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• Map of Hope and Hard Work

  Nov 23

  Here’s a map indicating most of the twenty-five positions I’ve applied to this autumn. It doesn’t show those positions overseas (in South Africa, Egypt, and Turkey). Most of them are… more ›

• 5000-Word Check-Up

  Oct 18

  So I haven’t spent much time on this blog over the past several months. I’m writing my dissertation. Enough said, probably. If not, then I can tell you that even… more ›

• Bullet-Point Friday: Holday Gifts

  Dec 25

  The Gift of TravelSaw the new Jason Reitman film (based on the Walter Kirn novel) Up in the Air Tuesday evening at the Plano Angelika with the great unwashed suburban… more ›

• Bullet-Point Friday: New York

  Nov 13

  I’ve now been to New York City four times: to march in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in November 1986, to enjoy spring break of 1989 with my cool friend… more ›

• El sonido nuevo

  Feb 22

  Here is my list of 17 new tracks that everyone should be listening to this spring. iTunes offers 7 of them for sale; the others can be found online through… more ›

• Urban Mist

  Jan 28

  I shot this photograph on the ride home after an afternoon at the symphony and a delicious but slow supper at Bolsa. more ›

• DSO

  Jan 25

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• Lazy Thursday

  Jan 22

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• Downtown

  Jan 12

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• Submission

  Jan 4

  I just wanted to see if I really could actually submit a blog post from my new BlackBerry phone. more ›