Monthly Archives: June 2002

After one year being gone from her journal, pamie is writing again. I missed reading her journal regularly, but maybe the separation was a good one. I moved on, trying to find other people to replace my pamie fix. And … Continue reading →

I can sleep in exile among my people, but fitfully. I can live on crow and humble pie, but not thrive. I know my rights and have waived them.I have pled guilty.And I reject all appealsexcept for clemency. And now … Continue reading →

I did move my copy of Gravity’s Rainbow to my bedside table. So far so good. But I haven’t cracked it yet. I have an excuse. Heidi and I took my daughter, her cousin, and her friend to the mall … Continue reading →

Even though I am religious, I can see the reasoning in challenging the “under God” verbage in the pledge of alliegiance under the separation of church and state. But the recent Federal court decision that the Pledge is unconstitutional is … Continue reading →

Okay, this story about the proposed “politically correct” coffee law in Berkely (again via ObscureStore) has been blogged to death, I know. But it gives me cause to rant anyway. Yes the proposed law is a bit over the top, … Continue reading →

Hey! I used to eat from there! The eggroll carts on the Drag in Austin were a regular stop on the way from class to my West Campus Apartment in the afternoon. They’d be yelling, “Happy Hour! Three egroll, two … Continue reading →

The latest Blog Meme spreading like wildfire is to type “{your name}-is” into Google and see what Google has to say about you. Cody is proud to host a full rodeo every nightCody is not shy or aggressiveCody is famous, … Continue reading →

I treat books the same way I do food. I devour the ones that are frivolous, empty calories and I buy the ones that are good for me with the best intentions and then leave them to rot. Except that … Continue reading →

Hey, I found a site dedicated to the best item ever to grace my Charlie Brown lunchbox back in second grade — Space Food Sticks.

Say you’re a meta-mathematics geek and you really like playing with proofs. Did you know you can make music with proofs? Nerdalicious!

I didn’t go to Life Teen Mass last night. I usually hate missing Life Teen Mass because that’s the mass that feels most like a celebration. It has music closest to what I like. But I had volunteered to sell … Continue reading →

And we were running late. Petunia was in the middle of her mashed peas and Heidi was trying to help Grandma get the batteries in her hearing aids and we were all rushing cause there was less than an hour … Continue reading →

Another Swim Meet Saturday, another batch of pix, another chance to fool around and learn how to do all the html stuff to post pics. This time I’m trying thumbnails. Unfortunately figuring out on my own how to make them … Continue reading →

This article in the Philadelphia Inquirer pointed me to Cafe Del Mar series of records from Ibiza, Spain, one of which I soon want to acquire. Apparently “chillout”, emerging from the “chill” rooms of rave parties, is becoming a boomlet … Continue reading →

I can’t wait to play with these, provided they are still available and working: Poetry Tools from the TextWorkz Toolshed.