October 2006

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General
A Proposal
10.26.06 | Permalink | Comment?

Mrs has been in Ioway but returns today. This morning as I got out of bed I stepped in cat vomit. Thus is illustrated how a day can start poorly but is guaranteed to improve. If there was a daily scheduled return of a loved one, then every day would gain from that certainty of […]
General
Citizen Policing
10.22.06 | Permalink | Comment?

Back from the Midwest. It is odd to join in the experience of major college football; folks flying in and driving in from all over the country, parking in huge fields, tail-gating, guzzling crap beer (right up to the stadium gates, there being no booze allowed inside), then trying to sit on uncomfortable benches. Apparently […]
General, Writing
Sickago
10.19.06 | Permalink | Comment?

This Saturday is birthday number Thirty-seven. But I shan’t be in Portland to blarg about. Mrs and I are flying to Chicago tomorrow, accompanied by Pater and Sister and Brother-in-Law. From there we drive to Oak Park, where our hotel is. From Oak Park we will drive to South Bend. Itinerary: in Oak Park to […]
Music
More ipod foolery
10.13.06 | Permalink | Comment?

Since I enjoy conflating randomness with predictive or normative value as much as the next person, herewith another ipod meme makings its was along the infobahn: IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE? 1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc) 2. Put it on shuffle 3. Press play 4. For every […]
Writing
New Story
10.01.06 | Permalink | 2 Comments

My story, Boxes of Prophets, is now online in the new issue of Wanderings magazine.