This is just a place:
we go around, distanced,
yearly in a star’s
atmosphere, turning
daily into and out of
direct light and
slanting through the
quadrant seasons: deep
space begins at our
heels, nearly rousing
us loose: we look up
or out so high, sight’s
silk almost draws us away:
this is just a place:
currents worry themselves
coiled and free in airs
and oceans: water picks
up mineral shadow and
plasm […]
Category Archives: personal
Bob Valentine 1946-2007
April 27, 2007 – 7:41 pm
OKC
April 24, 2007 – 8:09 pm
Oklahoma City is tiny. Bricktown is sterile, but for the cowboy panhandlers.
And it’s all entirely too close to Texas.
But the baby is baby-cute and healthy.
…this is the third time in a row I’ve returned home to the relatively-big city. Next trip needs to be to civilization.
Violence, sex, heroism, treachery, revenge
March 9, 2007 – 10:44 pm
My microreview of 300: This is why God gave us Hollywood.
Princesses
March 8, 2007 – 10:12 pm
One of the amusing aspects of life Downtown are the waves of visitors. It is often entertaining to guess what sort of convention is responsible for a new wave of similar people in the CBD, and it’s usual simple to determine whether the home team won the day’s game. Many crowds are familiar, […]
Monster Trucks
February 17, 2007 – 9:57 pm
Ryan and Kelly talked me into joining them for the Monster Truck Jam. Kelly’s a fan. It was everything I expected.
The national anthem was preceded by a cheesy ritual of military personnel being asked to stand. Then veterans. Then their parents. Then police and fire fighters. I was disappointed […]
Chat of the week
February 15, 2007 – 9:55 pm
J: I may or may not be in this afternoon
HG: which way will you be spinning?
J: not sure yet
HG: I guess we’ll know when we measure
J: are we talking about the same thing?
HG: quantum physics humor?
J: i guess not
The Meaning of Life
February 11, 2007 – 9:04 pm
For me, the meaning of life is to leave the world a better place than you found it. Many of us will come and go, leaving ripples that fade over time into the noise of history. A select few, though, will play the role of chaos theory’s butterfly. Through actions that perhaps even appear insignificant, […]
Electric Oxygen
February 9, 2007 – 8:46 pm
After a year of research and hunting, I’ve finally embraced the urban geek stereotype and ordered a moped.
I wanted one because I was jealous of my neighbor when I saw him ride his classic Vespa to the office on hot days. It’s not worth driving to avoid a half mile of walking in the […]
A more realistic desktop metaphor
February 8, 2007 – 11:58 pm
The recent attention to Apple’s patents on “piles” reminds me of an entertaining conversation Ryan and I had in 2005.
We were caught up in the HDR fad, and lamented how poor iPhoto is at managing photos meant to be grouped, as when auto-bracketing exposure or shooting for panorama stitching. As I said aloud that […]
Relevance
February 6, 2007 – 10:08 pm
Jim captures the essence of why I stopped following local news: it favors the trivial. During college I ended up relying on NPR to keep abreast of things.
But when I stopped commuting, I lost that radio-listening time. Since I’d already taken to RSS feeds for most information streams, I eventually tried adding the […]