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December 2009

Wrapping Up 2009: the Best Posts of Year

Now that Congress has killed the public option in the health care bill, any hope of having low cost health insurance is dashed and 2010 isn’t shaping up to be such a great year so far as I’m still looking for signs of this so-called economic recovery I keep hearing about. Anyway, all is not lost since this blog will still be around in 2010 if I have anything to say about it. So, we come to the end of the it’s time to look back at the best posts of the year:

No More Free Lunch

It’s a Mystery, but I am Still Puzzled

Did You Hear About the Man Who Lost His Whole Left Side? Now He’s All Right

Take That, Chris Blaty!

I’m Busy Writing, So Leave Me Alone, Chris Baty!

Where is J. Jonah Jameson When You Need Him

Damning with Faint Praise

The Eunuch in the Library

An Unclean, Dimwitted Place

It Was Like He Had a Crown of Dog Shit Upon His Head

This Corpse is Starting to Stink Pt. 2

This Corpse is Starting to Stink

I Can’t Believe What I Just Heard Pt. 2

I Can’t Believe What I Just Heard

What is Poetry Good For?

Kindle the Fire and Let’s Burn Some Books

Blogger’s Lament

2009 12 29

General
blogging
blogs

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In Memoriam: Writers Who Died in 2009

Here is a list of writers who died in 2009:

Johannes Mario Simmel

Inger Christensen

Gert Jonke

Frank Richard Maloney

Eluned Phillips

Milan Rúfus

Mick Imlah

John Mortimer

WD Snodgrass

Hortense Calisher

Maurice Chappaz

Grigore Vieru

Bal Samant

Daphne Rooke

Liang Yusheng

H. J. Blackham

John Updike

Blair Lent

James Schevill

Lino Aldani

Hugh Leonard

Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh

Philip José Farmer

Horton Foote

Barbara Parker

James Purdy

Deborah Digges

Jack D. Hunter

Stefan Brecht

James D. Houston

Marilyn French

David Eddings

Paul O. Williams

Denise Gess

James Baker Hall

William Hoffman

Sarah E. Wright

Lenore Kandel

Lionel Davidson

Louise Cooper

Donald Harington

Harry C. Crosby
(AKA Christopher Anvil)

 

I’m sure I probably overlooked some writers who died this past year. Feel free to comment if you can think of anyone I left out so that we may properly remember them.

2009 12 25

Current Events
General
The Writing Life

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Direct TV Primed for Takeover?

Liberty Media Corp’s recent decision to split off Direct TV, has fueled rumors that Verizon might buy the satellite TV provider. However, according to a report from Reuters, Verizon’s CEO has put the kibosh on this rumour.

According to him, taking over the company wouldn’t make strategic sense. Yeah, right.

Personally, I’m not buying the denial — or, at least, I’m not buying the explanation behind the denial. Verizon is already partnered with Directv to provide on-demand video services and given that both Verizon and DirectTV are in direct competition with Comcast (a company that has been on a feeding frenzy of it’s own of late), it would make perfect sense for Verizon to buy the satellite provider. So, I’ll believe this when it actually doesn’t happen.

2009 12 15

Current Events
New Media
Sponsored
random thoughts

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