December 2011
11 posts
The Jot & Tittle
Me: I love that the dot on the letter i is called the "tittle."
Aaron: I love that there's a word for the dot on the letter i.
Me: The stem is called the "jot"! Incidentally, "Tittle and the Jots" is the name of my doo-wop band.
Aaron: Really? Because The Jot & Tittle is the name of my new pub.
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AN ACTUAL TEXT EXCHANGE
Jason: Traffic looks pretty bad. I'm [going to] end up a little bit late.
Me: Due to late buses I am in the same boat.
Jason: It's hard to catch a bus when you're in the boat.
Me: You're right. I should probably just get a taxi.
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Listen To Me Talk And Sing About A Book On The... →
Well, it’s not gonna be on the radio yet. Not ‘til Thursday. But the idea of my voice and my music being sent through the air on waves of light? Pretty exciting. I mean, with the internet, a more advanced medium, my voice is just traveling on condensed waves of light through a series of tubes. Not quite as exciting as surfing through the atmosphere, is it?
All in all, the universe is...
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The Trouble With Conspiracy Theories
I got friends. I talk to some of these friends about politics. And every now and then, a friend will start talking about something that she or he will not say is a conspiracy, but contains all of the elements thereof. A small group of the uber-rich trying to destroy the world for their own gain, as an example, or the Jew-run media, as another. And here is where I balk, and I try to convince them...
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Two Types of Melancholy
Have you ever noticed it? There’s different kinds of melancholy that have different effects. They have different cures, too, and some you wouldn’t want to cure at all (thought that won’t stop some folks).
Some melancholies render the subject dispirited and immobile. It seems obvious that these are unhealthy and dangerous, but this melancholy obscures the obvious. And...
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There's A Hole In The World
Today I had the great pleasure of writing a song in the bounds of fifteen minutes. Granted, the general idea came several weeks ago. But it all came flowing out today in one swift motion. http://hitrecord.org/records/581887
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In the heart of the world, Your name left a hole Surrounded by diamonds And fossils and coal. The Earth is collapsing, And the cracks, they call came From the hole in...