Saturday, May 29, 2004
WONDERING WHO KERRY SHOULD PICK AS HIS VEEP?
McSweeny gives a good run-down. Snippets:
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7. Paul Tsongas, former Senator, Massachusetts
Pro: Fiscal conservative, appeal could cross party lines
Con: From same state as Kerry, died in 1997
14. Ann Coulter, columnist
Pro: Flattering position would silence her exposing of the true evil liberal agenda
Con: Is composed entirely of spiders and deadly snakes writhing beneath a latex "skin"
16. Joseph Biden, Senator, Delaware
Pro: Articulate speaker, respected among Democratic leadership
Con: Delaware is a protectorate, not a state, therefore constitutionally ineligible.
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FOR ALL YOU ART HISTORY LOVERS
Here's a theme whose ubiquity I had never before recognized. From antiquity to impressionism, Sir Donald appears to have been everywhere!
Friday, May 28, 2004
BLOGGING HAS BEEN LIGHT OF LATE
I suppose I could have taken the time to comment on Al Gore's meltdown, goings on in North Korea, the continued success of the dreaded Lakers, or any number of other topics, but with views and vistas like the ones below, I decided to spend what spare time I've had here exploring and enjoying some of the most spectacularly beautiful scenery I have ever seen.
The "village"
Across Lake Como
Another view
Crypt in the basement
The "village"
Across Lake Como
Another view
Crypt in the basement
Tuesday, May 25, 2004
BLOGGING FROM BELLAGIO
There's the Theory of the Leisure Class and then there's the "leisure of the theoried class." I am presently enjoying a nice dose of the latter. Yes, there is a conference at which I will present a paper, discuss other papers etc., held at the "Bellagio study and conference center" (see here for pictures of the place taken by a previous beneficiary), but let's get real: with views like the one below, great food, and lots of gelato to be consumed, there are far worse places one could envision discussing Korea's navigation between and among two different systems of writing.
The view down the hill from my villa
The view down the hill from my villa