tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120268852012-03-15T09:53:24.145-06:00The life and times of some guy.John-Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03929369491493600012noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12026885.post-1116286970305520732005-05-16T17:27:00.000-06:002005-05-16T18:01:01.033-06:00

I am kind of a sap for Mary Oliver poems, and I am fungofile, so I would like to share a poem by Mary Oliver called Mushrooms:MushroomsRain, and thenthe cool pursedlips of the winddraw themout of the ground --red and yellow skullspummeling upwardthrough leaves, through grasses,through sand; astonishing in their suddenness, their quietude,their wetness, they appearon fall mornings, somebalancing

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It has been an unusually rainy day here in Boulder. It changes the mood. I was glad to stay inside today and get things done. We have many little details to take care of for the wedding, and then there are a million other things to do that didn't get done during school. I don't mind though. It feels great to be getting my life organized.I have started exercising again. That more than anything

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The semester is finally over, and I think it was the hardest one yet; I got sick three times and my back went out during finals week. Not surprising really, given that I stopped exercising about three months ago. And here I am in front of the computer again. Oy ve!I can finally feel my body beginning to unwind from all the stress. I've found that the best remedy is yardwork, house cleaning, and

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And here's a collage that Jean-Paul put together from bowling for Sam's birthday(?).

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Here's a quick post of this photo collage from the semester-end happy hour celebration. Click to enlarge.

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I am a big fan of a musician named Stuart Davis, especially his live shows, which are usually hilarious, moving, and generally entertaining. He is a Buddhist pop-rock musician based in Boulder, Colorado. If you have never heard a Stuart Davis song and would like to check one out, click here to listen to Swim.Try clicking on this link, Stuart Responds to His Critics , to see a (in my opinion)

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I have just this morning finished reading Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke. I thoroughly enjoyed it.It is a novel that takes place in early 1800s England. Imagine that England has a long history of magic, and that English magical history is taught in schools along with writing and arithmetic. Yet in the last few hundred years magic has faded from England to the point that no one

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Here, I believe, is, more or less, the final score on the snow. I didn't measure it, but it has to be at least eight inches, if not more. Not bad for the expected 1-3 inches. It should all melt by tomorrow though, with a high of 53 degrees. And now to start my final paper for Clinical Assessment . . .I just measured the snow on our deck. It is 11 inches deep!

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"Raisin Toast" song.

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So I like raisin toast, and so does Katie.In fact, Katie likes raisin toast so much that she made up a song that goes to the tune of "Mama's little baby loves shortnin' bread.""Toast and raisinsand raisins and toastraisins and raisinsand toast and toast."If I can ever figure out how to post sound files I will have Katie sing the song into an I-Pod. But be warned, it is EXTREMELY CATCHY. It may

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So, although May is only a couple of days away it is snowing in Boulder. I thought to myself, "This is nice. It will probably all melt by tomorrow." This was tomorrow (now today). This is tonight. We were supposed to get 1 to 3 inches, but we now have about six, and it is still snowing. I don't mind really, but I wish I had set aside some dry firewood.In other news, I threw my back out. It had

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I am a huge fan of Neil Gaiman, and a fan of Dave McKean. They collaborated to create the movie MirrorMask, which will be coming out some time this year. This image is from the movie. There will also be a children's book based on the movie. Follow the link to check out the preview.

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This is my fiance Katie. She is just the most awesome woman in the world. I know that I am a little biased in my opinion, but that is as it should be. She is a knitting fiend, an excellent cook, a loving person, and one smart cookie. Her blog is PinkLadyKatie, for knitting and other news.

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Two Gentiles Wearing YarmulkesIt is true, yarmulke is the correct spelling of the word that is pronounced yamaca. This evening Katie put on an outstanding seder, complete with all kinds of foods that I can't spell, a partial reading of the book of Exodus, and manishevitz for the Prophet Elijah (for those who are interested, see more info on this guy below). This was our first seder, and we had a

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Welcome to Bricks and Bones, my new Blog. The name comes from nowhere in particular except that I like how it sounds. This is my first foray into the world of blogging and I am curious to see how this site will evolve.

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