Category Archives: Life

Songs, Reviewers, Children, and The Ephemera on ebook

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Lately, my four-year-old daughter has been wanting to listen to the title song of the Mekons Ancient and Modern album. Yes, I know that in some states it’s a crime to let a child listen to real music. The song … Continue reading →

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Tulsa

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

My 3 1/2-year-old daughter recently injured her hand, requiring reconstructive surgery and an ongoing recuperation period. One of the therapies we’ve tried (her choice) is listening to Western Swing music on CD and watching YouTube videos of Bob Wills, Don … Continue reading →

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In the Land of Immediate and Shallow

Posted on January 13, 2011 by

It started when newscasters, instead of reporting the news, conversed it. Everything had to be reported live from the scene, even if it was a scene of nothing–the site of events that had occurred earlier, or the view of a … Continue reading →

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On Robot Workers

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

In 1986 I got a job working from 5pm to 11pm as a proofreader for a company that typeset books for textbook publishers and university presses. In 2009, a French publisher offered to translate and publish The Painting and the … Continue reading →

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Food Memory

Posted on February 10, 2009 by

I’ve been read-skimming The Tex-Mex Cookbook by Robb Walsh, an excellent compendium of recipes, history, anecdotes about one of my favorite things: food. And Tex-Mex food in particular, something I grew up with in Houston, TX and wish southwest Ohio … Continue reading →

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