June 2010
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The Art of June →
Modern media experience: the wondrous satellite dish on the roof pulls down a digitized stream which, when interpreted by the computer under the TV, resolves into a copy of “Stagecoach.” Never seen…
Comic Sins: Yanking Fight, Super Patriot! →
Your hoses are limp because FIGHTING YANK has YANKED YOUR HOSES! Hahahahahaha. Go HERE.
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Highway Ten Again →
Went up to Fargo for a day to see my dad. His wife was out, so I figured I’d keep him company for a night, grab a steak, see how things were. The drive up was longer than usual, thanks to…
Back! →
I was in Fargo for a day. More tomorrow, now that I’m back from the old home with tales & photos.
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Every time it rains (which it didn’t) →
So I’m sitting in the backyard working, and hear a sound that can only be explained by a gremlin on the roof whacking the gutter with a wooden dowel. I walk up to the house, shout HEY. The sound…
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Jetsam →
Sitting in the dojo, watching daughter jab imaginary foes with a long wooden dowel. The fellow at the Chinese restaurant always goods around with her when we come in after class; a few weeks ago he…
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Discipline & Initiative →
Miserably hot, but that’s a good thing. Mainly because it’s not miserable for me. If you should have occasion to work at home, the full office regalia is not required; you can sit out back…
Rockin’ Good News →
Putting daughter to bed, making up dialogue for the stuffed animals, looking ahead to things to come. “Rockin’ good news,” I said, summing up the imminent future.
“You always say that,”…
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Father’s Day & Toy Story →
No better way to celebrate: we went to the theater for our annual Pixar outing. Got there early; got a seat by the railing – there’s an aisle that goes lengthwise across the theater, so if you’re…
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Friday! →
Fine day – hot, hot, humid and dramatic. Great gusty wind, with the promise of a bruising storm in the evening. It never materialized, but we got spooky skies and strange light, the sort of magic…
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Land’s Sake, Calvin →
Family’s gone five days now, and I’ve devolved into sloth, atavism, and aimlessness. The hours pass like drugged snakes through thick grass. It’s a miracle I get anything done.
Earlier: Sitting…
Out of Context Ad Challenge: the Solution →
Yes, it’s chairs. But no ordinary chairs. These were the height of modernity, and before they migrated to offices they were the sign of a forward-thinking person. Many more examples coming Friday,…
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Forty-seven Jell-O Illustrations →
The sun! The sun! It came back, oh, it came back! But unlike a dog that follows you across country, the sun just strolled back with self-conscious nonchalance, as if it hoped we wouldn’t notice….
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Tuesday: checking in →
I said I’d pop in, and here I am. Another dim rainy day FOR GOD’S SAKE ANOTHER ONE but I kept myself from going house-daft by heading into the office, which shaved three hours off my productivity.
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Elsie Krack →
Rain. If not rain, clouds. If not clouds, darkness. Or darkness with clouds; hard to say, since it’s not one of those things you wake at 3 AM to check. It’s not unusual for June, but it…
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