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How I Learned to Stop Worrying* and Love The Inconsistency of Our World**

* Cogito ergo sum (not Descartes', Husserl's)** Iunctis viribus (Haiti is right!)Subtitle Freely Inspired by Dr Strangelove.



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    Archive for April, 2007



    Dexter and The Shield: bad is good

    Posted on Apr 23, 2007

    It’s always a challenge for a writer to make the readers like a character they would hate in real life. Some time ago I watched two TV shows: Dexter and The Shield and I have to admit I wasn’t really interested to at first. Dexter (starring Michael C. Hall) is a serial killer but he’s not so bad after all, he only kills criminals. In The Shield, Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) is a detective, the leader of the Strike Team and he sometimes (not to say often…) uses illegal and brutal methods but then again, only against those who seem well deserving of such treatment. A serial killer and a brutal and corrupted cop, I was reluctant and now I’m addicted. It can be bewildering for some people but are they really that bad? Some people would say killing serial killers or child molesters is OK, some others may think… READ MORE




    Here we go!

    Posted on Apr 16, 2007

    This is my first post on this blog, and it gives me the opportunity to thank all of those who are following my work for over a decade. The design of the site changed (many times), the content did also but some of you are still visiting and sending emails; I do appreciate a lot this ‘cyber-fidelity’. One can wonder why I decided to create this blog and I’m still wondering myself. I don’t really get into blogging because I couldn’t talk about my life on a daily basis but this blog might be like a therapy. I explain. I’m not used to talk about me and personal things but I can talk -a lot- about my work(s), what’s inspiring me and my projects… So I guess I will have enough to share with you anyway. I’ve been told a couple of times I’m too secretive and the purpose of… READ MORE






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