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public anger

By michael lee ⋅ June 26, 2007 ⋅ 19 comments

I’m sitting at an internet cafe, doing my e-chores. There is a married couple next to me having a very not-quiet fight. Something about some bills that didn’t get paid, and who dropped the ball, who is hiding mail from who, who is a control freak, who flirts more with coworkers at the Christmas party, [...]

mobile update: full disclosure

By michael lee ⋅ June 14, 2007 ⋅ 9 comments

mobile update: full disclosure
I think that this whole thing, this whole twitter, last.fm, myspace, xanga, podcast, youtube, meebo, friendster, del.icio.us, icq, instant messenger, wordpress, flickr, mobile blogging, stickam, facebook thing is all really just about one thing.
The search for social connection is the search for meaning.
Pick a person 15 to 25 years old. Anywhere in [...]

The S-Word

By Chad ⋅ June 6, 2007 ⋅ 15 comments

There’s a new dirty word in town, and it’s the S-Word. No, not that one. No, not that one either. Nope. Wow. You really know a lot of dirty words!
No, the new dirty word in town is….. SKINNY! Yes, ladies and gentlemen… skinny. The F-word is still [...]

Little Miss Manners

By michael lee ⋅ June 2, 2007 ⋅ 16 comments

“Unggh Unnnnnngh!”
“Sophia, use your words. I don’t respond to grunts.”
“Momma?”
“Yes, Sophia?”
“Juice Please!”
“Here you go.”
“Thank you.”
(Dance break!)
This brief display of manners has been brought to you by 2 years of relentless consistency on the part of my wife. She has insisted, from the time Sophia started to be able to use words, that she use the [...]

Moral Theory: Natural Law

By michael lee ⋅ May 29, 2007 ⋅ One comment

Introduction
If you’re a fan of historical jurisprudence political processes (and, let’s be honest, who isn’t?), the 1991 confirmation of Clarence Thomas probably stands out in your mind. It was bitterly contentious, both in populist rhetoric, and within the narrow world of legal academia, for two very different reasons.
REASON 1 - The pubic hair.
REASON 2 - [...]

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