- "Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race." — James Joyce
- "Say, any of you boys smithies? Or, if not smithies per se, were you otherwise trained in the metallurgic arts before straitened circumstances forced you into a life of aimless wanderin'?" — Ulysses Everett McGill
Monthly Archives: March 2011
EARWORM! … CDs Taken From My Car In A Burglary, Circa 2008
1. Belle & Sebastian: The Boy With the Arab Strap
Lost Dog
I found her in an Illinois pound in August 1997, where I had gone to research an article. She was eight weeks old, held in an eye-level cage. I hooked one finger through the bars while I was talking to … Continue reading
Con-Go
xx xx xx xx xx Back from the Emerald City Comicon in Seattle, where I wrote about this and this and also this other show that I’ve never even watched. I am full of notions for making this conventiongoing experience … Continue reading
Wednesday’s Heroes: Rusty Schweickart
A side effect of looking toward the skies is that you can’t help but notice stuff moves around up there. Rusty Schweickart, who got closer to the stars than most humans have or, at this rate, ever will, understands that … Continue reading
Posted in Wednesday's Heroes
Tagged apophis, asteroid, astronaut, meteors, rusty schweickart, space, wednesday's heroes
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Fight For Your Right
xxx “I spent 23 years in the United States Air Force, and another 20 years in multicultural workforces. I list persons of all races amongst my group of friends, having lived and worked with them throughout the years. Now I … Continue reading
Posted in Sometimes I Notice Stuff
Tagged citizenship, entitlement, heinlein, military, politics, specialness, voting
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