Author Archives: Susan

REALITY?: Beauty and the Beast

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Susan

In the middle of a post on Borges I watch TV fascinated, completely enthralled by two dancers, hopefuls on So You Think You Can Dance.  Hok is a hummingbird, Jaimie a flower, in a routine of such beauty I look … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: Marijuana

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Susan

Connecticut had a chance to help thousands of patients who would have benefited from the prescribed use of marijuana via a bill allowing them to grow a small number of plants for personal use. Governor Rell said no.  Claims it’d … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: No Mac for Me

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Susan

Though I haven’t even gotten a chance to look at the downed PC (cleaning the basement a little, just so the plumbers could get to the pipes turned into a major overhaul as one thing leads to another to another–you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Interferes, Inspires, Insists

Posted on June 26, 2007 by Susan

Creativity grinds to a halt.  Wants and desires and interest pale beneath the necessary. I must clean the cellar for the plumbers coming Saturday to replace all copper pipes. Tired, sweaty, aching from the motion of the hoe or rather … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Gut Feelings

Posted on June 25, 2007 by Susan

It started out with Willie two weeks ago, that this’ll be the last time I see him feeling.  Since then, I’ve seen all my in-laws at a graduation party, Gus’ family, Neha, Betty, my neighbor’s daughter and the girls, heard … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Temporarily Stalled

Posted on June 24, 2007 by Susan

Lotsa stuff happening so I’m a bit behind in my reading the past couple of days. In Borges’ Ficciones, I’m midway through a rereading of The Garden of Forking Paths, something I read a few years back as coursework.  My … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: No Campus Required

Posted on June 24, 2007 by Susan

There are a lot of weblogs I read, sites I visit to keep up with a variety of interesting topics that time and circumstance prevent from studying in a more disciplined and focused manner.  Literature, writing, poetry, education, honest politics, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: The Great Software God

Posted on June 24, 2007 by Susan

Same day, same peonies, within minutes of each other, these two photos are affected by the lighting.  The warm, natural sunlight alone is on the top image, while I believe the flash went off on the second. I haven’t Photoshopped … Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: What to do…what to do?

Posted on June 24, 2007 by Susan

There’s a lot to consider when a computer has a major problem.  In looking over costs and types of motherboards, I’m keeping in mind that if I spend X, I may as well spend X more to upgrade the system … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: Microsoft’s Gone Too Far

Posted on June 24, 2007 by Susan

Lord knows I don’t resent Bill Gates and his money–btw, since that shooting at VA Tech, shouldn’t the shooting of rich people require another bias law?–but there’s a certain amount of greed that overshadows all the good his company has … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: Repair Flowchart

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Susan

I’m diagnosing the main pc, which is in the house, while I’m working here in the shop.  This book by Morris Rosenthal is one that I keep handy although this is the first time I’ve used it to work on … Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: Weblog Workings

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Susan

While I’ve taken advantage of Typepad’s new Pages feature in Hypercompendia, with the advanced template it hasn’t as yet shown up on the main page as a linked module so that’s something I have to figure out. The Pages module … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: Rebuilding

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Susan

Haven’t had the time to simply sit down and tear apart the main computer so I’ve been checking it out a bit at a time, but things don’t look good. I believe I may have a fried motherboard. I have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: A New Group?

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Susan

Hot damn, I wish there were a book club that met and sat discussing not the titles on the New York Times Bestseller List, but the classics such as I’ve laden down the bookshelves with in my home. It’s useless, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: What can I say…

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Susan

…once again, our lawyers have dropped the ball. And frankly, they have none to spare. Continue reading →

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