2006-07-10

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2006-07-10 12:05 am
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The immense fill in the blanks meme thing that's been going around

(Click here to post your own answers for this meme.)

I miss somebody right now. I don't watch much TV these days. I own lots of books.
× I wear glasses or contact lenses. I love to play video games. I've tried marijuana.
I've watched porn movies. × I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship. I believe honesty is usually the best policy.
I curse sometimes. × I have changed a lot mentally over the last year.  (I am always the same.) × I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me.
it goes on... )
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2006-07-10 11:00 am
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Book review: "Honor: A History" by James Bowman

Reading this book is like shaking hands with Beelzebub. You will feel dirty and tainted after the experience. I'd recommend it only for people who are deeply cynical and can appreciate perverse experiences while recognizing them for what they are.

That said, there are parts of it that aren't bad, if taken with sufficient wariness, though the book is deeply flawed. It's mostly useful in a "know the enemy" sense, though.

The first problem is a lack of definition )