The dog goes in Tuesday to have his torn ACL removed, screws placed into his leg bones (could look up their proper names if I cared to), and a clamp onto those to hold the whole apparatus together. Then he gets a facelift–leg lift?–by having the ends of his skin overlapped and sewed more tightly [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Miscellania
Posted in Heavy Thoughts, Stuff on July 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For the Love of a Word…
Posted in Reading, Writing on July 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
…a language was born. For the love of a language, a reader was born. For the love of reading a writer was born. For the love of writing a word was born.
There are some times when my fascination with the English language threatens to overwhelm my senses with awe and amazement. I have lived long [...]
Writing Crutches
Posted in Writing on July 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I haven’t been a steady enough writer in a while to need a Method. When I write academic papers, I read everything, take copious notes, memorize the questions, and then take two or three (or ten) naps until I realize how to proceed. I’m most lazy when it really matters. I used to call it [...]
Happy Half-versary?
Posted in Light Thoughts, Writing on July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Let’s see–tomorrow I will be halfway through my character renditions as part of the 100 Days Project that I elbowed my way into. What else would I celebrate at 50 days?
–if I had been dieting and exercising for 50 days, I’d be at least 15 pounds lighter
–if I cleaned a room every day, after 50 [...]
Retirement Options
Posted in Heavy Thoughts on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
At the end of Star Wars–what will always be known as “the first one” to anyone alive and in the theater in 1977–we see Darth Vader’s TIE fighter spinning out of control, and into the depths of space. We are safe at last from the terrible threat of empirical tyrrany.
Alas, all of us know that [...]
