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When my mother saw Elvis in concert 16 Aug 2012 | 10:35 pm
On this the 35th anniversary of the death of Elvis, I thought I’d call my mother and talk to her about seeing Elvis in concert when she was young. Here is what she told me only about half an hour … Co...
Reflecting on the year thus far in reading 16 Aug 2012 | 09:05 am
As of last night, I’ve read 44 books this year. The list of what I’ve read can be found on GoodReads. True, several of them are graphic novels from the Unshelved series, but hey it’s still 44 books. O...
Who’s that writin’? John the Revelator 14 Aug 2012 | 10:32 pm
This morning, I heard yet another version of the traditional “John the Revelator” first popularized by Blind Willie Johnson and his first wife, Willie B. Harris. This time, it is being done by Steve V...
Something’s better than nothing 13 Aug 2012 | 11:58 pm
Last week, I talked about kicking it up a notch a la Emil Lagasse, by walking to work three times. I still only walked to work twice last week, so this week I’m returning to my goal of walking to … Co...
Taking a detour into northern Wyoming 12 Aug 2012 | 08:00 pm
At the end of July, I talked about wiping the slate clean again, in terms of the books on my Nook. In all, I had 12 e-books and added one to my Nook as one came in from the Free … Continue reading →
And now a baker’s dozen of e-books 25 Jul 2012 | 10:43 pm
Early Sunday morning, I decided to wipe the slate clean, in terms of books on my Nook before I read anything else. In particular, I had 12 books downloaded either for free from Barnes and Noble or pu...
Today’s new earworm: Baroness 24 Jul 2012 | 11:44 pm
For the last six months or so, I’ve been exploring new music every Tuesday via Mog and Pitchfork. I’ve also recently added AllMusic as another source to check out new music every Tuesday. Over that t...
Many small steps 23 Jul 2012 | 11:53 pm
So the last time I did one of these themed days, I was Gellin’ and Zinfandelin’. Today, as I’m restarting this theme (and this blog), I thought it would be good to give an update on that post. I had...
Wiping the slate clean again 22 Jul 2012 | 08:00 pm
I talk a lot about wiping the slate clean, in terms of my reading. I’m not even going to post links to all the times I’ve done it, because it would be too many. “I’m not gonna live by their rules any...
The goals are still the same, only the names have changed… 21 Jul 2012 | 03:58 pm
“We live in an open universe,” said William James, “in which uncertainty, choice, hypothesis, novelties and possibilities are natural.” But if the universe is unfinished, so are we. Each one of us is...
