December 31, 2005 – 1:57 pm
We lost many artists this year, and I see the press about the biggest names like Richard Pryor, Pat Morita, and Carson. But look, here is one that touched a nerve for me: Jerry Juhl.
The guy created Super Grover, wrote Gonzo out of thin air, and then made up the Fraggles – where would you [...]
December 31, 2005 – 1:20 pm
I am a Ted Kooser fan. Why aren’t you reading his work every day?
I read Delights and Shadows last month, and am ready to buy more of this retired insurance salesman/poet laureate’s work. Please don’t let me try and do justice to describing his work, but I will say it reminds me of Charles Wright [...]
December 29, 2005 – 9:28 pm
If for some reason you are still reading poetry even though you are no longer in school, nor work at a university humanities department, then this site is for you. Get your daily dose, for bitter or verse.
December 29, 2005 – 2:21 pm
After much thought (nano vs. video) I finally bought my own xmas present (with the encouragement of my lovely bride). I got the 60gig vid ipod – I am such a little consumer.
A few problems: my laptop does not have sufficiently powered USB port (though they are usb2 hi-speed) to charge it. [...]
December 14, 2005 – 4:02 am
I miss my monkeypatch.
If you have done a decent amount of python code, you’ve probably run into monkey patching – if you haven’t, you’re missing out. But in java, where I use an ever increasing number of open source libraries, I missed this lovely feature I was able to use to good effect in Plone. [...]