Monthly Archives: March 2022
MARCH 11, FRIDAY (ACTUALLY SATURDAY)
COLD BUT NOT IN KYIV Last night the American way of distributing power, by stringing electric wires past trees that can fall at any time, finally caught up with us. We have had two big snowstorms with ten inches of
MARCH 11, FRIDAY (ACTUALLY SATURDAY)
COLD BUT NOT IN KYIV Last night the American way of distributing power, by stringing electric wires past trees that can fall at any time, finally caught up with us. We have had two big snowstorms with ten inches of
MARCH 10, THURSDAY
GOSSIP (GOD+SIBB) AND PRACTICAL ADVICE The other day I wondered about Sheila Heti’s book Motherhood. One of the things I wondered about was about whether it was autofiction or not. I wondered whether stories of actual events seem most real
MARCH 10, THURSDAY
GOSSIP (GOD+SIBB) AND PRACTICAL ADVICE The other day I wondered about Sheila Heti’s book Motherhood. One of the things I wondered about was about whether it was autofiction or not. I wondered whether stories of actual events seem most real
MARCH 9, WEDNESDAY
IDENTITY AND FUNDAMENTALISM I just read an article by David Brooks in the New York Times about the reason that Putin has ordered a Russian invasion of Ukraine and why he has general Russian support. He argues that the reason
MARCH 9, WEDNESDAY
IDENTITY AND FUNDAMENTALISM I just read an article by David Brooks in the New York Times about the reason that Putin has ordered a Russian invasion of Ukraine and why he has general Russian support. He argues that the reason
MARCH 8, TUESDAY
SURREAL This has been a surreal week. But maybe every week on earth is a surreal week if you are 84. It started with the brutal Ukraine war which started almost two weeks ago. The war seemed to turn the
MARCH 8, TUESDAY
SURREAL This has been a surreal week. But maybe every week on earth is a surreal week if you are 84. It started with the brutal Ukraine war which started almost two weeks ago. The war seemed to turn the
MARCH 7, MONDAY
BASKETBALL AS A MYTHIC EVENT I saw the final game of the Southern Conference tournament on television Monday night. It was a hard fought close game that ended with a long distance heave by a Chattanooga player which went in,
MARCH 7, MONDAY
BASKETBALL AS A MYTHIC EVENT I saw the final game of the Southern Conference tournament on television Monday night. It was a hard fought close game that ended with a long distance heave by a Chattanooga player which went in,
MARCH 4, FRIDAY
RIVER ARTS DISTRICT This week, in the middle of winter, the temperature has gotten up to 70 in the middle of the day. When the polar vortex sweeps down from the North Pole the temperature goes below freezing, but when
MARCH 4, FRIDAY
RIVER ARTS DISTRICT This week, in the middle of winter, the temperature has gotten up to 70 in the middle of the day. When the polar vortex sweeps down from the North Pole the temperature goes below freezing, but when
MARCH 3, THURSDAY
MOTHERHOOD 2 And this brings me to the other reason that Motherhood touches me intensely. In the journals of young women the central factor is almost always relationships: relationships with parents, relationships with friends, relationships with lovers, relationships leading to
MARCH 3, THURSDAY
MOTHERHOOD 2 And this brings me to the other reason that Motherhood touches me intensely. In the journals of young women the central factor is almost always relationships: relationships with parents, relationships with friends, relationships with lovers, relationships leading to
MARCH 2, WEDNESDAY
MOTHERHOOD I‘ve read two of three novels by Sheila Heti that I plan to read. I‘m reading them in reverse order. Pure Colour, Motherhood, and How Should a Person Be. She has written other books as well. I got started
MARCH 2, WEDNESDAY
MOTHERHOOD I‘ve read two of three novels by Sheila Heti that I plan to read. I‘m reading them in reverse order. Pure Colour, Motherhood, and How Should a Person Be. She has written other books as well. I got started
MARCH 1, TUESDAY
MARSHALL MARDI GRAS Marshall is the county seat of rural Madison County. As I‘ve mentioned before, Madison County is home to traditional Appalachian mountain people who grew tobacco and lived a close communal life. But into these mountains came city
MARCH 1, TUESDAY
MARSHALL MARDI GRAS Marshall is the county seat of rural Madison County. As I‘ve mentioned before, Madison County is home to traditional Appalachian mountain people who grew tobacco and lived a close communal life. But into these mountains came city
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 