The taxes, they are done. Thor braved an arduous subway system to make his way over to my place for our annual electronic filing party. It was a subdued affair this year, even though I’m due a refund. Another step towards putting my finances to rights, and while it doesn’t seem dramatic, this is the… Continue Reading
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Keep coming back to it…
I don’t know why. It’s not even that good a picture. But out of the dozen or so I shot yesterday, I keep coming back to this one of Thor about to leave the theater after he and Mudcub and I saw The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Terry Gilliam’s latest self portrait. There’s something very… Continue Reading
Still coming down…
Yes It’s snowing here in Brooklyn, and blowing. It’s piling up in the street because plowing doesn’t happen so much in the minor boroughs and certainly even less in our little particular back water. It’s not bad news. I’ve had a good day all in all, sleeping off the bad vibes of a brutal work… Continue Reading
What I learned at the puppet show…
All guitars should be destroyed. Autoharps can stick around for a little longer, but accordions are on notice. The fun of seeing people do assignments (react to a theme)is when they really use the assignment to stretch themselves, not when they build a tenuous bridge of justification between it and what they would probably do… Continue Reading
If he told me to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge…
…I’d ask for my water wings. For some reason known only to him, Thor has declared Wednesday to be “Post a photo of Your Desk Gnome day” and since I do not have my regular one handy, I am complying by showing this gnome themed drawing I made at my improvised desk last night. Why… Continue Reading
Splish splash…
So Mike has been in town and yesterday he, I, his friend Karen, and Lolita took ourselves off to five hours of liquid satisfaction at Spa Castle. Bliss is a well placed jet of water. If you’re a New York resident or planning a visit, make your host take you there: it’s like a civilized… Continue Reading
Softee is as Softee does…
So yesterday Thor came over to help me contend with the forces of It-which-must-not-be-named (the laundry), which caused us to have many trips into the sunshine of my neighborhood. He was a valiant Wash Warrior. And then, at the very moment that we were bringing in the last folded loads, we heard the tinkle of… Continue Reading
A thoughtful, caring man. A friend of deepest loyalty. Mentor, gourmand, gleeful corrupter. The world’s a better place with you in it. Happy Birthday, Thornyc Tags: birthday, daily photo, friends, thor
Five more questions – courtesy of Thor
What, if anything, have you learned from your students, and/or the process of teaching? Teaching continually confronts me with the dilemmas in my own process. When I talk to my students about their difficulties, their stopping places and moments of fear, I am able to see the similarities in my own situation. So from listening… Continue Reading
I am now 30% beef…
I was going to write all about this but Thor ( http://www.livejournal.com/users/thornyc ) has done a much better job than I could have. Suffice to say I was at my first Beefsteak, and for those of you who know me , you can imagine how I felt to be at an event where waiters bring… Continue Reading