Daily Archives: 01/28/2012

Searching for Ourselves in Great Books

Every year, as an exercise in discipline and self-improvement and to gain some of the liberal arts education I lacked as an MIT tool, I read a great book.  Not something defined as great by the whims of popular culture, … Continue reading

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Pedaling Principles Chapter Eight – Illinois: Clean Government Wanted

I left Cape Girardeau early and crossed the Mississippi with the dawn. The Illinois side is low lying land, swampy and lush.  No more than two miles into the state I saw a large stenciled sign in front of a … Continue reading

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