Posted in Blather, Poetry on November 10th, 2008 No Comments »
If one were two and two was five
And six was eighty-three,
Who could count and who could add
And how would retail be?
The dollar store would be two bucks
And birthdays would be queer
When children who are four
Are in their forty-seventh year.
The web would be less binary
For zeroes would be three
And that would muddle all the works
(I know [...]
Posted in Blather on October 26th, 2008 No Comments »
It’s a cool, damp Sunday. Up the street from me, my neighbours found this in their pool:
I guess that’s one way to clean an SUV.
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Posted in Blather on October 26th, 2008 No Comments »
A couple of days ago I wrote briefly about this story, which concerns scientists finding a way to erase certain memories in mice. The idea, I suppose, is that eventually we’ll be able to erase our disagreeable memories and convince ourselves everything is peaches and cream. (Actually, I don’t really like peaches and cream, so [...]
Posted in Blather on October 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
I visited Nick Carr’s blog Roughtype and discovered that the Charlie Kaufman scripted movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is moving from the drama category into documentary. Carr’s post Remembering to forget is worth a read:
“Slowly but surely, scientists are getting closer to developing a drug that will allow people to eliminate unpleasant memories. [...]
Posted in Blather on October 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
On a subject unrelated to writing (except in the sense that it disrupts my writing/editing work) … When I got my dog, Molly Bloom, from the SPCA, part of the reason for choosing her was her quiet disposition.
She was a rescue dog. She had been found, with her four siblings, in something like a closet. [...]
Posted in Blather, Writing on August 9th, 2008 No Comments »
I thought I’d scribble a few notes regarding writing. To my surprise, I found I had revealed some key tips concerning the writing profession. I was compelled to share:
1. It’s best to be sober. Mind you, it’s not nearly as much fun.
2. It’s okay to tap on the keys while naked but try to remember [...]
Posted in Blather, Doodles on July 30th, 2008 No Comments »
From my thin notebook (paper kind):
(Cross-posted on Crazy Ass Planet.)
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