"Girl With a Pearl Earring" (140/140 Challenge) |
The 140/140 challenge is to write a complete sonnet in two minutes and twenty seconds. That's 140 syllables in 140 seconds. I was performing at Jabberwocky bookshop (Newburyport High School) when I as...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:53:00 GMT |
Yoga |
I have a lot more to say about this, but technology is too hard. It is not too hard for me. Probably not too hard for you. But even with the vaunted ease-of-use of Mac stuff, technology is too hard. ...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:10:00 GMT |
The Economist waxes poetic |
The Economist hired a Nobel Laureate to explain the current global economic crisis. Interestingly, that Laureate is W.B. Yeats.You only think I'm kidding.Turning and turning in the widening gyreThe ...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:54:00 GMT |
"Rock Star" |
"Rock Star"a reductio ad absurdumfor Brian S. EllisI.As a child,I didn't want to be a Soldier.I didn't want to be a Firefighter,An Olympic Athlete,A Senator,No.I wanted to be a Rock Star.I was born ba...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:20:00 GMT |
The Deaf and the Dumb. |
The New England Home for the Deaf is in Danvers, MA. (978) 774-0445. My home phone in Salem was (978) 744-0445. We lived at the wrong number capital of the world. Adding to the fun, about half of ...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:04:00 GMT |
Checkers Speech |
This weekend my dog watched me pack and move everything that matters to me...except for him. He's a dog, of course, so he isn't smart enough to be hurt by that.This morning, after Amanda fed him brea...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:05:00 GMT |
The Red Line |
Partly, this is a follow-up to Jme's MIT-nerd-flirting thing.I was on the Red Line a few weeks ago, and I overheard part of a conversation. Understand that I am often lost in ArtieWorld, never more s...
Posted by on Tue, 27 May 2008 18:42:00 GMT |
Sen. Obamas Speech on Race in America |
I’m hardly the first to say it; the New York Times was lavish in its praise yesterday, for example. But Barack Obama’s speech in Philadelphia on Monday 3/17 was, in a word, spellbinding.I...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:57:00 GMT |
"The Free Market Gets Fed to Stern Bears" |
When Suzie Q. Homeowner earnsFar less than her mortgage, she learnsThe pains of foreclosureAnd overexposure.Such lessons are spared of Bear Stearns.Instead, J.P. Morgan reacts,Staves off Wall Street&r...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:30:00 GMT |
"Eliot Spitzers Schadenfreudian Slip" |
The paper of record reportsThat Eliot Spitzer cavortsWith premium womenWho gladly did him inThe finest Manhattan resorts.This prosecutorial wizWas hailed as the best in the bizDon't weep for this vaun...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:45:00 GMT |
