This struck me as funny

I dunno, maybe it's just me. From a couple of Duke sociologists:

"As Sartre (1946) has said in his 'Portrait of the Anti-Semite,' defining oneself negatively is an easy way of obtaining recognition for one's unique self, even from those who do not agree with this orientation. This is why boycotts are so popular. On the other hand, Sartre (1948) used the choice between a cream-puff and an eclair as an example of a nonexistential choice."

The Illusionist; Monsoon SuperBowl

Today we watched The Illusionist, which R. had thought he might get to see yesterday, and which fractal9091 inadvertently actually had. Now I want to see it again - I hope I'll have time. I've also done a flurry of paper-reading. Watching the SuperBowl just for commercials lent itself nicely to paper-reading (though we did also somewhat arbitrarily decide to root for the Bears). We used to be Niners fans back in the days of Joe Montana and Steve Young, but now we barely think about professional football, perhaps because the college teams are more fun. It was not a good day to be outdoors in Miami - those people sure were drenched. At least it probably wasn't cold.