Category Archives: Linguistics

Everyone Must be Fair, Honest, Reasonable and Use Common Sense. Like Me.

Posted on 4 February 2013 by

Thus spake our Beloved Lord and Master King Fair and Reasonable I This is another guest post by one of the most enlightened Libruls in Congress, Senator Ima Librul (D., Unicorn) Being Fair, Honest, and Reasonable when using Common Sense … Continue reading →

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Negotiating without understanding

Posted on 13 June 2012 by

When we don’t understand what other countries mean we usually screw up. That can be unhealthy. North Korea is either developing nuclear weapons or it is not. Ditto Iran. Both could give our home-grown “statesmen” lessons in flip-flopping to appeal … Continue reading →

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Experts aren’t always impartial or very expert.

Posted on 9 December 2011 by

On December 6th in Williams v. Illinois, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on expert witness issues. As noted at SCOTUS Blog, Plain English Issue: Whether a court violates a criminal defendant’s rights under the Confrontation Clause [Sixth Amendment] … Continue reading →

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>Boredom, the Curse of the Cruising Life

Posted on 5 June 2010 by

>I wrote this back sometime in 2001 or maybe 2002, and it was intended as a spoof of my fellow cruisers. Most don’t have the attitudes suggested, and it’s grossly unfair. Still …………. The teak sparkles with countless coats of … Continue reading →

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