I've been away from here for nearly a week, but this time I have an excuse: kidney stones. Once again I'm weathering a bout of them,...

One of Olafur Eliasson's waterfalls, from the R train (?) on the Brooklyn Bridge A street painter, near City Hall Park The Fountain Pen ...

It's been a long while, more than a week, since I last posted (I've added my unfinished post from yesterday). It's not for want ...

Passing Strange unfortunately is closing on July 20, 2008, so if you can, catch it! Spike Lee is going to film it on Saturday , so it ough...

(click on the document to see a high-resolution version) So what can you do? You can visit this site, Blue America PAC vs. Retroactive Immun...

Working backwards through the weeks, I meant to finish an earlier stub about going to see the extraordinary Broadway musical play Passing St...

So few posts, I know...but perhaps by mid-July or later I'll be back at least half-speed. These days it's all I can do to hammer out...

It's been a while, I know. I've been recuperating, writing, reading, wending my way to the library, wrangling with grant applicatio...

The weather has been so lovely since I've been home that I must thank the gods. Just before the end of the school, when it was still coo...

Happy Juneteenth ! >>> The Democrats in Congress are on the verge of what could be one of their best electoral triumphs in decades;...

Today's the day! (And the cake is delicious.)

The Boston Celtics have won the NBA Championship in a blowout , 131-92, taking the series 4 games to 2. It's the franchise's 17th c...

Well, I am finally done. The students' grades are all in, undergraduate and graduate, and the school year is over! For my brutal lecture...

To all the readers who are fathers, grandfathers or daddies of any sort, or mentors and guides who serve in a fatherly role, Happy Fathers D...

Blogging may be good for your health, or so say researchers . I suppose so, but I would place it under the larger rubric of (semi-)creative ...

I know I'm almost done with the school year because I'm able to read quickly (or fairly quickly) once again. Yesterday I finished Ja...