Category Archives: Crosspost to LJ

Go Fourth!

Posted on July 4, 2011 by JE

A happy Independence Day to my compatriots; a happy Monday to all.

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I Didn’t Know It Until Yesterday…

Posted on May 25, 2011 by JE

… but it’s been me and Paranà Coffee all along. Proof beyond the jump.

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The Sting of Truth (or, Shanks for All the Fish)

Posted on May 23, 2011 by JE

Despite appearances from this blog, I’m not over in Rome by myself; I’m with a group of students on my university’s ASA Italy program. I won’t usually be blogging about them, because they or their lawyers might not like it. … Continue reading →

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Roming

Posted on May 18, 2011 by JE

It struck me yesterday that I’ve been in Rome for a week without posting anything. A lot of bloggable things have been seen and done, but most will be lost to history, I’m afraid.

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Thinging

Posted on May 8, 2011 by JE

These things are guaranteed thinglike, or your money back, provided you paid none.

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Looking into the Abyss

Posted on May 2, 2011 by JE

I shed no tears for Osama bin Laden. If this gives the US government a reason to get out of Afghanistan (where no one wants us and where we don’t want to be) and Iraq (where major combat operations ended … Continue reading →

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Minnestoicism

Posted on April 26, 2011 by JE

This weekend I fled the Great Black Swamp and visited the Old Country to celebrate Easter and my Dad’s 85th birthday. Apologies to my Minnesota friends: we flew in on Saturday night and out on Monday morning and there wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Shoes, Spring, Rome, Twittering

Posted on April 21, 2011 by JE

1. I released my dirty white canvas sneakers out from their winter storage facility (i.e. I excavated them out from under a pile of Walter Scott novels that had collapsed in a bookalanche) and wore them into work today. So … Continue reading →

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And Now… This!

Posted on April 6, 2011 by JE

The thing I couldn’t talk about here is this thing here. I’ve signed with Lou Anders at Pyr to do three more Morlock books. The contracts were dated March 25–Fall of Sauron Day! Coincidence, or destiny? This will actually be … Continue reading →

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Maybe This Speaks for Itself…

Posted on April 5, 2011 by JE

… but does it mean what it says? On my way out of my late class tonight, I saw this sign.

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