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  1. ..and his personal acquaintance with other leading socialists of the day.
  2. Having trouble finding evidence that JS Mill read any Marx,but it'd be weird if he didn't,given his fascination with socialism.
  3. @ianjoyce Re: lazy Sunday, the dog is bravely -- NOT "lazily"!! -- holding down that sofa.
  4. Heard Peter Segel promo this week's "Wait, Wait" as having "extra testosterone".MOST of his humor on that show already seems that way to me!
  5. BBC report on British POW during WW2 who had himself smuggled INTO Auschwitz: http://bit.ly/7mEHbf
  6. @ianjoyce Glad you had a good ride today. I guess I'll just follow the leader at tomorrow's ride!
  7. @ianjoyce There's no bad weather; only bad gear. Happy riding! (PS do you know the route for the Sunday fast-ish training ride series?)
  8. @ElisaJakovna Re: Tofurky, it comes with the stuffing already inside it!
  9. @ElisaJakovna Re: grammar, probably "Can it get any kitschier?" (Not "kitscher").
  10. I'm thankful for Tofurky (and similar options).
  11. @Anastasia_Smith Re:Arrested Development, the DVDs make lovely Hanuchrismakwanzolstice gifts.
  12. My favorite sentence of the day: "I contain multitudes, motherfucker!" (http://bit.ly/5868GB)
  13. @lsmcphate Re: trunk bag for bike, Carradice are excellent (but pricey) saddlebags.
  14. @jcohenwrites Re:Cyclocross seems to require spending 99% of time redlining.Randonneuring, not as much.
  15. Former student emails me from out of the blue:"You taught me to love 'Arrested Development'." <sniff> I DID make a difference!
  16. Details of new translation of Second Sex: http://bit.ly/8d0p6m
  17. New English-lang translation of Beauvoir's Second Sex,contains ENTIRE original text,98% fewer translation errors. About time!
  18. @AerialAngels You should be tweeting the debate...
  19. @gedeon Re:anti-Obama billboard,it's hilarious that "jihad" is presented as a possible job title.
  20. @Anastasia_Smith RE:DD Lewis, that's hilarious, but of course I'm laughing NEAR, not laughing AT.