October 2006
Learning How
31 10, 06 07:11 Filed under: Work
We've been learning how to repaint the house. 'Though we each had some experience with house painting before, this one's different. Really different.
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Damned Lies
24 10, 06 08:49
The old adage claims that there are lies, damned lies, and statistics. Schumpeter, the Viennese economist who focused upon entrepreneurial engagement, distrusted statistics because they depend upon what he called "reports of the watchman," and the watchman reports whatever he damned well pleases.
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Department of Defensiveness
19 10, 06 11:55 Filed under: Personal
Reliable Washington officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, report a plan by the Bush Administration to consolidate all three branches of the Federal Government under a new Department of Defensiveness. “We find ourselves in the awkward position of needing to comply with truth in government statutes,” one source confided, “And the truth is, we are on the defensive. Under present law, we could either tell the people the truth or more accurately label our actions, and we’ve chosen to more accurately label our actions.”
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Tiny Minds and Big Mouths
07 10, 06 08:59 Filed under: Personal
A few years ago, I was driving across Eastern Utah looking for a radio station. I found two, but they were both playing Rush Limbaugh. Okay, I might disagree with Rush's politics, but I find his form of discourse even less agreeable. He's a blowhard. A riot inciter. A tiny mind hiding behind a big mouth.
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