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"would someone please explain bob dylan?"

so, a friend of mine just sent me a link to a page where a friend of his says this: “Would someone please explain Bob Dylan to me? Thanks in advance.”first of all, i assume by the use of “explain” that...

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highway bob dylan revisited, 61st time

so, sometimes what really gets me about dylan is that i feel like, when i am listening to him, that really no-one could really understand him without my help. not cuz of what i know about him &...

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where am i right now? (journey through sunny cold)

well, it's been awhile since i posted, so i thought i'd weigh in for a minute. i got REALLY sick last week, from sunday to about thursday or friday, & i thought it was pancreatitis rearing its ugly...

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edith wharton is dead; long live the semicolon!

when i was just a wee lad in high school -- tenth grade, to be exact -- we were taught a book in english class by mr. pierce, my hero of the teaching profession, a lifelong friend of mine, &...

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alias is lost

hey folks, me & beth can't find alias, our lovely little grey cat. could anyone who reads this please post the information in as many places as possible? she's a 7 year old, medium sized domestic...

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GRE sucks sucks sucks

well, we found the cat, for those of you who still read this blog. now, i've waited until 2 days before the GRE to start studying for the thing, & i am dead in the water. quadratic equations? you...

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"Apocalypse Cow" was the name of a band in college. They had the best...

So, today I took the GRE. 650 verbal, 540 math. Wanted to break 700 on the verbal, thought I had done that, then did okay on the math. . . then WHAM! second verbal section, right when i thought i was...

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GRE essay scores

short post today: got my GRE written scores back. Got a 5.5 outta 6. pretty neat. will write more later.

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the quas-semi-bi-partial-monthly post, with regrets towards length

well, because i have so much to write, i am doing the "covert grammar" thing by eschewing punctuation, or, to be more accurate, capitalization. i just read a post from last week by my good friend maura...

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sadness reigns, but poems can rain too

news flash: i did not get into the Master's Program in English with a Concentration in Film Studies, at NC State, despite some fantastic recs from some great duke profs. really bummed, but i'll live....

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Truly, This is the Frigidity of 5:30AM

Well, we shall see if my blog will work. Intimations of "suspended account" + every one of the last 50 or so comments have been spam-bot BS ...I would LIKE to [re]start this blog ... My sister says I...

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highway bob dylan revisited, 61st time

so, sometimes what really gets me about dylan is that i feel like, when i am listening to him, that really no-one could really understand him without my help. not cuz of what i know about him &...

View Article

where am i right now? (journey through sunny cold)

well, it's been awhile since i posted, so i thought i'd weigh in for a minute. i got REALLY sick last week, from sunday to about thursday or friday, & i thought it was pancreatitis rearing its ugly...

View Article


edith wharton is dead; long live the semicolon!

when i was just a wee lad in high school -- tenth grade, to be exact -- we were taught a book in english class by mr. pierce, my hero of the teaching profession, a lifelong friend of mine, &...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

alias is lost

hey folks, me & beth can't find alias, our lovely little grey cat. could anyone who reads this please post the information in as many places as possible? she's a 7 year old, medium sized domestic...

View Article


GRE sucks sucks sucks

well, we found the cat, for those of you who still read this blog. now, i've waited until 2 days before the GRE to start studying for the thing, & i am dead in the water. quadratic equations? you...

View Article

"Apocalypse Cow" was the name of a band in college. They had the best...

So, today I took the GRE. 650 verbal, 540 math. Wanted to break 700 on the verbal, thought I had done that, then did okay on the math. . . then WHAM! second verbal section, right when i thought i was...

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GRE essay scores

short post today: got my GRE written scores back. Got a 5.5 outta 6. pretty neat. will write more later.

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the quas-semi-bi-partial-monthly post, with regrets towards length

well, because i have so much to write, i am doing the "covert grammar" thing by eschewing punctuation, or, to be more accurate, capitalization. i just read a post from last week by my good friend maura...

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sadness reigns, but poems can rain too

news flash: i did not get into the Master's Program in English with a Concentration in Film Studies, at NC State, despite some fantastic recs from some great duke profs. really bummed, but i'll live....

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