i’m torn… there’s two races i was thinking of entering, but they’re on the same day, oct 17th… southcliff black & blue classic & burnsville town scamper…
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listening to Vieux Farka Toure, drinking assam tea & thinking it is really too late to be working on a freelance project…
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i have no taste at all… i still like nirvana’s teen spirit…
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dullness has its virtue…
the economist, the week ahead podcast
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listening to the economist podcast… yes, this is what happens when one does not own a television on a monday night…
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watching harvard business publishing vodcast on how to cut costs strategically…
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personal best running time for 3 miles tonight at sunset along the river…
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Can’t rain all the time…
eric draven
tergiversate
verb • /tər-jĭv’ər-sāt’/ • 1) to change repeatedly one’s attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate. 2) to turn renegade.
From Latin tergum, “back”, and versare, “to turn”
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wet autumn evening requires a big cup of chai with a bit of honey & a good book…
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seems like the police have been called to the transit center with greater frequency. today it was domestic disturbance/violence. earlier this week is was domestic disturbance.
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at the flood… it’s raining… listening to the youth of asheville… thinking of the naming of things…
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a recent creativity-online e-newsletter featured the pink ribbon: eva and faye campaign (nsfw) that promotes breast cancer awareness. it’s a provocative ad, but it got me thinking… where are the provocative prostate cancer awareness posters?
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i lie awake in bed with the echo from the poets ringing in my head… a vestige, a holdover, a hangover from last night’s feast of open mic poetry & song & music… there is no remedy to this condition… only a hunger for more…
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a nice overcast evening for a run at carrier park… still muddy in places, the river is pretty high on the banks & it smells like a bog…
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re: previous post: here are two screen shots illustrating the difference between the two equalizer settings.
note: using bose speakers to listen to itunes which further enhances the sound quality…
further: presently listening to WGBH All-Classicl HD web radio stream…
iTunes equalizer setting
this really boosts the quality of my 320kbs mp3 files… for those who may be interested…
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finally discovered my @twitter trouble thanks to their twitter tumble log: “you may be running into a problem with followers… seeing empty followers lists and zeroed follower counts.”
i’m becoming obsessed
recently i began tracking my fitness routine through fitness journal. there’s a food journal feature that has surprisingly captivated my attention. i caught myself this morning looking at everything i eat & counting the calories i just ate. coffee with agave nectar: 69 calories. Kashi cereal with whole milk: 422. last night’s yuengling: 128. yesterday’s cookie: 170.
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is it metro to say i’d rather be outside in my shorts soaking up the afterglow of summer’s warm sun?
You’re a car
RT @ashevilleraised: RT @h0zae: Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car. (overheard)
Chapbook: Tomorrow We Sweat Poetry
This weekend copies of the chapbook Tomorrow We Sweat Poetry arrived. The publication of the chapbook is born from the Flood Gallery Fine Arts Center writing workshop program — specifically, the workshop I directed called “Write and do not waste time.”
The chapbook features poems by Susan Ryonen Keene and an introductory essay by myself which summarizes the poetry writing workshop.
Chapbook details: 20 pages, paperback, 5″x8″
Copies available for purchase: $8 + shipping.
tomorrow we sweat poetry
the poetry workshop chapbook, tomorrow we sweat poetry, arrived this weekend. review an excerpt here. cover price $8. contact me for your copy.
Coffeehouse Junkie 