Archive for April, 2008

April is the cruellest month, Part III

III The Fire Sermon

April is the cruellest month, Part II

II A Game of Chess

April is the cruellest month, Part I

I The Burial of the Dead

The Return of Automatic Photos

APRIL always reminds me of T.S. Eliot’s The Wasteland, and its opening line, “April is the cruellest month”, so I decided to return to the photo techniques I learned in my Surrealism class a couple of summers ago to pair some photos to the poem in some way. I used my trusty Canon Powershot […]

Amazon’s Kindle - Good First Version of a Wired Electronic Book

AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MONTHS for Amazon’s Kindle to stop being back ordered, they became available and I ordered one in another attempt to see how electronic books would evolve, and perhaps become a real alternative to real books. To be honest, I was excited about its arrival, even checking at work […]

An Adams Family Journey - Through Books, HBO Series and the National Historic Park

I AM IN THE MIDST of my own personal journey through the irascible and passionate life of John Adams. My obsession, and Patty will tell you I move from obsession to obsession, started with the HBO series John Adams, which is based on the David McCullough’s epic biography. Despite moments of expecting Paul […]

Wine at the Table April 10th, 2008

With avocado enhanced BLTs, Patty and I are enjoying a bottle of 2006 Meritxell Palleja Nita. Very tasty. Unfortunately the Bruins are getting the butts kicked by the Canadians.

Geezer Garage - Carbon/Silicon Rock T.T. the Bears in Cambridge, MA

NOT SURE I can keep us the rock and roll lifestyle (oh my God, two concerts in a month’s time), but Patty and I traveled down to Central Square from some geezer garage rock as Mick Jones and Tony James brought their latest musical effort, Carbon/Silicon, to the small confines of T.T. the Bears. […]

Spring Cleaning Begins with Upgrade to WordPress 2.5

Updated the blog to WordPress 2.5 today. It appears to be working ok, no major issues. The upgrades for WordPress are much easier than Movable Type, so I am glad I made the switch.