From the monthly archives: October 2004

By On October 24, 2004 · 1 Comment · In Uncategorized

Happy 4th Birthday, Isaac!

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Getting Ready for NaNoWriMo 2004

By On October 22, 2004 · 1 Comment · In Personal

November is right around the corner, and that means it’s time for another National Novel Writing Month! While I came up something less than short in my first attempt last year, it did serve as a helpful exercise in getting me away from thinking in verse and moving back towards fiction. It was [...]

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By On October 21, 2004 · 2 Comments · In Uncategorized

Something familiar about the fall of Fidel Castro?

Castro stumbled as he descended steps and fell on his side following a speech before graduates of an art school in Santa Clara, 280km east of Havana. The audience gasped and was stunned into silence.

But he quickly got up with the help of bodyguards and, sitting [...]

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By On October 21, 2004 · Leave a Comment · In Uncategorized

Hey Yankee fans? You like apples?

How do you like these apples?

(With thanks to Phil West.)

I thought I’d feel at least a twinge of sympathy for the Yankees, as I always do for the losing team in big games, but seeing A-Rod pick his nose while watching the Red Sox celebrate their improbably [...]

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The Kerry Compromise

By On October 20, 2004 · 1 Comment · In Politics

Life is all about knowing when to compromise and I think I’ve found mine w/r/t my vote for President thanks to a timely email from Dan Cantor of the fledgling Working Families Party here in New York:

In New York, the WFP’s main goals are to get a solid vote for Kerry-Edwards on [...]

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