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About Paleo Retiree

Onetime media flunky and movie buff and very glad to have left that mess behind. Formerly Michael Blowhard of the cultureblog 2Blowhards.com. Now a rootless parasite and bon vivant on a quest to find the perfectly-crafted artisanal cocktail.

“Killer Joe”

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A white-trash/noir, doublecrossin’, absurdist melodrama, directed by William Friedkin from a Tracy Letts play that The Question Lady and I also loved. Friedkin may be in his 70s but he has made an energized and outrageous film … Continue reading →

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Old California Cars 3: A Hot Chevy

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I ran across this beautiful old Chevrolet muscle car in a grocery-store parking lot: If those wheels don’t radiate “Fast” and “Furious,” then I don’t know what does. Click on the image for a more detailed look. … Continue reading →

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Linkathon

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: The Bank of England admits that its policies have benefited the rich and punished savers. More. I’m convinced that this says much about our era. Galz & guyz & fat: Mark Sisson offers a Primal/Paleo take on … Continue reading →

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Life After Retirement, An Ongoing Series …

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A great retirement discovery for me: You no longer have to live in any one place. The government may insist that you have an address, but once you’re free of the damn job you’re also free to … Continue reading →

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Taste Question

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Don’t get me wrong. I love flirtiness, and I’m more than capable of enjoying some well-placed outrageousness and vulgarity. And I’m not talking here about passing laws. Still: Is this the way we want our popular culture … Continue reading →

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Mark Knopfler’s “Golden Heart”

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Can’t resist passing along this Mark Knopfler song that I just ran across. You’ll have to click through the embed to watch and listen to it on YouTube. It’s worth the effort: Such an evocative murky/clear, tender/sad, … Continue reading →

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Arbor Gates, The Saga Continues

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: The estimable Blowhard, Esq. and I are involved in a quest to direct the attention of architecture fans (and potential architecture fans) to the modest pleasures of what are called “arbor gates” — trellised, usually overgrown, garden … Continue reading →

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Old California Cars 2: A Sweet VW

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I’m still in California, and I continue to get a lot of pleasure out of the well-preserved old cars that abound out here. Back in the northeast, it’d be a rare treat to run across something like … Continue reading →

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Linkathon

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Harsh. The era’s most crucial debate rages on. Steve Sailer wonders what’s up with Harvard sociologist Robert Putnam. (Putnam has done studies showing that increasing “diversity” decreases trust levels in neighborhoods and societies — yet he remains a … Continue reading →

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Bicycles and Berlin

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Where most things go, I’m a pluralist. As Vedanta maintains: one goal, many paths. And my pluralism extends to transportation policy. Let’s not let any one or two forms of transport dominate, let’s have them all: trams, … Continue reading →

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