Yesterday, being a lovely spring day with nothing to do at the office, I took a vacation day and went to New York City. Why? Because I wanted to go to The Cloisters to see the Lewis Chessmen. However, when I planned my trip I neglected to look online to see when The Cloisters wasContinue reading “On Allyn’s Adventures In New York”
On the Podcasts I Listen To
Every morning at work, while I’m writing catalog copy or working on other projects, I listen to a number of podcasts, sometimes up to two or three hours worth of podcasts that will take me up through lunchtime or beyond. 🙂 So, what do I listen to? News PRI’s The World. An hourly news programContinue reading “On the Podcasts I Listen To”
On My Last Visit to the Library
I grew up around books. My dad was a college librarian before he retired. Mainly special collections, but he was also a library director for a number of years as well. Suffice it to say, I was never not around books. I remember a summer, maybe when I was nine or ten, that I decidedContinue reading “On My Last Visit to the Library”
On Mitt Romney’s Detachment from Reality
There’s only one conclusion to draw — Mitt Romney is as detached from reality as a phildickian mindfuck: More proof of Romney’s detachment of reality: I begin to fear that a vote for Mitt Romney is a vote for Palmer Eldritch.
On Opening Day 2012
Baseball. For the Chicago Cubs, opening day is today. In the hallowed halls of Wrigley Field, the Cubs of Chicago and the Nationals of Washington will meet, Ryan Dempster on the mound for the Cubs, the flamethrower Stephen Strasburg on the mound for the Nationals. I have been a Cubs fan for much of myContinue reading “On Opening Day 2012”
On the Historical Frodo Baggins
This needs to be preserved forever, before it falls down Facebook’s memory hole. NPR posted a link on Facebook to a segment on All Things Considered in which Bart Ehrman discusses his new book, Did Jesus Exist? Here’s the comment I posted on the comment thread to the link: I’ve read several of Ehrman’s booksContinue reading “On the Historical Frodo Baggins”
On Things I’ve Been Reading
John Carter: World of Mars Marvel Comics Written by Peter David Art by Luke Ross A few weeks ago I saw John Carter, director Andrew Stanton’s adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ A Princess of Mars, the first of his eleven books set on Barsoom (better known to us as Mars), for Disney. John Carter hasContinue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
On the Shamrock Fest 2012 Post-Mortem
I promised myself that I wasn’t going to spend much money on CDs at Shamrock Fest. After last year, when I bought five CDs (two from the Charm City Saints, two from Barleyjuice, and one from The Gobshites), what more was there to buy? Well… Shamrock Fest is a Celtic rock/punk festival held in DCContinue reading “On the Shamrock Fest 2012 Post-Mortem”
On The Minister of Chance Movie Trailer
I received an e-mail today from the producers of The Minister of Chance audio drama to announce the release of a short movie trailer. Before we get to the movie trailer, what exactly is The Minister of Chance? I have a hunch that many of you reading may not have heard of this. Well, it’sContinue reading “On The Minister of Chance Movie Trailer”
On Opting Out of the Reason Rally
Yesterday afternoon a friend from northern Virginia sent me an e-mail. “Are you going to the Reason Rally this weekend,” she asked. “It’s your kind of thing. You really should go.” The Reason Rally. A gathering on the National Mall for the godless. Yes, it very much is the sort of thing for me. ButContinue reading “On Opting Out of the Reason Rally”