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Waxing Elephant: Chasing After the Ukulele
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Monday, October 06, 2008. Chasing After the Ukulele. The converse is true, too. Of all the people in the park, I understand no one except those with which I am connected. They are all bassoons and I am walking with my violin. What I do know is, none of this can be captured. The best I can do is to be awake, to be paying attention, to strum the strings, to listen, to feel, and to respond; to enjoy the wind through my fingers and not try to catch it. Variations On A Theme. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Waxing Elephant: April 2009
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Monday, April 27, 2009. It came to my attention that one girl in my class advised another girl in my class that she could be more popular if she wouldn’t act as smart as she is. I don’t even know where to begin. How in the world did the slacker image become something to aspire to? Surely it is some backlash against some generational work ethic, but still. In Thomas Friedman’s book,. The World is Flat. How is it not cool to think? Amusing Ourselves to Death. And Aldous Huxley’s. And that’s not all&#...
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Waxing Elephant: June 2008
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008. I've Been Wanting to Tell This One. Several years ago, I found a rat drowned in Katie’s water bucket. Through a series of events, Katie (an Australian shepherd) had inherited a detached two-car garage, the cars had been evicted, and a colony of rats had moved in with Katie to share in her dog food and the bird seed we kept around. Huh Freak accident number two. When I was done, I cried for a long time. So did Katie. 8220;You havin’ a garage sale? 8221; he asked. 8221; He walked in...
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Waxing Elephant: August 2007
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Monday, August 20, 2007. A Bit Much, Really. 8220;What are we here for? 8221; It was not an existential question. It’s an odd business, the repair and handling of people’s bodies, but then so is the business of building people’s capacity to think, function in society, and lead full lives in which I engage daily with my students. Considering the types of examinations I will inevitably have to undergo, do I want a man or a woman to perform those examinations? Becoming a Literacy Leader. I told him my suspi...
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Waxing Elephant: The New Agora
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Sunday, April 26, 2009. So I’m blogging again. I say that with a present participle as if I am now back in a constant state of blogging. The thing is, blogging began to feel a little too much like navel gazing. I mean, I just talk about myself, which I find to be a dull topic. Bdmckeown: I tweet to circumvent the usual obstacles to staying in touch. Susanellingburg: I tweet for the same reason I read — to know I'm not alone. Just one more method of doing so. EvaCatHerder sent in this tweet: "Given Dan Sc...
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Waxing Elephant: June 2009
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Monday, June 29, 2009. So, What Do You Do? 8220;Hello, ladies,” says a man’s voice. I look up from my menu to see the manager sliding up to our table. I guess that excludes me; at least I hope it does. We had been talking about Kristen’s civil engineering husband. “Josh said the other day that he might like to get into education,” Kristen had said. To me, Josh seems like an extra character in a movie, and I think this is because I have no idea what a civil engineer does. 8220;Move that thing! 8221; And i...
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Not so vast ...: 2006-04-30
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Not so vast . Wednesday, May 03, 2006. Inspiration is a tricky thing. The other night, I had a handful of topics I wanted to write about and I could feel the words bubling around inside just waiting to pour out in artistically crafted waves across the page (screen, whatever). Posted by valis at 6:59 PM. Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Human being (or alien hybird), age 40, married, two children, avid reader, cynical mystic, idealistic pessimist, karaoke master, and amateur philosopher.
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Not so vast ...: 2006-02-19
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Not so vast . Thursday, February 23, 2006. Whatever makes you feel good. Whatever makes you feel good. That’s what it’s all about, isn’t it? She asked to an office full of nods and secular equivalents of "amen" or "hell, yeah! Whatever makes you feel good.". I’m thinking "no." Actually, I’m thinking "NOOOOOO! Posted by valis at 4:17 PM. Tuesday, February 21, 2006. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Mark Haddon. We Can Build You, Phillip K. Dick (I've been nostalgic for him lately). Quote o...
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Not so vast ...: 2006-03-05
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Not so vast . Monday, March 06, 2006. Ear Tubes and the Human Condition. Modern medical science really is fairly modern, even in this country. What if he never wakes up? You sit there and make small talk and try not to think about how dramatically different your life could be in a few minutes time. You pray. You hope. And you know you’d do just about anything if there was actually anything you could do to ensure no harm will befall your child. How would I live differently? Posted by valis at 7:03 PM.
