WTF?!


Really? My home state of Florida, under the guidance of Rick Scott and his Republican ouija board, is now dissing both my college major (history) and my minor (philosophy)?

Governor Rick Scott, you lack the basic self control God gave to an infant monkey suffering from projectile diarrhea, you ignorant c–p weasel.

You are an amazing combination of ignorant and embarrassing. Congressman David Rivera (R-soon to be indicted, just lost) is five seconds away from looking at you and saying, ‘Dude, you have lost the plot.’

Ugh.

Speaking Purely As A Floridian Transplanted To Washington, DC…


Frankly, I am disappointed in Sandy. So far, that other one we has was worse. And Snowmaggedon was way worse.

Still, not discounting that I will be impaled and die slowly of sepsis after being struck by a wind blown energy lobbyist. Climate change. Hah. Irony. Sad.

Monday Morning Staff Meeting – Future Books


Institute for the Future of the Book

Writing the ineffable. And why you won’t be able understand what our alien invaders are saying.

Beards


Psychologists confirm: Women are simply not very attracted to 19 specific dudes, but are slightly more attracted to them when they do not have weird beards all over their faces. Just trim them! And do not grow a soul patch. Ever.

The Integral


Just wanted to draw some attention to this very cool article about Lous Zukofsky’s use of the integral in his poetry.

A few weeks ago, I started his very long poem/book length sequence “A” and it’s great reading.

Make It So


Fans of Jean-Luc Picard will know what I’m talking about.

Anyway… warp drive!

Ladies & Gentleman, We Have Found It


The Higgs Boson has been confirmed. Now, friends… on to my time machine (and to my enemies – say good bye to your grandfather… before you were even born! [evil laugh]).

Monday Morning Staff Meeting – Cronus Swallows His Children


The world eater.

The future of women’s soccer in the United States.

Do you feel free?

Never the twain shall meet.

Tuesday Morning Staff Meeting – Things That Won’t Happen In America


Pensions for poets.

Your power turned back on in a timely fashion.

Mayors who recite poetry in ancient Greek in the classical tradition.

Not legally anyway (though I don’t know where I come down on this issue, myself).

Thursday Morning Staff Meeting – Keeping Your Word


Did science fiction break its promises to us?

Poets are the beholders of ideas and the announcers of human experience’s necessary and casual details.

Everybody’s saint.

Why be a nazi?

I’m feeling much better, thank you.