My friend Brian Dils is running a marathon in March in Napa Valley, California to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, “an organization committed to raising money for research and patient services, honoring patients and their families, and finding a CURE for all forms of leukemia, lymphoma and other blood-related illnesses.”
He needs to raise $3000 [...]
Archive for December, 2006
Napathon
23Dec06School of Love
21Dec06I was just reading this post by my good friend Lucy, wherein she talks about how hard it is to write good history and how important it is.
And just today I was talking to my mom about how it took me 24 years before I started to get even a glimmer of interest in history. [...]
Man’s Conscience
19Dec06I had this idea recently to use false names for people in blog posts, the idea being that this would allow me to write a little more freely. I expect people reading about themselves will know it is them, as will people close to them. But in that case, I’m not really revealling [...]
Can’t wait
06Dec06Winter’s a’comin. Or, rather, I’m comin’ to it.
Right after I finish all of these papers.
Issues in 19th Century Music
05Dec06In the 19th century, many people were poor and lived in cold places. Their gloves had holes in the fingers from wear and tear, and, let’s face it, who can afford new gloves when you are a poor thatcher working 10 hours a day thatching roofs and falling off and breaking your legs and [...]
Epiphany
05Dec06I solved it. I solved the boy/man girl/woman mystery. The one Britney Spears was sorting through a few years ago with “Not a girl, not yet a woman”. You know, the one where you say, “I met this gir… woman at the laundromat today….” and you feel weird for saying woman. [...]
Thai Curry
04Dec06I made a Thai Curry today, and much was learned.
I included some squash, zuccini, baby corns, onion, a few mushrooms, and silken tofu. The squash was too mushy, and I didn’t like the way it worked with the coconut milk. The zuccini was too mushy too, but the flavor was good, and I [...]
