Monthly Archives: September 2010
September 10, 2010 – Bumbershirt.
It’s interesting being an atheist in Texas. Especially when you’ve moved from Seattle. I truly feel like an alien who has landed here sometimes – religion is so pervasive, and so assumed…that people bring it up in conversations that no … Continue reading
September 9, 2010 – Ironing out something.
When I first got to Dallas, I bought this ironing board. It was used exactly once. I’m not sure why I was hanging on to it – except that it’s as good as new, and I think I felt a … Continue reading
September 8, 2010 – The first (of what I suspect will be many) t-shirts.
Ah…the t-shirts begin. I love T-shirts. But the ones I love the most have a clear pattern – they refer to something about 10 percent (or less) of people understand. Take the shirt above – those of you who watch … Continue reading
September 7, 2010 – Viva.
I realize I’ve been a little “book happy” in the RID project lately. But, as I’ve written about before, books tend to be the item I’m most likely to hang on to — far past their time. Today’s RID entry, … Continue reading
September 6, 2010 – Machine Beauty.
Another day, another book. By adding this book to the RID project, I accept that I will never be one of those people who are fascinated with “how things work.” I’m a person who doesn’t tend to work with my … Continue reading
September 5, 2010 – a dip into subculture.
I’ve always loved studying subcultures. I’m fascinated by understanding people who are unlike me. The books above (covering Brits, Jews living in Iowa, and “little people”) are examples of books I’ve read (or was gonna read) someday. As I cast … Continue reading
September 4, 2010 – Another great TED speech, another book I wasn’t gonna follow through with.
If you’re not familiar with William Kamkwamba, you should be. He’s an African kid who brought electricity to his family by assembling a windmill out of discarded parts of other items. Given that I probably wasn’t ever going to read … Continue reading
September 3, 2010 – Friday Night Lights on a Friday morning.
Seemed an appropriate day to give away this book. I’m going to try (soon) to go to a Texas high school football game — something tells me it’s an experience not to miss. They take their football quite seriously down … Continue reading
September 2, 2010 – Well, now…this is inconvenient.
As I’ve written about before on this blog, I’m glad people smarter than me — and more dedicated — are working on global warming. Today, I cast two Al Gore books (both TED bookclub mailings) into the environment to see … Continue reading
What I got rid of today. 