Getting Funky
May 31st, 2009 | 0 Comments | Comedy, Politics |
With my G.O.P. homies.
Spring Symphony
May 30th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Music |
A couple of highlights from our recent concert. Schumann’s Symphony No. 1 in Bb, nicknamed “Spring.”
Das Lied Von Der Erde
May 28th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Music |
This Sunday at 3 p.m. the Brooklyn Symphony is doing Mahler’s “The Song of the Earth.” The venue is St. Anne’s Church on Montague Street, Brooklyn Heights. Stephanie Houtzeel and Matthew Garrett are the alto and tenor soloists. “Das Lied” is a cycle of six orchestral songs finished in 1909, after the massive Symphony No. 8. […]
Sonia Sotomayor
May 27th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Politics |
The usual suspects are lining up.
MariaSonia Sotomayor, a latina single mom, is sure to get opposition over her statement that her ethnicity and gender inform her judicial philosophy.
Iris Garden, Take 2
May 24th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Travelogues |
Everything is blooming, including the visitors.
Back to Pyramid Mountain
May 23rd, 2009 | 0 Comments | Travelogues |
We sptted this little guy, which LF spotted sitting on a rock next to the trail:
There wasn’t a whole lot else to comment on though, other than the bugs.
Web Design and Grids
May 21st, 2009 | 0 Comments | Tech Stuff |
One of my regular stops for news on the web is talkingpointsmemo.com, which I’ve always found really great for getting the latest headlines quickly. Al Shaw worked on the latest redesign of the site, and his article about the development of it is good reading. I share his enthusiasm for jQuery, but am looking forward […]
C • R • A • Z • Y
May 18th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Politics |
I held off on this until I was reasonable sure it wasn’t a con of some kind.
Careening Up Pyramid Mountain
May 16th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Comedy, Travelogues |
We’d been planning a trip up to Pyramid Mountain in Morris County for several weeks, and chose Friday afternoon to head up there. 
From The Nice People Who Brought You The Word “Zaftig.”
May 15th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Art, Science |
“I showed it to a male colleague, and his response was, ‘Nothing’s changed in 40,000 years.’” –University of Tübingen archaeologist Nicholas Conard
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