I love history. I consider myself an amateur historian — that’s what the It Was 20 Years Ago Today podcast is all about. I listen to a few podcasts that have to do with history; one is the remarkable series
We’ve Spilled It All Before — Proposal
(Crossposted on Daily Kos and should appear on Facebook as well.) As I write this, it looks like the BP – Deepwater Horizon oil spill may actually be coming to an end. The actual spillage, anyway. Despite the White House’s
Constitutional Pet Peeve
(Part of the larger “Jamie’s Spelling and Grammatical Pet Peeves” department.) What with a conflict between the President and one of his generals leading the news, it seemed like a really good time to bring this peeve up. I have
Vagabond Opera is not just one of my favorite local bands, they are one of my favorite bands, period. Right now they are trying to raise money to stage an original opera written by band founder and leader Eric Stern.
Dusting Out the Virtual Rooms — an Invitation to the Teahouse
Getting back on track with a weekly (at least) posting, after skipping half of January and all of February. Right after my declaration of intent to focus on the most important things and get more organized, life threw us a
New Year, New Plans
It is the beginning of a new year, the beginning of a new decade (as some reckon it), and a shade over five months since I posted anything here. I wasn’t going to make a New Year’s resolution (having been
Memage Catchup, three of three
My Life According To the Austin Lounge Lizards Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Pass it on to 15 people you like and include me (presuming I’m someone you like). You can’t use the artist
Memeage catchup, two of three
(Tagging instructions included for the Facebook echo) I was tagged so now … you’ve been tagged ! It works like this: you are supposed to write a note with the 3’s of YOU. At the end, choose people to be
Memeage Catchup, one of three
These have been stacking up, so a series of short posts to deal with them. Tagging some folks in the Facebook echo. This can be a quick one. Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you’ve read
Literary Geek Meme
Got this one because someone thinks I’m a literary geek. As I go through the questions, I’m beginning to wonder about that, I’m afraid … I’m only tagging folks I think might want to see my answers. No one’s on