December 2010
18 posts
The B-Line: Tech to Try: Your iPad is Due Back in... →
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O’Neill Library: That block of cement in the middle of campus is actually full of some pretty useful stuff. You’ll find books, newspapers, magazines, journals, microfiche (if you’re into that kind of thing), DVDs, CDs, cassette tapes, and pretty much anything you might ever need for…
November 2010
14 posts
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Message in a Bottle Nets Unexpected Response →
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Dancing Towards Uncertainty
What up, English majors?
This art teacher beautifully relates the emotions I’m unable to express when I think about how I’ll be panhandling (and I don’t mean lounging on a Pensacola beach) after graduation. I continue to find solace in similar essays and quotes like Robert Graves’
“There is no money in poetry, but there is no poetry...
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Poetry Friday
The Weather Outside
It wasn’t much of a snow,
but I convinced her that we
were needed outside.
She nimbly descended
the porch steps
like a child negotiating
her first ocean waves.
I was knee deep in snow
before the first flake
landed on her nose
and she called, “Come back
inside. The fire’s warm.”
But I was midway
through a snowman closely
resembling...
I'm Going to Space! →
I’m not gonna lie. I’ve always wanted to be an astronaut minus the whole emphasis on science. I just want to do cartwheels on the moon and destroy asteroids with my spaceship (that computer game was based on a true story, right?). This doesn’t get me physically any closer to space, but I’m a big believer in baby steps.
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Poetry Friday
Porcelain
After fortifying the door we embraced
the tranquility of an abandoned china shop
pausing to discuss pressing issues
such as the height our Christmas tree
would be that December
and baby names that were original
but didn’t expect too much.
Untouched by looters, every dish remained
intact, ignorant of the swarms outside.
I turned over a box and set two porcelain...
WatchRecommended Watch
This takes me back to the days when I was a below average skateboarder and I got my kicks attempting what seemed like semi-daring feats the results of which were sure to smart a little (but not too much). Except that was about consumerism and this is about real life.
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Gold Star for the Week of 11/1
You might be wondering what the gold star is. Well, so am I because I just made it up upon reading this story in the Globe. Heroes are made every day so I figured it was only appropriate for me to recognize these outstanding individuals in front of my vast readership. You won’t find Olympians or kids with 1,000 volunteer hours here. This distinction goes out to true Americans like you and...
