Last night at about 9 pm, a fluffy white and black cat attacked our Molly in the back yard. It was the full cat attack, complete with screech. I yelled and chased the other cat off the property, but Molly took off so fast in another direction that I couldn’t even track where she went. I called to her, but she didn’t respond. I figured that she was rightfully spooked and probably took off into the woods (our house adjoins…
Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, and now… Legally Ordained Spiritual Warrior! Let the Light Shine Through! The Universal Life Church has only two tenets: To promote freedom of religion To do that which is right As a member of the Universal Life Church you are granted the ability to: * Perform marriages, funerals, baptisms, ceremonial rites, and last rites. * Start your own church, be it brick & mortar or online. * Absolve others of their…
I’m not a big fan of the politics of the telecommunications companies (particularly with regard to the issue of net neutrality) but I’ve got to have connectivity. Since the days of slow dial-up, I’ve tried them all. I was hopeful about Comcast, but it was nothing but trouble from the start. The experience at the Comcast store yesterday (see the bottom of the post) only cemented my judgment. In my area, Comcast pretty much had a monopoly for broadband services….
On my last night in Schaumburg, Illinois, there was a cute little skunk wandering around in the Marriott Suites parking lot. Awwww….
On its own, it was a very cool tweet by Keith Olbermann: Roald Dahl is one of my childhood favorites. I am still very fond of vermicious knids. I replied to the tweet: He answered almost immediately: Seven is the perfect age for a very smart kid have written to Dahl. I already love Keith, but this added yet another layer of respect. I wish I’d thought of it! I’m really hoping that he reads the correspondence on the show….
I’ve been thinking about narratives, how people create stories about themselves – even (maybe even especially) private stories. I’m not sure whether it’s our culture, or if it’s just me, but music anchors me even more than sight or touch. It rivals smell for the primal whole-self response. I had an idea to free-associate, to simply list the music I strongly recall enjoying. For almost a minute, I had the illusion that that I could make a whole list. I…