It is another relaunch. Another major life change, so naturally it seems like an opportune time to restart this writing thing. The major life change? I have moved away from the islands and am now in Alabama. I moved away…
New Home
I finally ponied up and bought stoopidnoodle.com domain. Go here: StoopidNoodle
Distractions: July 8
I am fascinated by squirrels. There are times when walking through loring Park that squirrels will follow me. They will follow me longer than they do your average bear. So, this article at NYT caught my fancy. Not shame, but…
Distractions: July 6
Lots of paycheck earning labor to do to-day, so I’ve not aggregated much. There was world cup action on to-day. A flash of World Cups past at the bottom (under the fold?). An interesting essay by a sex worker in LA. Some…
Beeman 2003
Below is a lengthy passage (the underlining is mine) about the relationship between the US and Iran. I’ll paraphrase to save your eyes the workout. Iran and the US have narratives about themselves and the other, and everything is interpreted through that…
BP
Distractions: July 4
Not many distractions. 1. It’s the weekend and good content needs to be searched out, instead of being pushed onto me as it is during the week. 2. A holiday or somesuch, so that also dries up the output. 3.…
Distractions: July 3
Al Sarrantonio’s “The Cult of the Nose” has been following me around all day. Appropriate, since the story is about a secret cult that shows up at massively traumatic events. People in catastrophic photos are wearing fake noses. The protagonist…
Distractions: July 2
Remember yesterday’s distraction about tweeting a reduced Declaration of Independence? NewsRealBlog has a problem with it. Supposedly, it’s further proof of our cultural decline. Did I mention this is David Horowitz’s site? Here is an article describing the intersection between…
Distractions: July 1
Twitter feeds. Let’s begin with LitCrit Hulk. Here’s a sample: HULK LIKE DUBLINERS. ANYTHING AFTER THAT MAKE HULK BRAIN HURT AND FEEL RAGE COMING ON. It pains me to credit genius to someone, as there is then less genius left…