ka f*&king BOOM

I’ve always wanted a fireplace in my back yard, but zoning ordinances and safety considerations always stood in my way. Finally, because of a narrow loophole in our town’s fire code, I can walk through town with my head held high knowing I’m not breaking the law by having a fire in my [...]

Filed under: General Observations on August 31st, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Blue Jays at Play

Every morning just after sunrise and before the cats wake up the morning crew of Blue Jays comes to hang out. They’re very cranky to one another, almost like the older folks in Le Marais for whom crankiness becomes a sign of affection. Hey… I have a little bit of Paris on my deck!

Blue Jays [...]

Filed under: General Observations on August 20th, 2009 | Add Comment! »

Tax and Spend Democrats?

This is from my State Senator Al Volker’s Facebook page.
As the recession drags on in New York, lawmakers and state leaders look for ways to revitalize the economy. The tax and spend approach the Democrats took with last year’s budget, adding on over $13 billion in new tax and fee increases, will no [...]

Filed under: Politics on August 20th, 2009 | Add Comment! »

On the role of Microsoft Outlook in my ADD addled brain

This is some advice I shared with one my students who just graduated… I thought others might benefit.
Make sure, on your super duper mac book, that you have an organizer program, and USE IT. Better yet, if you can get a phone with an organizer that syncs to the computer. Put everything on [...]

Filed under: Teaching on August 20th, 2009 | Add Comment! »

Here’s my Mule: Gov’t Mule at Party in the Park

I’ve had all good intentions of seeing Gov’t Mule for the past several years, but I’ve never been able to connect. This year at Party in the Park, I finally connected. Even though I got there a half hour into their set, I still got a two hour show in which the Mule [...]

Filed under: Music on August 18th, 2009 | Add Comment! »

Going to my Congressman

Tomorrow I’m going to see my Congressman.

I did this a couple summers ago, but only with my wife’s assurance that it was okay with her if I got arrested and did I care which attorney I got? I was prepared to be arrested because we were going to the arraignment of several protestors [...]

Filed under: Politics on August 17th, 2009 | Add Comment! »