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Lucky Spinster Version 2.0
The DC Blogs staff was at a loss to figure out why a new version
of Lucky Spinster was needed. LSV 1.0. was excellent, and so we were worried about this new arrival. Usually, new versions introduce new bugs, which are also known as undocumented features in the software world. But we haven’t found any bugs in LSV 2.0. just more good writing. There are two recent posts to look at here (as well as many others). The first ask a question. Spinster introduces it this way: Sex makes the world go 'round. Literally--if'n the impulse to procreate weren't so damned overpowering, the population might, uh, peter out just on principle...
Question: If all's fair in love and war, under what conditions is it ever okay to use sex as a weapon of mass frustration?
This second post is unrelated from the first, but it’s a well researched collection of links (good art, too), that looks at this issue: Are cheerleading, crime, & early death causally related? You decide.
Commercials of Yesteryear
Miss Penny Lane
Our writer, who describes her occupation as “being spunky and scrappy,” is all of that on her blog. But this post about oldtime commercials is the product of some very good research coupled with art. Here’s a sample from one:Once upon a time there was an engineer, Choo Choo Charlie was his name, we hear....(click for the rest)
The Cab Ride I Enjoyed
My View from the Jeep
The same cab that drops him off picks him up hours later. But a random and rare event gives rise to broader issues.
I realize that this happens to me every day, all day. I meet people without meeting them. People help me out all the time, make my life easier in some way, and I have no idea who they are. And I do the same for them - and we don't know a thing about each other.
Photo: GWU's GW
Site note: Many blogs, but not much time tonight.
posted by kob @ 12:08 AM
3 Comments:
KOB! You featured Miss Penny! Huzzah for that :D
They don't make commercials like they used to.
Cube -- thanks.
ODI -- you're right.
LuckySpinster -- You are most welcomed.
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