Today, as usual, Muttboy and I went for our morning walk in the big park a few miles from home. Muttboy was in a sort of rambunctious mood. Before we left, I was sitting here at my computer, reading the news and various blogs, but he was not at all content to wait until later. [...]
Archive for September, 2007
On Getting Lost
Posted in dogs, hiking on September 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Hippie Kid Lit
Posted in Books on September 25, 2007 | 6 Comments »
When I was little, my dad’s best friend was a fellow Vietnam vet who grew out his hair and beard and drove an old, decrepit VW Beetle. Rich and his wife Julie owned a leather shop, but don’t get the wrong idea–this was not a kinky S&M leather shop but a hippie leather shop with [...]
It Really Isn’t About the Bike
Posted in Books on September 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Jerome Squared’s Three Men on Wheels really is not about the bike. Instead, he focuses on the travel itself, creating a broad, satiric travelogue that seems to capture perfectly the British, height of Empire, self-effacing, gently condescending tone. All of this is done in a narrative that completely lacks any sort of coherent direction since [...]
The Bummel
Posted in Uncategorized on September 22, 2007 | 5 Comments »
A few weeks ago, I picked up Jerome K. Jerome’s Three Men on Wheels at a library book sale. I did not know much about Jerome, who apparently was quite popular at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century, but was intrigued by the promise of an adventure on bicycles. The [...]
Writers’ Rooms
Posted in Uncategorized on September 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The Guardian has an interesting illustrated feature on writers’ rooms, with commentary by the authors.
The Name Meme
Posted in Uncategorized on September 20, 2007 | 5 Comments »
From Yogamum and Charlotte:
Rock Star Name (name of first pet plus the name of your current car): Gus Hyundai. Or Gus Accent.
Gangsta Name (ice cream flavor plus cookie): Chocolate Lace Marble.
Fly boy name (first letter of first name plus three letters of last name): R Mag
Detective Name (favorite color plus favorite animal): [...]
How not to Write a Paper
Posted in Uncategorized on September 19, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I wrote a sample paper to share with my students How not to Write a Paper, and I liked it so much, I thought I would post it for your reading pleasure. If you teach, and want to use it to show how not to write a paper, feel free. Sadly, this is not broad [...]
The Race of Rejection ™ Continues
Posted in publishing on September 17, 2007 | 9 Comments »
I hate to do this to Litlove, especially since she’s been unwell lately. However, it must be said: She is in serious danger of getting completely humiliated in the Race of Rejection™. As Regular Readers® may remember, Litlove and I are in a fierce competition to determine who can first compile twenty rejections from publishers [...]
The Rewards of Racing
Posted in Uncategorized on September 15, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Cyclists in southwestern Connecticut are lucky to have race promoters who know what they’re doing. I’ve mentioned the races Aki promotes as being models of perfectly organized events. Rick, the guy who promotes the Tuesday Night Worlds, puts on a four-month long series that has become, for me at least, the best thing to do [...]
Americana
Posted in Uncategorized on September 13, 2007 | 11 Comments »
Check out the American popular culture newsletter–I’m the “featured article.” The article itself will appear in the fall edition of Americana, and I’ll post the link when it comes out.
