BurningbirdWell, wasn’t I in a melancholy mood before retiring yesterday? I blame it on the dog days of August. This time of year, the Dog Star–Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major–starts appearing in the sky just before dawn for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, after hiding behind the sun for most of the […]
I really admire Doc for trying to find a middle ground between Larry Lessig and Dave Winer regardling Larry’s rather assertive and bold speech at Open Source. I agree with Doc: we’re all on the side of angels, here. The important thing is that we all work towards something that’s important to each of us: Larry is fighting copyright restrictions and […]
Frank has posted the first installment of the Mike Golby interview. Fitting Mike’s status as the blogger with the most…words, the final interview approaches 20,000 words. Thanks to Frank for splitting it up. Tidbit: Recently, I’ve moved from a tight social circle where every blog entry I’ve read is reflected in my daily offering, across to clusters […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. A couple of days ago Jeneane wrote in a posting: That problem being that too few of us understand what it means to love. Simply to love and to love simply. I’m not married, nor do I have a boyfriend, but it seems to me that the simplest of loves–an uncomplicated love–can’t […]
The storm rolled in this morning, sending thunder ahead in warning, like the drums of a potentate’s caravan. Boom. Boom. I’m coming BOOM. BOOM. Getting closer! I got out of bed and stood at the bedroom window, watching the winds whip the trees, the flashes of lightning, and the heavy rain. I’ll never tire of thunderstorms. About […]