Author Archives: WorldWideWeber

Advice

Posted on January 19, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

I’m going to go ahead and swipe this right out of Harper’s. First of all, it’s the lazy thing to do. Second, they swiped it from the Chicago Manual of Style Online—specifically the section that’s a sort of “Dear Abby” … Continue reading →

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Exception

Posted on January 17, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

I don’t usually go in for pictures of sunsets. But the one last night seemed unusual, so I took a few pictures. If I had been serious about it, I would’ve used a tripod. As it turned out, most were … Continue reading →

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Corrigendum

Posted on January 14, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

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Resolution

Posted on January 10, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

On December 31, I thought about resolving to be even lazier in 2007 than I was in 2006, but I never got around to it.

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Change

Posted on December 20, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

Why I like the New York Times (and New York): The last New York City mechanical parking meter—an emblem of street life, an object of motorist frustration and endless source of fascination for city children since 1951—was withdrawn from service … Continue reading →

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Certitude

Posted on December 11, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

I’ve been holding off commenting on the Litvinenko case, because … well, because I can’t make heads or tails of it. As international mysteries go, this one is particularly murky. But that doesn’t keep the preternaturally astute Charles Krauthammer from … Continue reading →

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Goldengrove

Posted on November 30, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

Gore Vidal was on Tavis Smiley the other night. He was as sharp and funny as always, especially on matters political and historical. True to his stage in life, though, a good chunk of the conversation danced with the notion—no, … Continue reading →

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Blame

Posted on November 29, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

It looks like Phase I of our new Iraq exit strategy is going full bore. The US foreign policy poobahs are now singing a new choral tune: “It’s All the Iraqis’ Fault.” It’s the 2006 version of the smash hit … Continue reading →

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Close

Posted on November 26, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

… but no cigar. You don’t like to see this in the New York Times. From an otherwise excellent article on the definition of “civil war” and who gets to say whether there is one in Iraq: Large swaths of … Continue reading →

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Walden

Posted on November 18, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

Now that things have settled down a bit, I thought I’d post a few photos from our recent trip to Boston. We found time to poke around Concord and, specifically, Walden Pond. Here’s Laura foraging for stones to bring back … Continue reading →

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