"William Sloane Coffin tells the story of a scientist from Harvard flying on an experimental mission in a private plane over the lake country of northern Alabama, measuring with elaborate instruments the fish populations of various lakes. Sighting two fisherman out at some remote lake he had just surveyed, the scientist figured that as a … Continue reading Comforting Illusions
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Words & Phrases, 2019
When I come across an interesting word or phrase during the course of the year, I make a note of it. Previous years: 2018, 2017, 2016. entropy bats lastnonspecific effectshadal zone, depth of 20,000kaka felota, floating shit, Belterparrhesia, uninhibited thought, free expressiontwenty-four hour water…clue-poor, but rich in opinion.skidmark skydjellabasfakelore…scholar magicians of the ZoneMexican saying: "The … Continue reading Words & Phrases, 2019
