The only thing worse than being extremely stressed out about work is to be sick while you are stressed out about work. And the only thing worse than that is to be sick, stressed out, and have a skull-popper of a sinus headache to boot. So instead of running the risk of screwing up work [...]
I don’t speak Leet, at least not very well. But if I did I would totally get a set of L33T Scrabble tiles. Then again, aren’t Scrabble players automatically l4m3rz? Share/Bookmark
It’s been quite a while since I’ve done one of these Internet weblog meme things. But since Rick of Stuck on the Palmetto “tagged” me (as I understand it, that’s how the cool kids say they want you to play along with their game), I’ll play along. Work has drained me of any sort of [...]
Today, it seems, isn’t really Presidents Day at all. According to the Feds it’s just Washington’s Birthday, with the Senate celebrating according to tradition with a reading of Washington’s farewell address. Most people these days add their own favorite presidents to the mix along with him. So I suppose in some homes there’s a celebration [...]
I happened to notice a hit on the site from a Google search for Dhalgren, so I followed the link to see what might be out there. Among the results I came across this: The Arts of Incident: Fiction and Reality in the Narrative of Delany’s Dhalgren, by Joseph B. Keough. It’s an interesting scholarly [...]
I don’t have the formatting worked out exactly right, but if you are interested in seeing some of my photos, the gallery is here. Share/Bookmark
Following the first three Books in my Blood — The Wizard of Oz, Another Roadside Attraction, and The Lord of the Rings — let’s discuss the B-side of Hamlet: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, by Tom Stoppard. Share/Bookmark
I have a deep and resonant voice, or so I have been told. As with most people, I disagree; I think my recorded voice sounds irritating and fey, but I guess that’s not for me to judge. At any rate, I get a lot of comments at the office about my voice, many of them [...]
Here’s a strange little tidbit. This morning I got a search hit from someone at dhs.gov, who was using the Fox news search tool to look for hidden city. I get a fair number of hits from the .mil domain, too. I wonder what I have that they are looking for? Share/Bookmark
Everyone who reads can think of certain books that that managed to get under their skin, those books and stories that changed them in some way. I have a list of them, and I imagine many of you do, as well. Some time ago I started writing about them, and now, after a three year [...]
I have a deep-rooted love for the work of Samuel R. “Chip” Delany. He is a masterful writer, with a gift for language which continues to astound me. His 800 page prose-poem Dhalgren is one of my favorite books, and one which well deserves the extensive and thoughtful analysis it has received over the years. [...]
While continuing to deal with personal matters (which remain unnamed simply because I cannot imagine anyone else would be interested at this point), I have been using my limited free time to slip out of reality’s grasp in as many ways as possible. As has been the case since childhood, these ways usually involve immersing [...]
“Okay, thanks for joining us! For this game we want you to pick the first word that comes to mind for each of the following pictures. Ready? Go!” “Um, defensive?” “Okay, next?” “Used up?” “Sorry that’s two words.” “Okay, hollow?” “We’ll accept that. One more.” “Ossified?” “Ossified?! What the hell does that mean? Judges? Oooh, [...]
I recently came across the NOAA Ocean Explorer site. Floridians know NOAA primarily for the “atmospheric” part of their name, so it’s cool to see what the “oceanographic” side of the organization is doing. They undertake undersea research expeditions, and their site is a terrific educational tool, filled with easy to understand explanations and marvelous [...]
While I had hoped off-line matters would sort themselves out quickly, that’s not how it has worked out. As a result, posting is likely to remain light for another… well, I hesitate to set up a time table. You know, those terrorists love time tables and schedules. On reflection, does that mean terrorists are efficiency [...]