saul williams1 Originally uploaded by eatsdirt. When the Storm is Forgotten When the storm remains distant We are heroes of complacency Puffed chest and swollen pride We hate ourselves in ways Only the deepest love could recognize When the storm remains distant There is no such thing as us There is only dollar and dynamite …
Someone call Brenda Lee. Tell her to expect a royalty check or two. “Katrina exposed serious problems in our response capability at all levels of government, and to the extent that the federal government didn’t fully do it’s job right, I take responsibility,” Bush said.* That’s some familiar phrasing there. When I was single and …
Me In Grade One, August 1978 Originally uploaded by grabbingsand. Another post about The Origins of Geekery — specifically, mine. Not much in this photo is particularly predictive, but it fascinates me all the same. The kid sitting next to me is Joey. Looking back, I could’ve picked a better best friend, but we were …
Dutifully, I’ve been listening. For three hours and change, I gave two ears and a third of my attention to NPR’s streaming audio of Judge John Roberts’s first day before Committee. Day One is the easiest for Roberts, assuming he stayed awake and didn’t make any obvious gestures of derision or boredom. Each of the …
Yellow Writing Spider, I Originally uploaded by grabbingsand. Spent most of the day outside, helping to clear out unwanted weeds and brush from the Georgia Wetlands section of The Chattahoochee Nature Center over in Roswell. If you’re local and you’ve never been, it’s worth the trip … even if you have to go Outside The …
When I was in elementary school, I did a project for the social science fair. Basically, you had a choice. Social meant history, geography and so on. Science meant making a tornado in a 2-liter Coke bottle or building a volcano fueled by baking soda. Being me, I took the social route. I decided to …
The New Addition, V Originally uploaded by grabbingsand. On Memorial Day, the subject was the ceiling. Today, we were all about the floor.
In other words … Sell The Ranch.
Wookiee Originally uploaded by grabbingsand. … for me. There’s actually one more day, but I won’t be there. This was my sixth Dragon*Con and my first as a civilian. All the other times I was either a volunteer or a shepherd of volunteers. Instead of a blue “director” ribbon, my badge had a white “press” …
Yesterday, the Mayor of New Orleans spoke to WWL‘s Garland Robinette. Until this week, I knew nothing about Mayor Ray Nagin. As of this morning, I don’t think I’ve ever heard a more courageous politician. “I’ve talked directly with the President. I’ve talked to the head of the Homeland Security. I’ve talked to everybody under …
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