Monthly Archives: May 2011
Favorite Artists Series #2: Bill Bryson
This is an odd choice, admittedly, for the Favorite Artists series I’ve started here on this blog. It’s not much of a series yet, to be honest, since I’ve only featured one other artist so far, documentary poet Mark Nowak. … Continue reading
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Distressing Changes to Wisconsin’s Mining Laws Proposed
From Monday through Thursday of this week, I toured the state as part of a “Place-Based Workshop” put on annually by The Center for Culture, History, and Environment (CHE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I’ve been one of CHE’s Graduate Student … Continue reading
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On Completing My Last University Course, Perhaps Ever.
On Sunday morning, I took the last final for the last university course that I am obligated to take for the rest of my life. I was enrolled in two courses this past semester and one was an introductory basketball … Continue reading
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Eyewear (Rec Specs) and Professional Athletes
The weather has finally turned in Madison. It’s still fairly cool here, but the snow is long gone and the grass is back, and the ground is hard enough for running and cutting and all the other things you need … Continue reading
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On Patience and Non-attachment
I have long believed, in theory, that patience and non-attachment were complimentary and essential virtues and that I would do well to cultivate both of them. In practice, both are difficult, elusive, and have not always felt desirable or worthy … Continue reading
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My Favorite Artists Series #1: Mark Nowak
So, among other things, I’m going to start on ongoing series of features on this blog, one of which will be posts about my favorite artists, called, appropriately enough, “My Favorite Artists Series.” This post is the first in what … Continue reading
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