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Patti Smith - Horses (full studio version) (by Twentysixbillion)
Kind of stuck on this song.
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Thumbelina, Thumbelina, don’t dream about a cow*
Posted on September 9, 2009 | 1 CommentI ran for 30 minutes straight for the first time yesterday in yucky pre-rain humidity. I’ve discovered that once animals realize that you’re not running after them, they find runners... -
Things I did not know a month ago
Posted on August 15, 2009 | 2 Comments1. When a distant star shakes and shimmies ever so slightly (visible only through a high-powered telescope), that’s a good indication that it has planets orbiting around it. The gravitational... -
Things I’ve considered blogging about and haven’t
Posted on June 6, 2009 | 4 CommentsWhat happened when I tried Zen meditation. Things that are hard about being close to people who are in recovery. Why I don’t like arts festivals very much. Overprotective parenting.... -
Submerged
Posted on April 28, 2009 | No CommentsI’ve been spending a lot of time with my hands in projects that yield results that I can see and touch lately, like wallpaper stripping and framing my kid’s art... -
Guerrilla commentary
Posted on January 29, 2009 | No CommentsI did some work at a coffee shop the other day, and this marked-up newspaper ad was laid on a counter directly across from the station where you pick up... -
The fideicommissum of my achoo
Posted on August 24, 2008 | 1 CommentI’ve been prone since Friday afternoon, when a nasty summer cold walloped me into bed. I missed a birthday party, a couple of nice days and a dog festival, but... -
Blog, uninterrupted
Posted on July 2, 2008 | 8 CommentsToday is my birthday and I’ve just dropped my son off at play camp. That means I have two whole uninterrupted hours to do something or other. I could make... -
Wonderful epitaph
Posted on March 22, 2008 | No Comments“Here lies Arthur C Clarke. He never grew up and did not stop growing.”— From BBC News. Apparently, this epitaph was the author’s request. You can also watch him talk... -
Random thoughts for a weekend
Posted on March 21, 2008 | 2 CommentsIt wasn’t that intense of a week, though it felt like it was. I’ve been working on some of my regular work, on finding some work and on a new...




