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Category Archives: Prose Screeds
All the World’s aTwitter
Discussing logistical matters on Twitter is simply going to attract unnecessary attention of the government and other detractors. This is why most such discussions take place on secure private platforms like e-mail or instant-messaging….Thus, Iran’s regime is quite knowledgeable about … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Politics, Prose Screeds, Technology
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Boston Rules and Resistance is Futile
Yesterday the Dowbrigade and his son and cameraman Gabriel joined half a million other Boston sports fans to celebrate the latest World Championship by a local sports team. Yawn. Then we stopped for Brazilian Bar-B-Q on the way home. Ho … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, Celtics, Humor, Prose Screeds, Sports
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Ode to an Unsung Hero
Boston sports fans have reason to be nervous – the incredible run of luck experienced by area sports teams is coming to an end.Now it can be revealed – the Dowbrigade has been personally responsible for the incredible run of … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Prose Screeds, Sports
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These Genes are Killing Me
When we consider such far-flung modern phenomena as professional sports, presidential politics and the popular press, we are constantly reminded that the central problem facing the human race at this stage of our march across the history of our planet … Continue reading
Posted in Prose Screeds
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Lilac Tuesday and Artificial Intelligence
Every May, without fail, the Dowbrigade drifts into a fragrant nostalgic reverie when the lilacs come into bloom. We grew up in upstate New York, near Rochester’s Highland Park, which together with the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, claim to … Continue reading
Posted in Friends and Family, Prose Screeds
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Fantastic Finish Coming Right Up
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The contest with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton not quite over and the one with Senator John McCain not quite under way, Senator Barack Obama is floating somewhere between the two major phases of his long campaign … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Prose Screeds
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Dowbrigade Denies V.P. Rumors
Barack Obama’s press conference this afternoon may have been the death knell of his ersatz presidential campaign, if not of his aspirations. In an ingenious twist in the script, by utilizing a surrogate as the scandal object, Obama can lose … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Prose Screeds, Uncategorized
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The Last Days of Barack Obama
The demolition of the Obama phenomena is now well underway, and the only matters remaining to be resolved are timing, deniability and how far the destruction needs to go. Meanwhile, the denouement of Act One must be accomplished with pathos, … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Prose Screeds
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Growing Up Retarded
Anyone who has been to the supermarket lately (which means everyone except the very rich and Presidential candidates) is aware of what is happening with food prices. Even with weekly specials, manufacturers coupons and heavy reliance on store brands, $80 … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Prose Screeds
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Last Man Standing – Hillary!
Although we saw straight through the Obama phenomena when we first met the man four years ago, there are several heartening aspects to his runaway popularity. Even though he hasn’t a Kibbutznik’s chance in Sadr City of winning the nomination, … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Prose Screeds
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The Unfolding Narrative of Queen Hillary
Hillary believers need not fear. The Obama phenomena has reached its high tide mark right on cue, and the froth and spray are starting to ebb. Just as scripted by her consort the Master Planner, the Warrior Princess will emerge, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Politics, Prose Screeds
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Obama Blunder Coming Up
According to our calculations, Barak Obama is due to suffer a campaign-crippling mishap sometime in the next two weeks. It could be a spectacular misstatement or a subtle slur let slip almost unnoticed in tonight’s debate, a financial scandal emerging … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Prose Screeds
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