Unexpected circumstances found me at the Fairmont talking to Ira Glass of This American Life. “I really wanted to come see you talk tonight,” I…
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Unexpected circumstances found me at the Fairmont talking to Ira Glass of This American Life. “I really wanted to come see you talk tonight,” I…
A few weeks ago our electrician friend, Mike Kaplan, spent an evening examining some of the fucked-up old wiring in our house. He’s going to…
The LA Times has an interesting interview with Julia Sweeney of SNL fame about her one-woman show, “Letting Go of God.”
Elliott (a prof here at the university) asked me if I know of a group called “Defend New Orleans.” Actually he wasn’t sure if they’re…
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been working on an interactive Flash movie for BibleDudes. It simulates an archaeological dig, and you can explore…
This information is about seven years old. I put it here just to experiment with the new WordPress “pages” feature. I hope to update it…
I met Joe Lambert of the Center for Digital Storytelling. Joe was here in New Orleans to advise the development of the Plessy Park Project,…
It may seem ridiculous, but I gave up alcohol for Lent. Even though I’m not Christian, I find something ever-so-slightly appealing in the idea. I…
Our cinematic journey through the alphabet continues. There sure were a lot of H films on my list. 26 to be exact. (Compared to only…
Just in case anyone was still in doubt, a new study indicates humans are definitely to blame for global warming.
Reading the promotional text on the back of my Sunsweet Gold Label Cherry Essence Dried Plums led me to the Nutrition Density Index. Basically it’s…
The right handlebar of my bicycle broke off as I was riding across D’Hemecourt on the way home from work yesterday. It broke off right…
Today I discovered that WordPress version 1.5 had been released upon the world, and I upgraded the b.rox blog with nary a glitch. (Well, maybe…
The Kyoto Protocol goes into effect today. It’s the most biggest environmental accord ever, but the biggest polluter isn’t on board.
When I was a wee lad in elementary school, I was fascinated to read about the origin of the modern “heart” shape, which looks nothing…
According to the Death Clock I’m going to die on Sunday, October 28, 2040. And according to Dante’s Inferno Test, I’ll be going to Limbo.
We went to see a musical duo called One Ring Zero at my favorite bookstore. It seemed like everyone we knew was there, including Ben…
For the last few years I’ve actually kind of enjoyed going in to work on Ash Wednesday. The sudden transition back to so-called normality after…