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Look
Looking into buddhist retreats that might have a work/study program. -
9 to 5: The Musical
Hands hurt so I'll just paste what I wrote to my brother ( Read more... ) -
Emmys
I missed nearly the first hour of this due to family upset that I may blog about later. This year's ceremony is striking to me as the most political Emmys I've ever seen. There have been scripted calls to get out and vote in November. There have been oblique references to the age of McCain. There have been references to the inarticulation of the ( Read more... ) -
Reflections on Viewing
1. The sponsor on Hulu of many of the Bab5 episodes (and "Burn Notice" as well) is the US Army. As I listened to the propaganda and once again became disgusted with how much of George Orwell's 1984 the current administration has taken as a playbook, I realized that I'm old enough to remember something different. My formative years were spent in a ( Read more... ) -
I'm Not Good, I'm Just Drawn That Way
I just arrived at my parents' tonight. They have a swimming pool. I was very hot from the drive through the Central Valley so exercise I was already planning on doing sounded even better. My RSI is so bad right now that I even have to be careful swimming. I did a couple laps of breaststroke interspersed with backstroke (not using my hands much ( Read more... ) -
Crush Crush
Okay, like many I've nursed a crush on Bill Nye the Science Guy for a number of years (at least before I read about the restraining order). I was just Googling a bit and read an old NY Times interview with him in which he said he swing dances a couple nights a week. ZOMG. -
Warner Brothers Cartoons Presents
Alright, folks. Not counting classical pieces, which songs you learned from Warner Brothers cartoons do you like the most? -
Count Your Blessings
Counting your blessings is something I need to be better at. I used to do semi-regular gratitude lists and I should get back to that. However, this time I'm going to tell you what most of you should be grateful for: be grateful you're not disabled ( Read more... )
