darealMOOcoy

democrats timid in the use of such terms as "merit pay" and "effectivness" when speaking to the nea...

subtitled "the secret worlds of summer, the imagination", this is a wonderful essay. do your self a favor- read it and enjoy the memories it evokes.

partisanship is not always a good idea....

From the page: "As he looks back now, preparing for his planned retirement next year at age 65, Archey is convinced that a lot of the perceived wisdom about Washington -- including the need to pick a partisan side and stick with it -- is simply wrong, in the same way that his own calamity turned out to be a godsend.

my, oh my. 900 pound gorilla fight, and you thought "the rock" vs "stone-cold steve austin" WAS ENTERTAINING?

thoughtful, reasoned and compassionate piece on the whole paris hilton thing...

From the page: "Stuck in my own trap of writing about a nonsubject, I think I can defend my own self-respect, and also the integrity of a lost girl, by saying two things. First, the trivial doings of Paris Hilton are of no importance to me, or anyone else, and I should not be forced to contemplate them. Second, she should be left alone to lead such a life as has been left to her. If this seems paradoxical, then very well.

at 35

well, whadda you know, the man's advice through the years has worked, and worked well...


at almost 93

Mr. von Hausswolff at an entrance to the cemetery.
In 1992, Mr. von Hausswolff and Mr. Elggren decided to declare themselves kings of their own country, the Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland.

i so love it when cultural creatives decide to get political... tee hee
From the page: "For 15 years now, attended to sporadically between other art projects, Elgaland-Vargaland (formed from variants of the two men's names) has existed as a quirky but intellectually involved commentary on nationalism, citizenship, statehood and political power, mocking many of the functions of government. The artists print stamps and issue passports to anyone who wants one; they say they now have about 850 citizens, many of them fellow artists.

From the page: "in 1992 they decided to declare themselves kings of their own country, one made up completely of the borders between other countries: the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea; the blue line between Lebanon and Israel; the porous line between Mexico and the United States.

In many cases their vast, far-flung territories can be measured only in conceptual terms, just as thousands of infinitesimal, invisible lines exist only on maps and in international law. Wherever borders are disputed, the lands of Elgaland-Vargaland can be measured in actual miles: its land, in other words, is no man's land, the places that don't quite belong to anyone.