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Thoughtpress
on Apr 24, 2007Thought I'd toss out another pointer to the new site in case anyone has occasion to drop by here wondering where I've been. ...
Moving Day
on Mar 25, 2007 in Blog Writing Write Now I've decided to pull up stakes and move my blogging to a new site. I've been wanting to transition away from this Movable Type platform for a number of reasons, and now is as good a time as any. I'll...
Who Needs Stability?
on Mar 19, 2007 in Culture Life ...
Too Literal?
on Mar 14, 2007 in Composition Music New Media Sound Teaching In fairness, 10 car songs that hit on all cylinders is meant to tie the rise of muscle car culture to some specific instances of popular music, but I've been doing a lot with playlist assignments lately and can't...
Twins are Birds
on Mar 8, 2007 in Life Based on a recent anthropology conversation in which I was educated about the Nuer tribe and their belief that twins are birds, I offer this poem, written sitting on an airplane with the sun streaming in the window Sunlight...
Want fries with that order?
on Feb 26, 2007 in Academia Life Teaching Based on personal experience, I have to recognize some grain of truth in this piece reporting on narcissism among Gen Y college students. The Narcissistic Personality Inventory asks students to react to such statements as: "If I ruled the world,...