http://lotuseater.blogsome.com Chicken Soup for the Cynic's Soul Fri, 07 Jul 2006 19:39:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There is something divinely just in the paradox that expects those who live hedonistically to suffer stoically. http://lotuseater.blogsome.com/2006/07/07/lucretius-and-aurelius-walk-into-a-bar/ It’s been awhile. Sorry. Much business in the land of the Lotus Eaters. Anyhow, I went on a length about the National Review’s choice of “Won’t Get Fooled Again” by the Who as the #1 Conservative Rock song of all time. Pete Townsend’s response to this dubious honor is a ... http://lotuseater.blogsome.com/2006/06/19/the-conservatives-greatest-hits-redux/ Oh, my stars! I’m finally invited! At long last, I get to go to the big dance! What, pray tell, am I going on about? Well, let me tell you… I have been selected as an Attaché for the Tournament of International Champions III: Mortal Street Diplomacy! From the ... http://lotuseater.blogsome.com/2006/06/05/mortal-street-diplomacy-ii/ Part the Second: Summer Lovin’ Part 1 Next week: See Pomo get institutionalized and analyze the analysts analyzing him! http://lotuseater.blogsome.com/2006/06/01/the-continuing-adventures-of-poco-and-pomo/ My concern is that, on this Memorial Day, some of our recent memories needn’t be memories at all: “The most extravagant idea that can be born in the head of a political thinker is to believe that it suffices for people to enter, weapons in hand, among a foreign people and ... http://lotuseater.blogsome.com/2006/05/29/dulce-et-decorum-est/ Now, we all know that the Lotus Eater’s memory is historically unreliable. However, he seems to recall a drunken moment, entirely given over to the self-pitying malaise that characterizes the immediate aftermath of collegiate graduation, when he told his girlfriend of the time that the distinctive power chords in The ... http://lotuseater.blogsome.com/2006/05/25/its-allright-ma-im-only-appropriatin/ I have added two new and wonderful links to my blogroll. If any of you crave a few hours of highly amusing, but pointless entertainment, please check out The Comics Curmudgeon and Overheard in NY. They won’t let you down. http://lotuseater.blogsome.com/2006/05/24/metapost/ John Tierney likes to think that he is one of the cool kids. Not only has he been inducted into the Club of Five Paragraph Philosophers on the NY Times’ Op-Ed page–get this–he has never lost a presidential election . In his latest column (not available for those of you ... http://lotuseater.blogsome.com/2006/05/23/who-you-calling-nerd-dorkmeier/ Who Needs A Bridge? The causeway dominates the lower bay It’s smooth curves stretch out and away from Nature’s portrait Straight concrete conquers irregular surroundings The causeway is almost too magnetic The eye has a hard time resisting its temptation Because it cannot dismiss a purpose Because reason wants to distinguish between the foreground and the periphery Waves ... http://lotuseater.blogsome.com/2006/05/18/some-luddite-scribblings/ I ventured upon these lyrics, again, this evening: The Walrus and The Carpenter Lewis Carroll The sun was shining on the sea, Shining with all his might: He did his very best to make The billows smooth and bright– And this was odd, because it was The middle of the night. The moon was shining sulkily, Because she thought the ... http://lotuseater.blogsome.com/2006/05/17/song-for-self-righteous-liberals-to-remember/