Archive for February, 2008

OPW: “All That is Glorius Around Us”

February 15th, 2008 | In OPW, poetry 

Today’s “Other People Words” is a poem by Barbara Crooker which celebrate the oft-forgotten glories of life.
All That Is Glorious Around Us
(title of an exhibit on The Hudson River School)
is not, for me, these grand vistas, sublime peaks, mist-filled
overlooks, towering clouds, but doing errands on a day
of driving rain, staying dry inside the silver skin […]

Writing is Useful

February 14th, 2008 | In ruminations 

This is the second part of a two-part argument that I seem to be constantly having with myself. The first half, Writing is Wasteful, was posted on Tuesday.
bookish in north park (CC)
The idea that all writings a copy of a copy of a copy is easy and convenient. And because of that, we should be […]

What Might Have Been: Unity ‘08

February 13th, 2008 | In politics 

David Berkowitz
This is something that’s been sitting on my computer for sometime. I recently found it again and decided it was interesting enough to put up here. This is a platform/speech that I devised for (recently shuttered) Unity ‘08 around August of last year, likely with Mr. Bloomberg in mind. It’s more eloquent than I […]

Writing is Wasteful

February 12th, 2008 | In personal, ruminations 

This is the first part of a two-part argument that I seem to be constantly having with myself. The second half, Writing is Useful, will be posted on Thursday.
D’arcy Norman
If this site exists for one reason, its for me to write. If it exist for a second reason, it’s so I’ll be listened to. If […]

Retroview: The Microwaved Quesadilla

February 11th, 2008 | In retroview 

Warning: This quesadilla may not have been microwaved — Photo by Borderline Amazing
There would seem to be two obvious ways of looking at the microwaved quesadilla: “sounds good” and “sounds gross.” When I was younger — around about 12 — I was firmly in the “sounds good” camp. Recently, I was pretty firmly in the “sounds gross” camp. And then a […]