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Purpose to Chance . . . and Some Brilliant Guitar Playing
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A Short, Sweet Song for Endless Ages
Yesterday was one of those days where I was reminded that, in spite of your best efforts, your time is not your own. This song came to mind, and it turns out that Rich Mullins’ version of the song was … Continue reading
Spring Break by the Numbers
7 books started 5 books finished 1 book checked out of the state library 0 movies watched 2 new cast members on Community 2 groups calling themselves SHIELD 1 day lived twice on The Flash 7 potentially cancerous spots frozen … Continue reading
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The Human Condition Since Long Before 1996
Toad the Wet Sprocket sings about it so well.
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Ranking Ten Years of the Doctor
Hard to believe that even MTV has gotten on the “10 Years of New Who” train. Today’s tenth anniversary of the reintroduction of Doctor Who has had people ranking which episodes of the ten-year have been the best. You can … Continue reading
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Ten Years Running with The Doctor
On this day ten years ago, the newest iteration of Doctor Who launched. Difficult to believe that much time has passed, but I suppose you feel that way about almost everything after a while. Like so much great television, the … Continue reading
Back to the Island: All of This Matters
As I quickly put together the previous post on the origins of LOST, I remembered that I never quite finished my look back at the show while watching it again last year. In fact, I think I got up to … Continue reading
A Last Word on the First Words of LOST
In a bit I’m going to ask you to click a link, get some comfort food to sip or snack on, and then sit back for a wonderfully interesting read on the “secret origins” of LOST. For many, the origins … Continue reading
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Life as It Buffers
From Tom McCarthy’s Satin Island (upon seeing the dreaded swirling circle on his computer screen): But on this thought’s outer reaches lay a much less reassuring counter-thought: what if it were just a circle spinning on my screen, and nothing … Continue reading
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The Tribe is Us
When Tom McCarthy’s essay about “fiction in the age of data saturation” posted earlier this month on The Guardian website, a number of writers picked up on the image of James Joyce working for Google: If there is an individual … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 