(musings from an upstart crow)
History of Occam’s Razor William of Ockham (also spelled Occam) was a Franciscan theologian born in Surrey, England, around 1285. He studied at Oxford and later at Paris. His philosophical views made him a polemic scholar. He died in Munich, Germany, around 1349. Although the general idea of the preference for simplicity is attributed to … Read more
Icy pouring rain icy pouring rain icy pouring rain… zippy the pinhead and jack chick tracts found on the floor at random I couldn’t have found something like that if I’d had amillion years but I wasn’t trying If I overgift someone it is because they are expected to share, so Beware if I ever … Read more
Gallery Silver Sea Grand Opening and Art Show: November 20th, 8pm at Silver Sea, 137 E. Congress:This will be the official grand opening of Gallery Silver Sea, a pioneering concept in expanding the parameters of the Tucson Arts District while simultaneously promoting Downtown small business. This could be the future of Rio Nuevo development, the … Read more
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Billy Corgan throws a Poetry Reading…
Went to a bar last night to meet some friends. Witnessed a male air force officer and a woman in a black pantsuit nearly get into a fistfight over the war. Not the rightness or wrongness of it, either. They were arguing over whether the air force officer at the bar or the woman’s air … Read more
George W. Bush wants to “spread freedom” like it’s some kind of virus. The election’s in a dead heat. I can’t believe it’s a dead heat. I can’t believe people can’t see through this guy. I overheard a woman at work in the bathroom yesterday saying she was a registered Democrat, but she’d vote for … Read more
Kurt Vonnegut interviews Kilgore Trout for “the last time.”
From: “Lady Elizabeth Amalthia Sterling” Date: 2004/10/15 Fri PM 02:00:03 EDT To: SilverSeaSiren@yahoogroups.com Subject: [SilverSeaSiren] Silver Sea Happenings!!! The happening’s at the store that we have scheduled are as follows : Oct.16th- Club Crawl (street wide event) Silver Sea features Live Music, Tarot Readings and Lollipops. Open till 1am No Cover- wristband or no- there … Read more
I am posing a new challenge to the readers of this blog in the tradition of “What would Jesus do?” I want you to think deeply about the following in any given difficult situation: What Would Kurt Cobain Do? Meditate on this and act accordingly, within reason, of course. Thank you and goodnight. The Corbidful … Read more