When Falls the Coliseum: a journal of American culture (or lack thereof) is at http://whenfallsthecoliseu
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- 1999 (reborn 2008)
When Falls the Coliseum What to watch out for on New Year's Eve
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New Year’s Eve is one of America’s greatest traditions. And, as is true of all great American traditions, New Year’s Eve brings with it a new set of scaryrumors each year. Will the world come to an end? Will all the dogs start talking and turn out to be very mean? Y2K? Maybe!
When Falls the Coliseum Top 50 states of the decade
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It’s the end of 2009 and the end of the single digit years in the 2000s. When this time of year rolls around we get bombarded with “the year in review” or the “decade in review” or the “top ten bakeries of the year,” etc. ...
When Falls the Coliseum The mother of all end-of-the-year/decade lists:
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It’s nearly the end of the year, and you know what that means: lists. And ferret-wrestling matches, though I don’t want to get into that now. No, the end of the year is a time when we look back, and compile lists of things. ...
When Falls the Coliseum Words and phrases not to use
When Falls the Coliseum » Another 10 words and phrases I am asking everyone to stop using in my pres
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The following 10 words and phrases can be added to the previous list of 10. Both lists can be printed out, kept in wallets and purses, taped to the bathroom mirror, and given away as gifts. I like all of my friends and family and would hate to lose anyone.
When Falls the Coliseum Thomas Paine had seen it coming:
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I am re-reading Thomas Paine’sCommon Sense and came across a passage that, thoughabout the problems with monarchy,applies perfectly to today’s political class. Some readers mightsee this ...
When Falls the Coliseum A politically incorrect economics lesson
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I was having a conversation in the truck with my girlfriend yesterday about laundry detergent. Not, of course, because this is a subject that interests me, particularly, but because we were going to the ...
When Falls the Coliseum A story coming out of the East that tells us so powerfully about bravery, fragility, love, and humanity.
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Extreme is easy; after all, it’s all downhill. And being extreme in Iran — well, who wouldn’t? It’s one of those perfect petri dishes for the reactionary way of life and thought.
When Falls the Coliseum This could make the United States a lot of money
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In this era of massive federal spending and even larger deficits no revenue-generating option can be taken off the table. And none can have any greater potential than taxing that nefarious scoundrel named Kris Kringle, alias Santa Claus. ...
When Falls the Coliseum New tips for fearless vampire killers:
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“A man who claims to be the leader of a group of vampires has pleaded guilty to charges that he threatened to torture and kill an Indianapolis judge and his family.” The vampire in question ...
When Falls the Coliseum Annoying phrases: what's your favorite?
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This piece of hackery is most often heard in business settings, but I’m afraid it has even crept into the hallowed halls of academe, where one is as likely to hear Latin freakery such as sui generis.*
When Falls the Coliseum Sorry, Indians, maybe next time.
When Falls the Coliseum » The People Speak! Except for the ones Hollywood doesn’t care about, of cou
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The History Channel. Well, yes. If you love the apocalypse and Nazis, then you probably watch it a lot. Oh, and there’s also Pawn Stars. This weekend however they did something which had nothing ...
When Falls the Coliseum Corporate dysfunctions: it's Willy Wonka's fault:
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Some films you can just watch over and over again. You’re not sure why, because they are not necessarily the best films ever made. But clearly there is something that resonates.One of these films for ...
When Falls the Coliseum Global warming, global cooling... Let's settle it once and for all:
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Al Gore and others declared long ago that the debate over global warming was over — that it was accepted science, and that all those ignorant enough to defy them were “deniers,” akin to those who doubt the existence of the Holocaust. ...
When Falls the Coliseum People Who Should Be Killed This Week - this week:
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“The second trial of Seattle Jewish Federation gunman Naveed Haq is now in the hands of a King County Superior Court jury.”
When Falls the Coliseum Which part of "animals are dangerous" don't you understand?
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Thank god for Google Alerts. What a treat it was to check my e-mail and read about a “tiger trainer” being mauled by his “trainees.”
