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Let it fall from my hands
After Teresa died, almost seven years ago now, I consoled myself by listening to Neutral Milk Hotel's album "In the Aeroplane over the Sea". Now, I'm listening to VNV Nation, mostly their songs about lost love. It helps me dwell on my problems. As if ( Read more... ) -
Hello, anyone?
Perhaps I should return to LJ. Facebook is turning real life into television: it's much too easy to sit back and watch other people's lives stream by. Sure, I occasionally post something about my day. Too often, when I post someone else's political opinions ( Read more... ) -
Over a year since
It's been over a year since my last posting here. All of the fun stuff happens on Facebook, it seems. Well, all of the fun stuff except spam postings. I get lots of those here.
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Stilla livean dkicking
Yes, folks, it's true. I'm still alive ( Read more... ) -
Bored of education?
Pardon me for reposting someone else's blog, but it's a quick introduction to the FAIL that is the Texas Board of Education. While such behavior is not new for the TBoE, the excision of Thomas Jefferson from the curriculum (preferring, in his stead, John Calvin) has made international headlines.
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Dead PowerMac :(
My cat jumped up on my desk. My old PowerMac G4 was perched precariously there. The weight of the cat moved the center of weight of the cat-mac system to a position unsupported by the desk. This induced a torque, with the edge of the desk as fulcrum. Gravity accelerated both downward, but the cat dynamically changed its shape, propelling itself ( Read more... ) -
Bump
Still alive & kicking ( Read more... ) -
Still alive & rockin'
What have I been up to ( Read more... ) -
Libreticist & Opera composer needed
For some months, I've been wanting someone to compose an opera based on the events surrounding the tragic death of Major League Baseball pitcher Nick Adenhart.
Why does this drunk driving death rise to the level of an operatic tragedy?
Triumph, Hubris, Foolishness, Tragedy, Death
- Nick was a rising star, killed just after a brilliant performance ( Read more... )
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Bird Geek
I've built a remote bird detector, attached it to my backyard bird feeder. I'm now snapping hundreds of pics of the same birds over and over.
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