With regards poetry, I like simple and to the point, yet meaningful and deliberately structured ... the way I like novels too, I suppose. That's probably why I like haiku, and Emily Dickinson. The following poems are from Cat Talk by Patricia MacLachlan and Emily MacLachlan Charest (the book is also worth it for the watercolors by Barry Moser ( Read more... )

June 25, 2009 began as a normal day. I was in Bloomington, Indiana, teaching an introductory folklore class (cleverly disguised as a sociology course) for the local community college. About an hour into our discussion, one of my students' phones began to vibrate loudly. I leveled him with a stern "teacher's glare" as he silenced his phone, but not ( Read more... )

Cyberpsychology: an introduction to human-computer interaction, by Kent L. Norman ( Read more... )

I came across a slightly older book in my library when updating records and it had a couple of interesting, often amusing, summary descriptions.

Book: Dreams of millennium : report from a culture on the brink, by Mark Kingwell. Originally published in 1996 ( Read more... )

I was walking to work while checking my mobile phone, and happened to look up and see a robin near the sidewalk, watching me anxiously. Sheesh, bird! I know you evolved to watch out for predators, but I'm just checking my phone. I'm not going to hunt you. Stop looking at me like that!

Edit: I'm getting a slingshot.

"From this period [8th century A.D.] we also have what might be called the first Irish joke. A continental scholar sitting opposite an Irishman, and playing on the Latin terms, asked aloud, 'What is the difference between an Irishman (Latin Scottus) and a drunkard (Latin sottus)?' Unfortunately for the continental scholar, the Latin question could ( Read more... )

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Orange kitty is one of the cats I often see on the way to/from work. Sometimes I see him, sometimes I don't. I began to notice that I'd see him for a number of days, and then not see him for about the same number of days, usually four to seven. I suspect his parents are divorced.

Your result for The What Middle Earth race do you belong to Test...
Dunedain

You scored 65% Size & Strength, 71% Morality, 41% Aggression, and 82% Intelligence.


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I'm sick and staying home, which means I'm going to post about some more stuff that make me go WUT, while not being sure if I'm the one who's wrong ( Read more... )