Monthly Archives: January 2008

America’s Inexorable Disillusionment Continues

Posted on 1/8/2008 by peter

Dora The Explorer Pregnant Beloved child television icon Dora is pregnant, according to her publicist. The star of her own Nickelodeon show since 1999, the announcement comes after weeks of rumors and paparazzi photographs revealing a growing tummy on the … Continue reading →

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Another Horned Parisian

Posted on 1/7/2008 by peter

My brother Brian recently passed this along to me, from the College of Physicians of Philadelphia: Wax model of a human horn (cornu cutaneum). Successfully removed after six years growth from Madame Dimanche, a Parisian widow, in the early 19th … Continue reading →

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Steve Martin: Born Standing Up

Posted on 1/3/2008 by peter

For Christmas, my brother Brian was given Born Standing Up a new memoir by Steve Martin chronicling his years doing standup comedy in the 1970s. At 204 pages, it’s a brisk read, and he got so engrossed in it that … Continue reading →

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Resolutions for the New Year!

Posted on 1/2/2008 by peter

Apparently it’s 2008 now. Hopefully now that 2007′s over, we’ll hear no more about this presidential election they keep talking about on TV. I’d like to take a brief moment here while on vacation to share my resolutions for 2008 … Continue reading →

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