Monthly Archives: October 2004

I just finished reading Chronicles, the first volume of Dylan’s autobiography. it’s fascinating. Here are a couple of quotes. He goes to the New York Public Library and spends hours reading old newspapers from 1855 to 1865 on microfilm. This … Continue reading →

Here is Just My Opinon’s real-time blog of the debate (edited for spelling): Well, this had to be the worst debate of them all. I suppose it was a tie, i.e., they both dressed identically in navy blue suits and … Continue reading →

Recently the internal hard drive on my 3 year old iMac started getting trippy. I had to reboot more often, and when I did, the iMac wouldn’t reboot until I did a disk repair on the drive. The only way … Continue reading →

My friend, Bob Schenck, sent me a poem by W. H. auden, entitled “Voltaire at Ferney”, as a way of chastising me for my arrogant, wretched attitude. It’s a great poem. Here’s the poem, followed by my reply to my … Continue reading →

Here is some of the continuing email argument between my brother and me about the presidential election and the war. DATE: 2004-10-10 00:48:50 FROM: Seward, Jeff TO: John Seward This is a long NYT magazine piece that gives a very … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking lately about how I would really like to get this blog off politics, onto some other interesting topics. As a friend of mine said, politics is the demonworld. But I’m really caught up in it these days. … Continue reading →

Following is an email exchange between me and my oldest friend Bob Schenck. Bob, in recent years, has become a practicing Zen Buddhist. Back in the day I think I was the one who first introduced him to Zen practice. … Continue reading →

I have been in agreement with George Bush’s oft-repeated assertion that all people have an inherent desire for freedom, including Arab Muslims, and I would still like to believe that, but I must admit that this article makes a persuasive … Continue reading →

We recently moved to Murfreesboro, which is an old pre-civil war town. We’re renting a house in the historic district. Our house looks to be late 19th century. It has 12 foot ceilings that have been lowered from the original … Continue reading →

From: “Seward, Jeff” Date: October 1, 2004 4:53:52 PM CDT To: “john seward” Kerry doesn’t have a specific plan about what he is going to get from “allies.” In fairness, he can’t know in advance. Fundamentally, he is saying this … Continue reading →