What with all the bedrest I’ve been catching up on my reading. The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution & Future of the Human Animal by Jared…
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What with all the bedrest I’ve been catching up on my reading. The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution & Future of the Human Animal by Jared…
In April, I’ll be making a presentation to a special interest group of the AERA titled “The Role of Blogs in the Rebuilding of New…
I’m quoted in this here article in The Gambit.
Strictly for archival purposes: Here’s a snapshot of how my blog looks on the morning of March 14, 2010. This is the main page, showing…
Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I like science fiction. I like Caribbean cultures. But I’ve never looked for the…
Thirteen tracks for my convalescence (and yours) including music by Aleatoric, Donald Joyce and Guanaco. Relax, take a nap and enjoy.
Or would that be Mardi Mince? I never completely recovered from the cold I caught in late January. I only missed one day of work,…
I imagine anyone reading this post today will be from outside New Orleans. Here it’s Mardi Gras, and people have other things to do. So…
I remember when chin straps used to be deployed in the general vicinity of the chin. Often they’d be a little too short to reach…
Since I spent so much time bellyaching here about our cashflow problems, I thought I should at least report some recent tidbits of good news.…
Misery loves company, and this year I’ve got plenty. To recap ever-so-briefly: Over the last few decades, all the big parades have been consolidated onto…
The Thursday before Mardi Gras is one of my favorite times to catch some parades. This year we had a multiplicity of invitations Thursday from…
Aj is not a word, so we come to al, an Indian mulberry. Wait, that sounds awfully familiar. Aha, that’s because I wrote about the…
I seem to be reading more these days. I’m a slow reader, but nevertheless I persevere. I’m simultaneously working my way through no less than…
It really comes as no surprise to read the following in today’s paper: The Rev. Grant Storms, the Christian fundamentalist known for his bullhorn protests…
Some two-letter words are ordinary and banal, while others are obscure but ultimately aggravating, and finally there are those that are both obscure and gratifying.…
Got my check for working as an extra for HBO’s Treme. It seems the going rate for this kind of work around here is $7.25/hour…
I say we all meet here on the second Friday in November at 49 minutes before noon… Who’s with me?
Ah, yes, so now we come to one of my favorite words: ah. I like this word because it’s so dramatic yet also so subtle…