A Haiku About Caesar For President Obama
The dwarf cups his hand,Whispers, “You are but a man.”Does the crowd still cheer?
Writing
Blog Bleg
I’m not entirely satisfied with the technical capabilities of Blogspot. Other bloggers seem to like WordPress. Still others seem to think your blog can only be taken seriously with your own domain name and I don’t even know what kind… Continue Reading
Beauty In Speech
Obama’s Inaugural Address is just plain beautiful. I just read it and I find it remarkable. It’s no secret that the man is a gifted rhetorician, supported by able and talented writers. But when you approach what he says, the… Continue Reading
Not Ever Really In Doubt
The good news is, more Readers had an opinion on this question than indicated that they lacked enough knowledge to decide who the coolest Watchman is. The bad news is, a plurality of you haven’t read or heard of Watchmen.… Continue Reading
Plagiarism And Memory
It’s my considered opinion that people remember things that generate intense emotions; things that generate only mild emotions tend to slip away into the fog of one’s generalized recollection of the past. Examples: I can remember, with great clarity, how… Continue Reading
Book Review: The Diamond Age, or, A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer
This early novel by Neal Stephenson is ambitious in its scope and several times had me cursing him under my breath for anticipating some ideas I’ve been playing with in my free time. It is confusing, immersing, and thought-provoking, but… Continue Reading
Why I Gave Up On Day By Day
Day by Day purports to be a right-leaning political comic strip and has pretentions of being the conservative Doonesbury. Sadly, it is not so good as that. Doonesbury is only about a 4 out of 10 on the funny scale… Continue Reading
A Resolution Realized
I decided late last year to try and write an average of three blog posts a day for an entire year. That goal has now been accomplished. 2008 was a leap year, with 366 days. That meant my goal was… Continue Reading
Dictionary Revisions
I don’t think that children need to look in a dictionary to know what a blog is. But they might need to do that in order to know what a bishop or a cathedral is. Which is why I think… Continue Reading
Welcome Again Carnivalgoers
Once again, one of my pieces has been selected for reference in the Carnival of the Godless. I encourage non-Carnival Readers to check out this installation of the Carnival and the many well-written pieces referenced there. Carnivalgoers, welcome and I… Continue Reading