January 2009

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Books
Now with extra Rhys
01.31.09 | Permalink | Comment?

Recent books read: After Leaving Mr. McKenzie, Jean Rhys Good Morning, Midnight, Jean Rhys Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised As a Girl, John Colapinto Western Civilization: Volume 1: to 1715, Jackson J. Spielvogel Goodbye Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War, William Manchester Flat Earth: The […]
Dogs
Dogs of Portland
01.23.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

The Oregon Humane Society knows we are suckers and so when they sent pictures of this litter of puppies: we immediately agreed to foster a pair of them for the couple of weeks it’ll take before they’re old enough to go back to the shelter and be adopted. Right now it is almost certain that […]
Self-referential
Boca Rio Madoff
01.21.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

Haven’t updated in awhile? Uninspired? Brain fried by contemplating spreads between Treasury and prime money market funds? Then there are only two options left; typing in the first ten songs that come up when you shuffle your iPod, or copying in the most recent top search queries for your blog. I am sure the former […]
Technology
Dr. Geek
01.06.09 | Permalink | Comment?

Society will have crossed another Rubicon if, at the next Apple shareholders’ conference, some investors with an errant notion of disclosure rights demand to know if Steve Jobs has suffered massive diarrhea recently. That entire ridiculous article should have been edited down to the last paragraph (excluding the last sentence, because it’s none of our business): […]
Music
Quod Christi morte deletum est
01.05.09 | Permalink | Comment?

Tomorrow is Epiphany. And, perhaps because I’m listening to it right now, but I just had the epiphany that my favorite song is “The 500 Club” by Steel Pole Bath Tub.
Books
Nice in Nice
01.02.09 | Permalink | Comment?

The new gadget below left, showing a random sampling from the Library Thing database of the books that I and Mrs The Fyd own, makes me want to visit my own blog just to see what books pop up. Which, since I could just sit in the basement and randomly pull books off shelves for the […]