update 10-21-09
Good morning. I’m just sitting here with Baldo lying on my desk, breathing all stimulated and such. Maybe he wants to go play or eat or something. I pet him occasionally, which he seems to like. He feels really good […]
Month: October 2009
Peggy
One year ago today my sister, Peggy, died. I want to honor and remember her with some images of moments I was able to share with her. One of her many musical “favorites” that she fancied expressed something about her […]
Fly Fishing and Defragmentation .
If there’s one thing that can keep my focus these days, as it has for the last seven or eight years, it is fly fishing. Whether I catch any fish or not. It’s probably my favorite meditative activity. Everything else […]
“A day in the life….”
Okay. Here goes. My entry that will forever float in the virtual/internet community. File it under “s**t happens,” or the “Randy does stupid s**t” file. But how do I begin my absurd, tragic, comic, mystifying, mundane tale?
Order
This weekend I’ve been busy trying to put some “order” into my life. I think it’s partly seasonal–locating and unpacking the cold weather gear–but this year my effort is more radical than usual. Since I decided to leave academia for […]
Update
Good morning, friends. A brief note to inform you that I am in the process of trying to optimize my web site. One of the first changes I am making is creating a new tagline to something more manageable and […]
Ken Burns’ “Imperialist Nostalgia”
Last night I didn’t sleep well, for whatever reason I’m not sure. But after working on my web site for ninety minutes after the late news and watching The Daily Show with John Stewart, I retired to bed with Baldo […]