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Monthly Archives June 2007

Deaf to modernity and taste

I’ve been to two family weddings in the last two months: one was an evangelical service, and the other seemed to be generic, all-purpose Christianity. This biblical instruction was delivered by the religious authority at the first one (from Ephesians 5): [22] Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. [23] For [...]

Posted 25 June 2007 by Will § Observations ‡ Comments (2) °

It ends; it never ends

The final episode of “The Sopranos” aired 15 hours ago. If you haven’t seen it, don’t read this. I agree with Scott Lemieux: The concluding sequence was brilliant, and I’m baffled by people who would prefer a neat, tidy, Friends-like ending. One can read the ending as assuming that the guy won’t come out of [...]

Posted 11 June 2007 by Will § Observations ‡ Comments (7) °

Calling it

Act I [Tuesday, Ian and Will sit in a first-base-side mezzanine box at RFK Memorial Stadium. On the field, Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson approaches the plate.] Will: HOME RUN JACK! Ian: What’s that? Will: It’s from Hook. Ian: Oh, excellent. Will: HOME RUN JACK! [Looks at the scoreboard.] Ah, two home runs this year. [...]

Posted 07 June 2007 by Will § Observations ‡ Comments (4) °

Retirement planning

The New York Times on Saturday published a column called “More Advice Graduates Don’t Want to Hear,” a very suitable headline which, of course, prompted my parents to forward it to me. It begins: Last year at this time, as college graduates walked out into the world, I wrote a column giving advice on how [...]

Posted 04 June 2007 by Will § Observations ‡ Comments (6) °

June!

I’m back like Girls Are Pretty! I have moved from an old house on a four-lane boulevard in Arlington, Virginia, to an old apartment on a five-lane urban artery in Washington, DC. At the house, my four roommates and I paid all metered utilities at the rate of about $100 per person per month; the [...]

Posted 01 June 2007 by Will § Observations ‡ Comments Off °