Now that I am fully vaccinated, I can look at this blog without feeling the creepies. My dissertation was on the figure of the virus in fiction. I suspected that we were long overdue for a new pandemic, and worried about the militarized uses as well. The end of the century came and went. I was super careful. Stayed home. Took precautions. Watched the country go through a lot of insanity, and it’s not over yet. But I had already…
Be calm. Be just as calm as you can, no matter what.
Remember: The Dunning-Kruger Effect means that you don’t always get the respect that you deserve, but… that’s their problem, not yours, so don’t internalize it.
Keep rereading this and just practice, practice, practice, even if the need for it continues to be infuriating at some level: How to Deal with Impossible People
Look! Look! Finally, a piece of documentation for my great-grandfather’s biergarten! Please comment if you have any stories about Schnitzler’s Grove.
Wandering restless as the leaves. Autumn Day (Herbsttag) Rainer Maria Rilke Lord, it is time. The summer was so great. Let fall your shadow on the sundials, and across the fields let loose the winds. Command the last fruits now to ripen: Give them two more days as from the south, Drive them to completion and chase The final sweetness into heavy wine. Who has no house will not build now Who is alone, alone will stay Will wake and…
For historical purposes, here are my current 50 most-played songs on the iPod. A Thousand Years Sting 5:58 All I Have to Do Is Dream The Everly Brothers 2:25 All I Really Want Alanis Morissette 5:25 All This Beauty The Weepies 3:20 Big Wheel Tori Amos 3:18 Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) Concrete Blonde 6:07 Comfort Deb Talan 3:16 Counting Stars Sugarcult 3:38 Daily Living Eldar Djangirov 6:12 Down to Nowhere Thea Gilmore 3:54 Dream of You Mary Fahl 3:44 Drink…
On my last night in Schaumburg, Illinois, there was a cute little skunk wandering around in the Marriott Suites parking lot. Awwww….