Linked from aldaily’s Nota Bene section, an article about the newest kinds of mapping. I haven’t had time to look at more than a couple, but check out We Feel Fine for a beautiful way to look at what kinds of feelings people are blogging about. They have different “Movements,” like Madness, or Murmurs, and […]
Archive | March, 2008
There's No Accounting for Taste
Among other birthday gifts this year, I received The Best American Short Stories 2007. I haven’t started yet. But I have read a lot of the “Reviews” by customers on amazon.com, and they remind me that you just can’t trust other people’s opinions. In order to even come close, you have to find a reviewer […]
Elementary School!
The penultimate coupon whore points us to the Blog Readability Test. What level do readers have to be to understand your blog? Weeklyrob scored as “Elementary School,” which I’m guessing is the lowest possible. I checked the blogs of friends of mine, and they all scored anywhere from “Junior High” to “Genius.” Now, I don’t […]
Grace Kelly
She was pretty. Anyway, I was extremely busy the last 7 days. Turned 39 (thank you very much), helped put on my Mom’s catered birthday party (she’s older than 39), celebrated my wife’s 35th birthday party, and today celebrated our anniversary. Oh, and my 91 year old grandmother stayed in our bedroom while we slept […]
Violence (My Personal Biography)
I saw In Bruges last night. I really liked the first 90 minutes. A lot. Then the last 17 were pretty bad. The acting was great, but the plot. No no no. Anyway. This isn’t a movie review. This is personal. I started thinking about the few times in my life that I’ve used physical […]