Monthly Archives: July 2000

Conventional Thinking

7/27/2000 – 11:15 am

The Republican National Convention is now less than a week away and the Democrats will start up a few weeks from now. If you hurry, there’s still time to make other plans, so you don’t have to be caught home in front of the set. The Republicans are meeting in Philadelphia, a large city with […]

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I Love Your Smile

7/20/2000 – 11:11 am

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, in public spaces in large cities, it was not uncommon to be accosted by an outgoing young person passing out stickers. The stickers said “I Love Your Smile” and featured a picture of a cute, smiling animal, often a Cheshire cat. The patter went like this: “Hey, you’ve […]

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Third Time Lucky

7/13/2000 – 11:07 am

The New York Times says Ralph Nader has no business running for president. I’m guessing the stench of failure emanating from the Gore campaign must be getting in the nostrils of the gray lady of American journalism and is causing panic attacks. According to the Times’s editorial page, Ralph is a self-indulgent “spoiler” on a […]

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In The Neighborhood

7/6/2000 – 11:05 am

Every hour, on the hour, or close to it, I hear bells toll in Burlington. First there’s the United Methodist Church on College Street. What I hear is not really bells, but some mechanical or electric device. Thirty seconds or so later, I hear the same hour struck from the cupola of city hall. I […]

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