Daily Archives: August 12, 2007

Dog Days

Posted on August 12, 2007 by K

August. Even knowing what “the dog days” means, I never hear the words without thinking of dusty, exhausted dogs, lying on gravel in the shade of a pealing building, tongues lolling, rib cages going like automated accordions. Everything is exhausted … Continue reading →

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Famous Adopted Words

Posted on August 12, 2007 by K

You know that oft-quoted ditty “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”? Often attributed to Edmund Burke. Turns out, he never said it. Martin Porter, a person I do not know, … Continue reading →

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