I am generally able to avoid fits of depression- when I am taken by a mood it is usually more a mania than a melancholy. Still it can be very, very hard to remain blissfully optimistic and truth to be told it is likely quite unhealthy. I have noted before that it is [...]

Posted on February 14th, 2003 by Zsallia
Filed under: Philosophy | 3 Comments »

This was simply delightful to read.

I would take issue with certain points, but they would be minor. Kvetching as a comment in a previous post put it. The author manages to wrap up American anger and the angst of the anti-war movement in a neat package lacking any kind of acrimonious or disparaging [...]

Posted on February 13th, 2003 by Zsallia
Filed under: The Present | Comments Off

I am neither a fan nor a foe of the French though their political maneuvers over the past few weeks have done nothing to endear that nation to me; however, it is incumbent upon any person who seeks to comment on politics and current events to step back and take a long, dispassionate look at [...]

Posted on February 11th, 2003 by Zsallia
Filed under: Politics, The Past, The Present | 8 Comments »

Looking over the displeasure on display over the past weekend reminds me of why I usually stay clear of day-to-day politics: my viewpoint is too far-reaching to make sense to most people. The impulse (which I indulged in the other day) is to react to every occurrence and shift in the political winds; [...]

Posted on February 10th, 2003 by Zsallia
Filed under: Politics | 3 Comments »

People certainly do become excited when something unexpected appears on the horizon. In this case it is the prospect of the reported Franco-German proposal for occupation of Iraq by a force of several thousand UN troops supporting 300 or more weapons inspectors.
Forgive me my failure to be impressed. I do think it is [...]

Posted on February 9th, 2003 by Zsallia
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