Tuesday I took a break from being unemployed to help my friend Denis finish the gelcoat on a catamaran he’s building. Denis is French, so say ‘Dun-nee,’ and ‘finish’ here means ‘wet sand.’ By hand. We started at 280 grit paper and ended at 2000, with 320, 360, 400, 500, 600, 1000, and 1500...
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URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL!!! Sirs: I am Achmed Falafel, for years until recent events curator at the National Museum of Iraq. I and associates are in the possession of Ancient Goods of Civilization Antiquity and having no safe way to transport these possessions to safety desire a safe front their expeditious transportation to the protection...
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From the NY Times. NAJAF, Iraq, April 2 ? In the giddy spirit of the day, nothing could quite top the wish list bellowed out by one man in the throng of people greeting American troops from the 101st Airborne Division who marched into town today. What, the man was asked, did he hope...
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