I scurried about sundry vistas in this soggy city this afternoon to catch a few (mildly) interesting photos of the Grand River flooding.
See my Tumblr for all 10 images. Here’s one to whet your appetite:
The Grand River Flood: A Tumblr Photoset
A Week To Remember
This week was one for the history books. Let’s work to ensure that our response to these events earns fair treatment in those history books.
“No, Mom, I’m Not in a Texas Prison,” and Other Updates of Note
In this personal update: Texas prisons, a social-calendar summary, writing-group events, marathons, hiking … and cats.
"No, Mom, I'm Not in a Texas Prison," and Other Updates of Note
In this personal update: Texas prisons, a social-calendar summary, writing-group events, marathons, hiking … and cats.
What It Means To Be “A Writer”
Writing isn’t a glorious profession. Nor is it a functional description. Rather, it’s an avocation, a way of thinking and acting that recognizes that words mean things and that stringing them together requires inspiration, not just perspiration or aspiration.
What It Means To Be "A Writer"
Writing isn’t a glorious profession. Nor is it a functional description. Rather, it’s an avocation, a way of thinking and acting that recognizes that words mean things and that stringing them together requires inspiration, not just perspiration or aspiration.
Zero Political Shades of Gray
As long as we insist on treating every policy question like a zero-sum game with only one valid answer per ideology, we all lose.
Viva Las Vegas!
For the period 3/13/13 to 3/16/13, I was in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the 360Vegas Vacation. The notes below serve as my official trip report.
Expertise and Its Discontents
Expertise, then, is both a blessing and a curse: You really do know better than others, but others fail to concede the point.
Behold the Awesome Power of Medieval Ukrainian Chant
Most of our popular music is either monophony or homophony; polyphony is just too complex to process without aural training.