{"id":463,"date":"2007-07-13T04:48:48","date_gmt":"2007-07-13T11:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=463"},"modified":"2007-12-08T23:06:43","modified_gmt":"2007-12-09T05:54:43","slug":"intellectuals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=463","title":{"rendered":"Intellectuals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m rereading&nbsp; the book &quot;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Intellectuals-Paul-Johnson\/dp\/1842120395\/ref=sr_1_1\/102-6767573-7143358?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1184343930&amp;sr=8-1\">Intellectuals<\/a>&quot; by Paul Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, I&#8217;m listening to it on tape.<\/p>\n<p>I see myself in the giant flaws of the protagonists, particularly in this description of Simone de Bouvoir&#8217;s relationship with Jean Paul Sartre. &quot;She was there for him when nobody better was available.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve always wanted a woman around to take care of me and I&#8217;ve always been willing to settle for the best one available.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve dated some homely chicks. 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