Wednesday, March 31, 2004


Timothy Taylor
Dear Friedrich -- I’ve raved before about the economics professor Timothy Taylor, whose lecture series for the Teaching Company I’m... posted by Michael at March 31, 2004 | perma-link | (24) comments

Tuesday, March 30, 2004


Squaresville Can Be Good
Dear Friedrich -- Last night, I watched the Wolfgang Petersen/Clint Eastwood thriller In the Line of Fire for the first... posted by Michael at March 30, 2004 | perma-link | (35) comments

Monday, March 29, 2004


A Visit to the Land of the Optimists
Michael: I was intrigued by your recent posting, Prosperity and Immigration, (which can be read here). This discussed the oddly... posted by Friedrich at March 29, 2004 | perma-link | (12) comments

Sunday, March 28, 2004


Guest Posting -- Toby Thain
Dear Friedrich -- In my years of following the arts, the biggest story has seemed to me to be the... posted by Michael at March 28, 2004 | perma-link | (25) comments

Friday, March 26, 2004


Light Entertainment
Dear Friedrich – Do we give light entertainment the respect it deserves? I started wondering about this question today as... posted by Michael at March 26, 2004 | perma-link | (47) comments

Thursday, March 25, 2004


Cultural Hype
Dear Friedrich – I don't doubt that some of the people who visit the hot new gallery-art shows or read... posted by Michael at March 25, 2004 | perma-link | (18) comments

Wednesday, March 24, 2004


Life Among the Ruins
Michael: Thanks for the reference to an amazing website, “DetroitYes!” with its remarkable subtitle: “Home to the Fabulous Ruins of... posted by Friedrich at March 24, 2004 | perma-link | (20) comments

String Theory Etc.
Dear Friedrich – Long ago at Camp Massaweepie, my Boy Scout chums and I would occasionally gather in a tent... posted by Michael at March 24, 2004 | perma-link | (17) comments

Tuesday, March 23, 2004


Why Crime Pays
Michael: Many people have wondered why it has taken so long for the corporate scandals of the past few years... posted by Friedrich at March 23, 2004 | perma-link | (8) comments

Monday, March 22, 2004


Comment-Spam Update
Dear Friedrich -- Sad to report, but we've hit a small landmark. We've now banned over 200 evil IP addresses... posted by Michael at March 22, 2004 | perma-link | (5) comments

Sunday, March 21, 2004


Business and Craft in Animation..and the World
Michael: I just read a story in the L.A. Times of March 21 that gave me amazingly mixed emotions. “Out... posted by Friedrich at March 21, 2004 | perma-link | (12) comments

Friday, March 19, 2004


Elsewhere
Dear Friedrich -- * Kevin Drum, formerly the Calpundit, is now chief bloggeur at The Washington Monthly, here. * Alan... posted by Michael at March 19, 2004 | perma-link | (19) comments

Massengale on Modernism
Dear Friedrich -- You won't want to miss John Massengale's brilliant posting about Modernism, here. John has managed to squeeze... posted by Michael at March 19, 2004 | perma-link | (24) comments

"M" and Camera-Space
Michael: You may remember my email to you of a few weeks ago: What, no response to my crack... posted by Friedrich at March 19, 2004 | perma-link | (13) comments

Thursday, March 18, 2004


Prosperity and Immigration
Dear Friedrich -- The Economist runs a cheery article this week, the gist of which is that Americans are economically... posted by Michael at March 18, 2004 | perma-link | (7) comments

Low-Carb Update
Dear Friedrich -- I was at the health-food store eyeballing the huge selection of low-carb bars on display when one... posted by Michael at March 18, 2004 | perma-link | (2) comments

Diet Update
Michael: Just thought I’d provide a little update on the whole diet experience. For those of you not following my... posted by Friedrich at March 18, 2004 | perma-link | (8) comments

Wednesday, March 17, 2004


Towers in the Park
Dear Friedrich -- Fair warning: what follow are the rants of a semi-educated fan. Sensible people who want responsible commentary... posted by Michael at March 17, 2004 | perma-link | (25) comments

Elsewhere
Dear Friedrich -- I confess it: I'm a hoarder. Not a collector but instead someone who heaps up goodies while... posted by Michael at March 17, 2004 | perma-link | (5) comments

Tuesday, March 16, 2004


Greek Elections
Dear Friedrich -- It hasn't been widely noticed in the States, but 2Blowhards visitors may be interested to learn that... posted by Michael at March 16, 2004 | perma-link | (4) comments

Reforming the Professions
Michael: Thanks again for sending me that link to Robert Locke’s essay on “American Corporatism” (which can be read here.)... posted by Friedrich at March 16, 2004 | perma-link | (19) comments

Saturday, March 13, 2004


More on Cameras
Dear Friedrich -- I spent some time the other day talking with a Kodak engineer, who passed along some info... posted by Michael at March 13, 2004 | perma-link | (15) comments

My New Kodak
Dear Friedrich -- I treated myself to a cheapo new digital camera the other day -- this Kodak number here.... posted by Michael at March 13, 2004 | perma-link | (8) comments

Friday, March 12, 2004


The New York Times Takes Marching Orders From 2Blowhards
Dear Friedrich -- Do you get the feeling that we're being watched? I do. We go on (and, admittedly, on... posted by Michael at March 12, 2004 | perma-link | (26) comments

Thursday, March 11, 2004


Restaurant Realities
Dear Friedrich -- I often love those little info-graphics in USA Today -- Snapshots, I see they call them. Today's... posted by Michael at March 11, 2004 | perma-link | (5) comments

Elsewhere
Dear Friedrich -- Hey, some new-to-me blogs I've been enjoying: * As far as I'm concerned, the big news in... posted by Michael at March 11, 2004 | perma-link | (9) comments

Wednesday, March 10, 2004


Laughing About "The Passion"
Dear Friedrich -- Have you read Paul Rudnick's humor piece in the current issue of The New Yorker? It's a... posted by Michael at March 10, 2004 | perma-link | (38) comments

Laws for Lawmakers
Dear Friedrich -- On my walk to work this morning, I found myself thinking about the political class ... and... posted by Michael at March 10, 2004 | perma-link | (29) comments

Rewind: Hudson River School, Part II
Note – Michael Blowhard and I are pleased with some of our very earliest blogwriting, and we're pained that nearly... posted by Friedrich at March 10, 2004 | perma-link | (4) comments

Monday, March 8, 2004


Tables of Contents
Dear Friedrich -- When you think of a magazine's Table of Contents, you probably think of a linear, top-to-bottom, instantly-graspable... posted by Michael at March 8, 2004 | perma-link | (27) comments

Lives and Loves of Great Mathematicians
Michael: A while ago, as you may remember, I blogged about Carl B. Boyer’s and Uta C. Merzbach’s “A History... posted by Friedrich at March 8, 2004 | perma-link | (31) comments

Glued to the Tube -- So Why Am I Not Complaining?
Dear Friedrich -- Still be-flu'd, and still dependent on the TV for distraction and education. Viewed today: An A&E Biography... posted by Michael at March 8, 2004 | perma-link | (4) comments

Sunday, March 7, 2004


Video Finds
Dear Friedrich -- I've come down with a terrible flu. For the first few days of it, I felt like... posted by Michael at March 7, 2004 | perma-link | (11) comments

Saturday, March 6, 2004


Fantasy and Reality
Michael: I recently made a safari into the dark recesses of the female teenage (pre-teen?) mind, and it got me... posted by Friedrich at March 6, 2004 | perma-link | (22) comments

Friday, March 5, 2004


Method Look. Now: Method Cropping?
Dear Friedrich -- It's fun to watch culture fads emerge, gather force, peak and vanish. I haven't noticed too many... posted by Michael at March 5, 2004 | perma-link | (20) comments

Thursday, March 4, 2004


Histories of Music
Dear Friedrich -- How many subjects would you say you're interested in beyond the Intro-to, 101 or 102 level? In... posted by Michael at March 4, 2004 | perma-link | (7) comments

The Cher Mystery
Dear Friedrich -- Can you explain the popularity of Cher? I marvel at it. She's a phenomenon, one of those... posted by Michael at March 4, 2004 | perma-link | (16) comments

Tuesday, March 2, 2004


1903, or Jumping on Terry
Dear Friedrich -- It's pile-on-Terry-Teachout time! In "An Open Letter to Terry Teachout" (here), John Massengale chides Terry for a... posted by Michael at March 2, 2004 | perma-link | (22) comments

Spending Time in Bruegelville
Michael: I think I’ve mentioned before that the older I get, the more landscape painting seems to satisfy my emotional... posted by Friedrich at March 2, 2004 | perma-link | (12) comments

Monday, March 1, 2004


Spam Musings
Dear Friedrich -- Good lord, but the flow of information on the Internet is filling up with crap. To use... posted by Michael at March 1, 2004 | perma-link | (18) comments