When I want to find out the lyrics to a song, or whether a particular juicer is all it’s cracked up to be, I go to the Web. Just like everyone else. And I can almost always find it. Whether it’s amazon.com reviews, or just a personal Web site, someone, somewhere, has posted the information […]
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It Takes a Village
So now that I’ve learned all the ways that the mother can hurt herself or the baby during delivery (pushing too soon, for example), and how breatfeeding is often not an instinct that comes naturally to mother or child, and how a new baby really should be rocked for hours and hours a day, I […]
I'm Ishmael
Apparently, there’s a bit of an uproar over Orion Books’s decision to print abridged versions of classics. (Link) So, they’re taking out something around 40% of a book like Moby Dick, then calling it a Compact Edition. I guess I don’t really care. My first reaction was that it’s a terrible thing to do. These […]
The Train! The Train!
I take the train to work every day, and I very much appreciate the time to read and get into my own head. But it’s not always great. Yesterday, my little monthly card didn’t seem to work as I rushed to get to the train that I saw arriving. A very helpful little attendant ran […]
I Exist!
So, I’ve been preoccupied with baby and work (and the occasional nap). And since I really don’t want this blog to be about work or my private life, I haven’t had a lot to say. The shootings in VA happened while I was in a vacuum. I didn’t hear about them at all until a […]
Piper Lauren
7 lbs 1 oz. 20″ long Pics.
Extensions
I got an extension on filing my tax return. Or, that is, I applied for one. I assume it’ll be granted and I won’t have to think about it until October. I owed, and I paid what I think I owed. I also got (APPLIED FOR) an extension on a stupid mix-up involving the IRS […]
Our Neighborhood
Link from my brother.
Value
I wonder why it is that reading literature as a hobby is considered somehow better than watching basketball. I mean for an adult. I totally get why kids should be reading literature. But for adults. If a person doesn’t enjoy reading Dickens, then what’s the point? To learn about Victorian England? Where is that going […]
It's Funny Because It's (not) True
Alex Heard, in The New Republic, reports how David Sedaris makes up some of the stories that he presents as nonfiction. (Link) I like David Sedaris, but I have wondered whether some of his material is too good to be true. And I do think that being true is a big part of why his […]