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The unexpected loss of a favored place
It was the “Library of Black Excellence” that first drew Ariele and me to Epilogue Kitchen, an award winning restaurant in Salem, Oregon. I love things that double as libraries, and more generally places that celebrate books and their ability to propagate wisdom and ideas. That Epilogue placed itself in service of noble ideas and Continue reading
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Vocab 128 Part 12: L
Welcome back to my weekly series, Vocab 128, in which I sit down with pen and paper and write 128 words beginning with the same letter, in more or less the order that I think of them, before scanning the page and posting it here. The result is a flex of my vocabulary muscles, an Continue reading
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How I go about solving a crossword puzzle
Of all the mundane things I do that seem to impress people, solving a crossword puzzle with a pen is among the most satisfying. Does it bother me when I get a word wrong, and have to scribble out a whole line of squares before writing in the correct letters in tiny, cramped corners? Not Continue reading
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Vocab 128 Part 11: K
Welcome back to my weekly series, Vocab 128, in which I sit down with pen and paper and write 128 words beginning with the same letter, in more or less the order that I think of them, before scanning the page and posting it here. The result is a flex of my vocabulary muscles, an Continue reading
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Sound or Meaning
I saw a post on Facebook recently, as one does. It wasn’t from anybody I followed, because these days most of the posts you see on social media don’t come from people you follow. That’s not the point, but I like to gripe about that fact every once in a while. I don’t want anybody Continue reading
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Vocab 128 Part 10: J
Welcome back to my weekly series, Vocab 128, in which I sit down with pen and paper and write 128 words beginning with the same letter, in more or less the order that I think of them, before scanning the page and posting it here. The result is a flex of my vocabulary muscles, an Continue reading
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How to Listen to the Beach Boys, Part 2
In Part 1, I discussed the art of listening to the Beach Boys, some of the historical context I find important to appreciating them, and some possible entry points in approaching their rather substantial discography. In this post, I will present two routes for getting into their music on a deeper level: listening to the Continue reading
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Vocab 128 Part 9: I
Welcome back to my weekly series, Vocab 128, in which I sit down with pen and paper and write 128 words beginning with the same letter, in more or less the order that I think of them, before scanning the page and posting it here. The result is a flex of my vocabulary muscles, an Continue reading
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Superman is a Human Being
I want to talk about my favorite moment from the new Superman movie. Yes, I saw the new Superman movie; perhaps you’re thinking, “of course you saw the new Superman movie, this is exactly the sort of movie you go to see.” There’s something to that, as I am a huge nerd. I was always Continue reading
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Vocab 128 Part 8: H
Welcome back to my weekly series, Vocab 128, in which I sit down with pen and paper and write 128 words beginning with the same letter, in more or less the order that I think of them, before scanning the page and posting it here. The result is a flex of my vocabulary muscles, an Continue reading
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