About a week ago the Washington Post ran a feature article on Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient. He’s released a new novel, Divisadero, and the article examines Ondaatje’s working methods: He begins with fragmentary images or situations — a plane crashing in the desert, say, or a bedridden man talking to a nurseContinue reading “On Narrative Conventions”
On Scooter Libby's Sentence
Scooter Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney’s former Chief of Staff, was convicted earlier this year of perjery and obstruction of justice in stemming from the revelation of Valeria Plame’s identity as a covert CIA agent. Today, Scooter Libby will be sentenced. Twenty months. That’s my guess. ETA: And I was wrong! It was thirty months!Continue reading “On Scooter Libby's Sentence”
On the Boston Legal Cast Shake-Up
Here’s the word from Boston-Legal.Org, the place for Boston Legal goings-on: “Rene [Auberjonois] has learned that he has been released from the cast of “Boston Legal.” According to what he was told, his character, “Paul Lewiston,” has been discontinued, as have the characters played by Julie Bowen, Mark Valley, and Connie Zimmer. Two new charactersContinue reading “On the Boston Legal Cast Shake-Up”
On eBooks
Way back in the dark ages of the year 2000 Microsoft released the MS-Reader eBook software. It was the platform on which a new line of Star Trek books were being released–SCE, or the Starfleet Corps of Engineers for those bad with acronyms–and I downloaded the software, and I downloaded the eBooks. A couple ofContinue reading “On eBooks”
On the Coming Zombie Apocalypse
The world’s turning to zombies! What are my chances of survival…? 46% Well… that‘s not good. That’s virtually a flip of the coin.
On Strange Conversation
Yesterday morning I was in the kitchen fixing a cup of coffee. Coffee poured, sugar added, I was ready to put in a dollop of milk. I opened the refrigerator door, I took out the bottle of milk, and… My grandmother said, “The milkman came? Is it fresh?” Now, I am not someone who’s quiteContinue reading “On Strange Conversation”
On the Sgt Pepper Anniversary
Yesterday, in honor of the 40th-anniversary of the release of Sgt Pepper, I listened to the album, both the original and two cover versions, several times. I listened to it before I went to work. 🙂 I wore my Sgt Pepper tie to work. I listened to it again when I got home from work.Continue reading “On the Sgt Pepper Anniversary”
On Countdowns
Six weeks to Shore Leave! Woo! Six weeks to Shore Leave! Woo! Six weeks to Shore Leave! Woo!
On Forty Years Ago Today
It was forty years ago today Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play They’ve been going in and out of style But they’re guaranteed to raise a smile So may me introduce to you The act you’ve known for all these years Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Forty years ago today the Beatles releasedContinue reading “On Forty Years Ago Today”
On the Six Wives of Henry VIII
So, I saw this quiz over at Nea‘s–Which wife of Henry VIII would you be? Well, never let it be said I don’t do odd quizzes to pass the time! I just read the questions and reversed the gender roles. 🙂 Congratulations! You are Catarina of Aragon. Catarina was Henry’s first wife and was probablyContinue reading “On the Six Wives of Henry VIII”