Day: March 26, 2005

Topic Drift Knows How to Do it Right

Just read and learn as Topic Drift opens a can of snark and dumps it all over Carolyn Forché (whoever that is. Some obscure person calling herself a poet, apparently):

She calls herself a “poet of witness.” Bah. No such thing. One might just as well call oneself a “nursemaid of trout” or “lieutenant of puddings” or “Human Resources Director” or “lumberjack of peri-menopause” or “emperor of ice cream”. All nonsense. That last one’s taken, I think.

You want more? There’s much more.

Proving once again that he’s smarter than I am…

Ben Stein chimes in on Terri Schiavo and other judicial abortions.

Have you ever known one of these?

I’ve never had the pleasure/priviledge of working for or with a supervisor/manager/boss like this:

“He’s loyal to his employees; he knows them and cares about them and treats them well. He goads them to make sure he hears all points of view. He does not encourage rivalry and competition among them. He surrounds himself with people who are widely regarded as being smarter than he is, and values the ideas of those who are better-informed…” ?Orson Scott Card

Who was Orson Scott Card talking about, this rare person who embodies the commonsense approach we all wish our boss/manager/supervisor in some (probably past) job had embodied? Is it some character in one of his well-written novels? Possibly a protagonist who overcomes great obstacles and triumphs because of the heroic character that truly values those he leads?

No. Orson was synopsizing Ari Fleischer’s description iof President Bush in Fleischer’s new book, Taking the Heat..

Breaking news: Yeh, the Instapundit himself is discussing the advantages.disadvantages of different razors. *heh*… indeed

The link above and this one for Glenn—and his readers— on… shaving.

Well, each to their own. I decided some years ago that since

a.) my wife frequently commented on the beard I had when we met and married (and how much she liked it) and
b.) I dislike the process of scraping my face anyway

that I’d just grow it and trim it with the same clippers/scissors/razor combo I use to cut my own hair. (Yeh, I also decided some years ago that griping about the loon that butchered my hair would be better directed at the loon in the mirror.)

Noticeably warmer in winter. Extra care keeping clean in summer (sweat & dirt from yard work–more care than bare face).

Added benefit? I get to shave it once a year for my April 15 “National Day of Mourning” ritual. (I keep hoping that holiday will catch on… )

Added benefit #2? I buy about 4 disposable razors a year.

Problem? My beard is MUCH grayer than anything else I have for hair. On second thought, not so much of a problem… any more, that is…

*heh*… indeed.

🙂