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Tuesday, September 07, 2004

A new edition of Malamud's Northwest classic (9/7/2004) A new edition should bring new readership to Bernard Malamud's 1961 Northwest novel based upon his time as an English instructor at Oregon State University in Corvallis. [Seattle P-I: Books] Bernard Malamud in Corvallis is a strange picture, but it's a great book. A major character, called, I think, C. D. Fabricant in the novel, was based on an English teacher of mine, one R. D. Brown, under whom I studied American Literature and Epic in Bellingham, some years (of course) after Brown and Malamud were at OSU. Malamud nailed Brown's character. Brown is dead, now, but wrote some fine detective novels. 12:28:12 PM  Permalink  comment []

The Hands of God Photograph appears to shows God's hands in a cloud formation. [New Urban Legends] 11:12:42 AM  Permalink  comment []

A Few Quotes on the Administration's February Employment Forecast A few quotes on the Bush administration's February employment forecast that I don't want to forget: “In reality, according to White House staff, the forecast - based on data available at the beginning of December - predicted job growth of 325,000 a month.” - Financial Times, 2/19/2004. “The White House projections imply the creation of about 300,000 jobs a month this year, said Chris Varvares, president of Macroeconomic Advisers LLC, a forecasting firm in St. Louis.” - Wall Street Journal, 2/10/2004 “In the Economic Report of the President released this week, the White House projected that the level of payrolls would average 132.7 million in 2004. That projection was completed in early December, before two recent months of anemic growth data were released and before recent benchmark revisions to payroll data by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Based on the data available at the time, that administration estimate corresponded to monthly payroll gains in excess of 300,000 throughout 2004.” - Wall Street Journal, 2/12/2004 And I am still amazed that none of these reporters has asked George W. Bush or his aides the following question: "What has gone wrong with the economy to leave us with an employment level 1.7 million below what you projected last February that it would be by now?" [Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal (2004)] 9:33:35 AM  Permalink  comment []

Practicing their love of women "Too many OBGYN's aren't able to practice their love of women across this country." Dubya is intent on making the world safe for gynecologists. But to do what? 8:25:03 AM  Permalink  comment []

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