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The article Calvin & Hobbes Creator’s Life Lessons Become Beautiful New Comic is artist Gavin Aung Than’s comic based on a speech Bill Watterson gave at Kenyon College in 1990. Well worth taking a few minutes to read and enjoy the artwork. “To invent your own life’s meaning is not easy but it is still […]
UC Santa Cruz announced today that this will be the final season for Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC), the professional repertory company in residence at the campus. The current season, the 32nd since the festival debuted on campus in 1981, will conclude this year following the annual holiday show in December. News release at UC Santa […]
Women you don’t want to date. Or maybe women you want to date. Good thing I don’t have to worry about it.
I’m almost over a case of food poisoning so I’ll get back to posting soon. Funny thing when I’m sick…I have all this time to read but never feel like doing it when I feel bad. Fortunately that’s not as much of an issue now.
I will be occupied for a few days with my Father’s Day presents. Perfect car-centric gifts for this redneck…NASCAR tickets and a Ford (Madox Ford). See y’all in a few days.
So I went the WorldCat route in trying to obtain a copy of the BBC performance of Jean-Paul Sartre’s “Kean” with Anthony Hopkins in the title role. There are only two libraries listed with copies and neither loan audio-visual material. So I’m out of luck with that approach. If anyone has a copy or knows […]
Or an update to the state of the blog. So I think by announcing a November read-along it’s clear I plan on continuing the blog. I needed some time away (despite erratic posting) to think about what I wanted to do with the blog. There were many issues leading to the earlier post on continuing […]
It was supposed to get to 100°F where we live (it got there, and then some), so we decided to beat the heat and have some fun. Try and learn things, too. So we walked among coastal redwoods. And played in the Pacific Ocean. And played silly video games. It was a good day. Here […]
I’ve reached an existential moment for this blog. I don’t feel like I’m contributing to any discussion, which reflects my own interests since lately I have focused on nooks, crannies, and shadows of literature (at least in the English speaking world) that few people seem interested in despite my enthusiasm. I want to thank everyone […]
I’ve been distracted from posting the past few weeks because of my mom falling and fracturing her collarbone. It’s amazing how much energy is required to take care of things from a distance. Fortunately I have two great brothers helping out. I’m traveling this next week and I’m not sure how much internet access I’ll […]