January 2011
16 posts
by Shel Silverstein
THE BATTLE
Would you like to hear Of the terrible night When I bravely fought the- No? All right.
WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS
There is a place where the sidewalk ends And before the street begins, And there the grass grows soft and white, And there the sun burns crimson bright And there the moon-bird rests from his flight To cool in the peppermint wind.
Let us leave this place where the smoke...
On Dying
By far the person I seem to quote the most on this blog is Andy Whitman, but I just continually find his writing hits home. Today, in light of renewed debates about healthcare reform in America and specifically the issues of “death panels” he reflects on his personal experiences with End of Life decisions.
As my father’s oldest child, and the only sibling available to make a...
Add a Dash of Bitters
Earlier today a former professor of mine linked to an article on World Mag - “Evangelicalism’s Bitter 20-Somethings” that I just can’t let pass without comment. He starts:
Is it me or does it seem that many kids reared in affluent conservative evangelical communities become bitter people in their 20s? I’ve recently read blog posts and articles by 20-somethings reared in...
“For one thing, I’m always mystified by discussions of likable characters....”
– Fictionaut Five: Daniel Handler - Fictionaut Blog (via Instapaper)
What Your 16-Hour Workday Says About You!
jessiechar:
You’re a really hard worker
Your time is poorly managed
You don’t know what to do with your life
Your boss knows you’re gullible
At least 40% of your diet consists of pre-packaged food
You send out work emails at inappropriate hours
You have no perspective on life
You don’t sleep enough for proper brain function
You have very little self-respect
Your salary should be higher,...
Aradhna
As an owner and fan of their previous album, I wholeheartedly concur with Mr. Whitman:
Aradhna’s new album Namaste Sate is out today. You can find out more details, and listen to some song samples, here.
I will reiterate what I’ve said before. I’m not really a fan of contemporary worship music, but I love this band, and what they do. In a sea of virtually interchangeable worship music,...
A Day in the Future →
I awake in bed. I’m warm and safe, like every morning. Outside it is twenty below zero, but from inside my home winter seems far away.
As I rise and stretch, I notice I’m sore. Not from tending the fields though. I have no fields. Some unseen person does all the field-tending for me. Sometimes I forget that there’s any field-tending going on at all.
I buy all my food — I wouldn’t know how to...
WatchThis is the best thing I’ve made in a long time. And it makes me smile really big to watch it. How sad, I’d almost forgotten what it is like to create just for the fun of it!
HD version here
Rung by Rung
Felicia Day posted a list of 5 lessons she learned this year and I really appreciated the whole list, but number 2 stuck out in particular:
2) If you want the prize, you have to build the ladder rung by rung. There are no shortcuts.
The process of writing has never been fast and fluid with me, but I recognized the fact this year that I had unrealistic expectations with my first drafts; that I...
