Wednesday, December 03, 2003

For those who were wondering about the name of my daughter,

It's Finnish.
One of the characteristic traits of the Finns that I know is a tendency toward chauvinism. At least it's characteristic of the Finns whose company I've enjoyed, which must mean that I share the trait with them.
All the non-chauvinistic Finns I've met seemed to suffer from an inferiority-complex. Or something--they were all given to excessive drinking and drug abuse (as opposed to moderate drug abuse).
BTW, I think it's possible to use intoxicants moderately and responsibly--I can't seem to do it, I tried for years, but I don't deny that it's possible.

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