Philipp Lenssen has closed down the thread on the list of bloggers post. As he wrote: Projecting whatever evil you see in the world (racism, sexism, homophobia, wars) on me/ this post is certainly an easier option than facing real issues. I’m only afraid it won’t help anyone. I think everyone made their point by now, repeatedly, […]
A critic’s value
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Sometimes I enjoy writing; other times, I hate being a writer. For those of you who think it would be just wonderful to publish a book: think again. There’s few things that can make you more vulnerable than to work your butt off on something and then have it trivialized, […]
A binding demonstration
Steve points to this post, which provides an exceptionally well documented demonstration of creating a homemade book using fairly traditional book binding techniques. It’s probably the most photographed and meticulously detailed example of this technique I’ve seen. A single page version of the demonstration is available at the author’s journal.
Viva la vote
The line to vote was quite long but the crowd of primarily retired folk was friendly. As I got to the check-in desk I realized I didn’t have my wallet, so home I went to grab it. When I returned I noticed a great deal of black clothing. Yes, a great deal of black clothing. The Seminary […]
Exhibiting grace during victory
McCaskill beat out Talent. It looks like Amendment 2 wins in an extremely close race. Barbara Fraser edged out long time Republican Odenwall to give control of the county council to the Democrats. Democrats have taken back the House. We also have a good shot at the Senate. And women have redefined the term homemaker. YaHHHOOOOEEEEE! […]
