Monthly Archives: May 2006

Good Meds, Personal Presence and a High IQ

By Frank Paynter | Published: May 31, 2006

I’ve long been impressed by Jaron Lanier. He’s blessed with an enormous self-confidence and a high IQ. He seems to be able to drive a stake in the ground anywhere and then argue convincingly that the stake marks the center of all things true and good. He came to my attention years ago as a [...]

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Kolkwitzia amabilis

By Frank Paynter | Published: May 31, 2006

Baffled by the Beauty Bush in the backyard, Beth keyed it out via Google. We’ve only been wondering what that beautiful shrub is for the last fifteen years or so! Here’s a close-up of our Beauty…

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Definitely not Chloe

By Frank Paynter | Published: May 31, 2006

Kolkwitzia or just another Daphne of some sort? My local plant expert raised the question. You be the judge.

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Pod Blast…

By Frank Paynter | Published: May 30, 2006

Audio Berkman – David Isenberg and Colin Rhinesmith have co-produced “Four Voices,” an intercut recording including Michael Powell and Reed Hundt speaking separately (but as if in conversation) at this year’s Freedom 2 Connect conference in Silver Spring. Sixty minutes of content including musical interludes by Joe Craven.

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Kick me…

By Frank Paynter | Published: May 30, 2006

The bizarre US diplomatic practice of backing oddball losers and megalomaniac lunatics has again paid off. We got a boy in Iran who is spoiling for a fight just when we need one. I’d like to suggest that it’s a Republican practice. The elephant crowd were the bunch who supported Hitler in the 30′s. Pinochet [...]

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Dog Door of Turin

By Frank Paynter | Published: May 30, 2006

The Head Lemur makes an astounding discovery…

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Cooling off

By Frank Paynter | Published: May 29, 2006

It was ninety degrees (F) and very humid ten minutes ago.  A cold front raced through.  Buckets of rain fell.  Now the sun shines and it’s 74 degrees.

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Loose Poodle

By Frank Paynter | Published: May 28, 2006

Lucky me! I have a month of Peter’s posts to catch up on! And it’s free! Update… finished a wonderful read.  Included appearances by my many of my favorite bloggers.  I’m glad I saved up reading about Peter’s vacation so I could follow it all at once, from LA to London, to France and back.  [...]

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