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January 08 2009
I'm delighted to announce the publication of my newest volume of poetry, From The Inkwell, which is (almost) my complete works from 2008, minus a piece here or there that's best kept to myself.You can see my other volumes of poetry on My Lulu Store.I'm hoping that this volume will… read moreJanuary 06 2009
No, it's not a 90s-era MP3 player.For those of you who never saw it, this is the Xomed Audiant, the hearing aid that I have had since 1987, when it was a prototype of an experimental device. It worked pretty well, but as you can see from the photos, it… read moreJanuary 05 2009
Without HatsJanuary 4, 2009Life is a quest for the perfect hat.The rest is just distraction -the necessary evils of sustaining lifeuntil we find it.It was easier 60 years ago,when everyone wore hatsall the time.A walking smorgasbord of lidsfrom which one could sample,taste a little of this tweed cap,admire that felt… read moreJanuary 01 2009
Why The Crab Has No Head, a traditional African tale, read by my Best Beloved. read morePlease sir, may I have some more?
December 29 2008
A very interesting article discussing the actual diet at poor houses and workhouses during the 1830s, and addressing the question of whether Oliver Twist would indeed have wanted some more. read moreDecember 28 2008
This account is provided so that if anybody else has to appeal their charges to an insurance company, this might help them in some say. Specifically, this account is of my appeal for coverage of my BAHA surgery, and my insurance company is Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield, but I'm… read moreDecember 24 2008
I got an iConvert as an early Christmas present, and have been playing with it today.I've been eying several of the USB turntables for a while because I have a pretty big stack of LPs that I'd really like to be able to listen to. I expect that this kind… read moreDecember 17 2008
I certainly didn't think, when I posted earlier this morning, to have a follow-up this quickly.I faxed several pages from my policy to the doctor, who faxed them to the insurance company, who called right back to apologize for denying coverage for something that my policy says is covered. Apparently… read moreDecember 17 2008
A few weeks ago I mentioned that I am scheduled to have a BAHA installed. However, last week, we found out that, contrary to the audiologist's expectations, the insurance company, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, has declined to cover the procedure. Naturally, I'm very disappointed. I do tend to expect… read moreDecember 16 2008
Lexington has a new website.I won't complain about the design, because I'm not a designer, and only vaguely know good design from a hole in the ground. Designer friends and acquaintances assure me it's terrible. What do I know?I could, I suppose, complain that the calendar has RSS, but no… read moreDecember 13 2008
From the Weekend Wordsmith Chimera December 12, 2008 That's how it works: One's sanity depends on the sanity of others, and folks with no point of reference drift irretrievably into the abyss, forever pursuing their chimerical vision of goodness and light. read moreDecember 13 2008
Here's another bedtime story for my beloved children and their cousins. The Bremen Town Musicians (6 minutes, 3MB) read moreDecember 12 2008
Hmm. Planet Apache totally screws up the formatting of my posts. Why hadn't anybody told me before? read moreDecember 12 2008
Back in November 2007, I woke up from a dream and wrote this story. I think it's pretty good, and I held on to it because I thought, maybe, some day, I might have a chance to publish it. And perhaps I will. But mostly, I want people to read… read moreThe "Dickens Invented Christmas" myth
December 11 2008
The following very interesting remark came across the Dickens mailing list this morning. I reproduce it in full, since I can't state it more clearly than Patrick did: Friends of the Dickens Forum: We never cease marveling at the perennial, widespread popularity of Dickens, and--the point here--the variety and uncritical means… read more
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