Getting this one in just under the wire, so that I will have fulfilled my resolution to write at least one post a month. I know it’s not an original sentiment, but this has been a weird year— one in which time has seemed especially elastic. 2021 went by very fast, but at the same …
Tag: politics
January 15, 2017: Language Games
As the new year progresses, and the presidential inauguration draws near, I, like all of us, am attempting to adjust to new realities. This is not easy. I’m not going to write about the election, as such; I am still without anything really useful to say about it, and I have no desire to add …
Recommendations for July 26, 2015
Kind of a long one this week, so lets get right into it. Fist, while you’re reading you can listen to… Mix: FACT Mix 505 by Alessandro Cortini I’m not sure exactly how much of his own imprint Cortini is putting on the tracks here, though I think it must be quite a bit. In …
Recommendations for May 17, 2015
I’ll start things off this week with some music for you to listen to while you read the rest: EP: Strings of Gold by I Will, I Swear I don’t know anything at all about this band, and I continually mix up the name of the band with the name of the record (doesn’t “Strings …
Recommendations for April 10, 2015
We were traveling once again last weekend, and that plus various work obligations proved to be too much for me to get recommendations up last week. But, back on the wagon this week. Song: “Sunshine on My Back” by The National When I saw that The National had released a new song, I immediately thought …
Recommendations for November 2, 2013
I’m starting this week off with something upsetting, so I’ll follow it up with a couple of related recommendations that are much more fun, and a new song to round things off. Article: ” Ring of Fire: Why Our Army’s Toxic Burn Pits Are Making Soldiers Sick” by Katie Drummond This story will probably …