Kevin Joel Berland
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Kevin Joel Berland
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Professor emeritus of English and Comp Lit (Penn State), Indexer, reader, writer, ADHD, drawsalot, guitar, mandolin. Disability history, history of versions of Socrates, physiognomy, poetry, Dr. Johnson, Book indexing. ALSOwords, words, words 🇨🇦✡☮📚
Very pretty Moon. I, for one, care about the moon 24/7/365.
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Well, if it has to do with water, the antonyms is submerging. Triton emerges from the waves blowing his horn and then he submerges and all is still again. Except the waves. Except the waves.
November 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Well, somebody should!
September 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
immigration judges are not real judges; rather, they are bureaucrats charged with the current president's spurious agenda of mass deportation.

I could go on, but I am unable to keep up the Rant Mode for very long...
September 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
the eyes of the rest of the world, and yet it is highly unlikely that government officials or contractors would be punished. No need to multiply examples.

Moreover, the so-called immigration courts operate outside settled law, proffered mere opinion as legal guidance The so-called
September 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
government should take measures to expel them? Is a statement by a cabinet secretary that protesting "makes the U.S. look bad" sufficient legal justification for criminalizing groups and deporting protestors? Indeed, there are many U.S. government activities that make this country look bad in
September 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Under what statute can the immigration system demand full disclosure of participation in lawful assembly and demonstrations? Internal policy of the immigration system is not law. What legislature or committee of elected officials rules over the designation of political groups as so dangerous that
September 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
That's #PandemicMagicalThinking you've described so well as the "whole 'It's over'" &c.
September 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
My son once brought home two unvaccinated dogs from his best friend's house. They both had parvo; the little chihuahua died very painfully, but the big fluffy mixed breed puppy somehow survived. It's not only MDs who should take care to do no harm. Everyone should.
September 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I already miss you. But really, do take care of yourself.
September 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Note whose hands he shook, and note how he walked right past Justice Kagan without even looking her way. A boor as well as crook.
September 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Better than any number of minutes after session begins, as, to my chagrin, I know experientially.
September 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We too have a pumpernickel pancake with eyes.
August 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Not your bandwagon.
August 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Is this connected somehow to the phenomenon of people who have done something wrong getting angry at the person they wronged-- for trying to make them feel bad?
August 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
that at the bottom they are revenue-generating schemes for universities or other cultural institutions.

Disclosure: I have taught introductory creative writing as a university elective. I make no claim of assisting student writers to greatness.
August 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM