”.

Check out the work of noted artist John Collier