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Entries from February 28th, 2007

Women Disrobe While Leonard Cohen Music Plays – Yet, Something Feels Wrong

February 28th, 2007 · Comments Off · Leonard Cohen, Media

Leonard Cohen’s songs are brilliantly conducive to the shedding of clothes, a phenomenon for which I am grateful. I nonetheless find myself disoriented by two films that feature dancers in strip clubs removing their clothes to the beat of Leonard Cohen tunes.

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Take Out A Pencil And A Sheet Of Paper

February 27th, 2007 · Comments Off · Aha! Items

[Note: This diabolically clever, arrogantly rude, and, yes, stupid exam is, I’ve discovered, a reliable generator of frustration bordering on exasperation. Welcome to my world. Good Luck} __________________ The Stupid Test OK. Pay close attention. Here is a very simple little test comprised of four easy questions to determine the level of your intellect. See [...]

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More Allan Truax Data In The Offing

February 26th, 2007 · Comments Off · Allan Truax

I’m excited that significant further information about Mr. Truax may soon be available.

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Sam Homeward Bound

February 25th, 2007 · Comments Off · Friends-Family, Self-Referential

We must dare to be happy, and dare to confess it, regarding ourselves always as the depositories, not as the authors of our own joy –Henri Frederic Amiel Three weeks ago, Sam, my son, was unconscious and on a respirator in a hospital ICU, as he had been for 24 hours following an auto accident [...]

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The Leonard Cohen CBC Interviews

February 24th, 2007 · Comments Off · Leonard Cohen

The CBC offers a set of interviews with Leonard Cohen that originally took place from 1958 to 2006 entitled “Leonard Cohen: Canada’s Melancholy Bard.” Included is the insightful, provocative and flirtatious “This Hour Has 7 Days” interview with Beryl Fox that no Cohen fan should miss.

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Crosses & Windows And Getting Lucky

February 23rd, 2007 · Comments Off · Bagatelles

in accordance with the Law of Large Numbers, there have indeed been those shining moments in DrHGuy’s life when things have unaccountably – and certainly unexpectedly – gone right. One was the final exam in Internal Medicine. Another is this series of photos of this view.

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12 Ways To Minimize The Popularity Of Your Blog

February 22nd, 2007 · Comments Off · HOAG Site

Successfully minimizing the popularity of a blog that is well-written, informative, and funny doesn’t happen accidentally. It requires a strategy. As a service to bloggers everywhere, I’ve identified and listed a dozen methods I’ve used effectively to protect some outstanding content from readers.

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Leonard Cohen and Quentin Tarantino: Heavy Video

February 20th, 2007 · Comments Off · Fascinations, Leonard Cohen

I’ve found that introducing folks to this Leonard Cohen – Quentin Tarantino video can still occasionally elicit that startle reflex and concomitant “When, how, … ” confused mumble that – I’m told – media snobs treasure.

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Allan Truax, A.E. Housman, The Ex, Me, and More

February 19th, 2007 · Comments Off · Allan Truax

Because the recent post, Allan Truax, A.E. Housman, The Ex, and Me, has proven unexpectedly popular, I am publishing this Allan Truax addendum of only trivial, unrelated bits of information. This should take care of that annoying popularity.

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Lessons Learned Willy-Nilly From Milli Vanilli

February 16th, 2007 · Comments Off · Fascinations, HOAG Site

The most popular real estate ever on this blog, by several thousand hits, was a 350X252 patch of pixels bearing the image of Milli Vanilli. I deleted it in spite of the hits and four important lessons it taught me.

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