BurningbirdMy roommate hung wind chimes this last weekend, just in time for some of the windier storms we’ve had this week. I keep my window in my upstairs bedroom/office cracked a bit so that I can hear their gentle sound, interspersed with the songs of the cardinals, finches, and occasional red-winged blackbird. The geese have […]
In between checking out the many different peace protests planned for the St. Louis area, trying to decide if I want to participate in a planned civil disobedience protest at the local Boeing plant, I remembered that yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day. Considering that I’m half Irish – really Irish, not the Kiss Me I’m […]
I want to, need to, extend my apologies to so many people this week. I have been rude, angry, belligerant, and have done my best to push away those who I do count my friends. Explanations would take too long and would only bore all of you. Suffice it to say that I’m very, very angry at […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Doc sent an email out to a bunch of folks this morning, pointing to a new work he and David Weinberger created, World of Ends. Doc asked for comments. I sent them in an email, but then it dawned on me that Doc might actually prefer a link. I am a […]
The little girl ran into the small room that served as her mother’s home office. Her mother was typing away at the computer, intent on the screen, but that didn’t stop the girl from running up and grabbing hold of her mother’s hand. “Mama! Mama! Come quick! Something’s wrong with the birds!” the girl cried […]