On Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa was the Mozart of the 20th Century, and consistently pushed musical, intellectual, and philosophical boundaries over the span of his thirty-year professional career in a way that no other popular musician ever has.
Frank Zappa was the Mozart of the 20th Century, and consistently pushed musical, intellectual, and philosophical boundaries over the span of his thirty-year professional career in a way that no other popular musician ever has.
That’s not to say that Leighton can’t backstop his team to the Cup. It’s just to say that he has had the easier road, and that he is not as strong as his numbers would indicate. If the ‘Hawks can get bodies in front of him, as they have against every other team they’ve played, then we’ll see just how good he is.
Some of you might be wondering why I changed the site’s look so radically this time around. It is a big departure from what I’ve been doing the last few years, when integrated Twitter feeds and ever-expanding sidebars ruled the roost. And I was pretty happy with the general feel of the site, down to [...]
I don’t know if I’ve ever blogged about Lost before, but with tonight’s finale looming, I feel like I should say something. More than any other show, Lost has taken viewers on a substantive literary journey, from the opening frame to the cusp of the finale. Has it always been perfect? No. But it has [...]
Congratulations to the Chicago Blackhawks for reaching the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1992. They’ll face either the Philadelphia Flyers or the Montreal Canadiens. My family moved to the Chicagoland area in 1999, right in the middle of what might best be termed a full-blown franchise collapse. Then-owner Bill Wirtz was bleeding [...]
New day, new look. Trying for something a bit more minimalist. We’ll see how long it lasts.
It is no secret that I am an Apple nut. I am typing this post using the WordPress app on my iPad, which is connected via Bluetooth to an Apple wireless keyboard. I’ve posted before on why I think the iPad will change the future of computing. I believe that a closed computing system will [...]
I’ve been thinking about canceling my cable service. When I look at my consumption habits, I just don’t watch enough live TV to justify paying what I’m paying. If I can do it without paying a huge cancelation fee, I’ll get rid of it and then pay for a significantly faster internet connection – which [...]
Oh, what a fool I was! Having finished draft one of my novel, I thought I could go back and cruise to a second draft by making edits and adding to/subtracting from the whole. This has, after all, been my primary mode of writing to date. It is very rare for me to simply start [...]
I am writing this post from one of those wonderful comfy chairs on the upper level of the Middlebury College Library. I’m going to be at Midd until Sunday afternoon. This is the first time I’ve been on campus since graduating nearly a year ago, and the torrent of emotions flowing through me is indescribable. [...]