Category Archives: personal thoughts

Amoeba’s Lorica: Solitaire Confinement

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Amoeba

Your Friendly Neighborhood Amoeba has spent some time lately (he’d, ah, rather not specify just how much time) trying his damnedest to lose. And no, he’s not on a diet. That kind of loss he gave up on, a powerful long time ago. Y’see, … Continue reading →

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Amoeba’s Lorica: Zen and the Art of Golf Course Greens Mowing

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Amoeba

…any book about class must take the form of explaining working-class life to middle-class people. – Lynsey Hanley, 2008; in her review of the book Deer Hunting With Jesus. It is five o’clock in the morning of a mid-July day … Continue reading →

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Amoeba’s Lorica: Yom Kippur

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Amoeba

May all the people of Israel be forgiven, including all the foreigners who live in their midst, for all the people are at fault. – The next-to-last text read during Kol Nidre, immediately before the start of Yom Kippur. Long, … Continue reading →

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