This is from the booklet of the new Gil Scott-Heron album, which I recommend (though I realize buying CDs kinda puts me in the minority these days): There is a proper procedure for taking advantage of any investment. Music, for example. Buying a CD is an investment. To get the maximum you must LISTEN TO [...]
[because one of my more neurotic routines is that I keep a small notebook with the books I’ve read arranged by date.] Books read in 2009: 91 Comics and graphic novels included in reading total: 12 Books of poetry included in reading total: 5 Books reread included in reading total: 6 Education related books included [...]
[Mix CD Found in Friend's Car]
I’ve been in serious Beatles mode lately. You can chalk it up to the full court press marketing effort behind the recent remasters and Rock Band if you’d like. In any case, as I have been re-listening through the discography, I’ve been drawn to some of the songwriting refrains that pop up now and then. [...]
[Note: this post is about pop music, network television and American Idol. I kept it rather short, but you’ve been warned.] I realize this will only further fuel my friend Daye’s vitriol about that fact that I’m a “cultural dumpster.” However, I can’t say I’ve ever been excited about watching American Idol until this season. [...]
I’m fortunate enough to spend a lot of time in my car. It’s Los Angeles, after all, and working and going to school on opposite sides of town lead toward frequently lengthy commutes. Left alone in a silent room long enough and I’ll go crazy – as I am now, sitting in the jury selection [...]
I want to contrast experiences in my classroom and in one of my graduate seminars. At this point, I can reasonably predict what will transpire in my 11th grade classroom when introducing students to the writing process. Admittedly, the way I teach writing has changed dramatically over the years – the old me would [...]
I’m tempted to return this. It doesn’t include this. Or this. Inexcusable.
I was going to do a top ten kind of list for the year but realized that most of the things listed would be obvious. As such, I’ll offer a few words on my year in reading and listening – a self-indulgent activity afforded by an already self-indulgent blog. There really couldn’t have been a [...]
I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while and it’s gotten lost in the chaos that is the paper grading/paper writing shuffle (my dancing shoes were a but scuffled and I’m now getting my rhythm back). In any case, the picture above is not a picture of my attempting to slay at Rock [...]