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Bullish Trends in Writing

One of my favorite “Calvin and Hobbes” cartoons shows Calvin explaining to Hobbes how he enjoys writing assignments now that he’s realized that “the purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure poor reasoning, […]

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Gonzo But Not Forgotten

The Strange and Terrible Legacy of Hunter S. Thompson (Editorial from the American Association of Independent Voters Website) Long before the New Media emerged into prominence, there was the New Journalism, a modernistic writing style […]

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Lou Rawls
—Versatility Redefined

(From the 2003 Monterey Bay Blues Festival program) Of all the performers making a return engagement to the Monterey County Fairgrounds this year, Lou Rawls could take the prize for longevity. His first appearance at […]

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Baseball and Bureaucrats

(Editorial from the American Association of Independent Voters Website) The recent relocation of the Montreal Expos is hardly a done deal, yet Major League Baseball is already selling Washington Nationals paraphernalia in anticipation of baseball […]