November 2002

Cold

30 November 2002

The weather outside is delightful, clear, dry, and in the 60s. Locals talk about how cold it is, but it feels wonderful to me. Or it would if I hadn’t managed to become infected with a bit of a cold. Damned virus, keeping me from enjoying my weekend to the fullest. At least I had [...]

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Thanks

28 November 2002

This holiday separates the half-fulls from the half-empties. It’s always in fashion to rebel against the tides of commercial sentimentality with a list of things not to be thankful for (listen to this Burroughs MP3 for a marvelous example). It’s also easy to find things to be happy about, because if you’ve got access to [...]

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With relish

27 November 2002

I’m not exactly a world-renowned chef, so if I’m invited to any pot-luck Thanksgiving dinners I have exactly one trick: cranberry relish. Fortunately, it’s a good one: it’s easy to make, people like it enough to ask me to bring it a second time, and I get to eat the leftovers. If you want to [...]

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Solaris

26 November 2002

Last night I saw the new Steven Soderbergh/George Clooney Film, Solaris. It was a good film—no, a little more than good, but a shade less than great. It was probably the highest profile (and budget) art house movie I’ve ever seen. It’s going to fail like nobody’s business. I’m going to resist the temptation to [...]

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The Kingdom

24 November 2002

This morning, in a fit of insomnia, I watched a tape of a Danish TV series called Riget (The Kingdom). It was directed (in part) by Lars von Trier, best known for Breaking the Waves and Dancer in the Dark, and has attracted a cult following, being described as “Twin Peaks meets ER.” It turns [...]

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Idle thought

23 November 2002

We’ve had a war on poverty, a war on drugs, and a war on terror, but why not a war on war? Of course, it would probably end up the same way as the wars on (some) drugs, (some) poverty, and (some) terror. Do we really want a war on (some) wars, too? Share/Bookmark

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Ophidian

22 November 2002

I was working at the computer when I saw the snake glide across the floor. It was about the width of a pencil, maybe a little thicker, about two feet long, and a slick, glossy black. I rolled my chair back in surprise, and saw the tail of another glide under my desk, just inches [...]

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Music on hold

21 November 2002

Don’t worry, drinking mold hasn’t killed me yet. I’m just taking care of some business, I’ll be back soon. In the interim, please enjoy your choice of some lovely “hold music,” as previously featured here on Hidden City. While you are at it, look through my CD collection and let me know what you’d like [...]

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I want a new drug

19 November 2002

On the advice of one of my doctors today I bought some guarana capsules and spirulina powder. The plan is that these dietary additives will boost my energy levels, along the way helping me narrow my focus so I can better use my time and actually see more projects through to completion. What have I [...]

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Thawing out

19 November 2002

It was chilly enough yesterday to send the local lizards into a state of extreme lethargy. I saw these two cold-blooded fellows hanging on one of my planters yesterday, crawling slowly into the sunlight to kick-start their metabolism.     The guy on the right* left was covered in dirt. I don’t know that much about [...]

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