by Jan Bear | Jan 29, 2005 | Uncategorized
Basil makes such a good point in answer to yesterday’s Shameless Plug that I want to pull it out and answer it here. A great discussion aired several years ago on Mars Hill Radio about sentimentality. The Bridges of Madison County was preparing to open in...
by Jan Bear | Jan 28, 2005 | Uncategorized
If you’re in the Portland, Ore., area and interested in writing, you might like an upcoming workshop: Saturday, March 5, in Portland, “Emotion-Driven Fiction” by Eric Witchey. This award-winning short-story writer will teach participants to make...
by Jan Bear | Jan 28, 2005 | Uncategorized
OK. I’m evil. But I thought this was funny. Especially since VW is hopping mad about it. h/t: Jeff Jarvis, who draws some useful conclusions about Cluetrain marketing from the kerfluffle.
by Jan Bear | Jan 27, 2005 | Uncategorized
I don’t know why, but the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” always brings tears to my eyes. I just got a disc of Gene Harris (jazz piano) playing spirituals with a rockin’ soul version of the Battle Hymn. Classic.
by Jan Bear | Jan 25, 2005 | Uncategorized
We’ve all heard the complaints about the perfunctory How-are-you?s, the What-do-you-think-about-the-weather?s, the How-about-them-Yanks?es. Well, give me the meaningless inquiries about my health (which is fine, thanks), the weather (which I never quite know how...
by Jan Bear | Jan 21, 2005 | Uncategorized
An Irish priest who changed the outcome of the 2004 Olympic marathon was defrocked. At first I was going to blog this little gem of a quote for its overwhelming clericalism: I now cannot preach, I cannot give out communion — I am little more than a pagan. After...