"'Cause I can see the future, and it's a place about seventy miles east of here, where it's lighter." (lyrics from Laurie Anderson's "Let x = x") I keep thinking that my body's changes are temporary, and that I'll be reset at some point and my articulations will go back to being supple again. Not... Continue Reading →
Spindrift
This is the name of snow coming down cliff, usually from wind, but in this case I'll use it for melted snow too. There might be a better name when it's melted. It's not quite an avalanche because the whole slope isn't moving but apparently it's okay to say spindrift avalanche. I got stuck in... Continue Reading →
Salve
Now I would have thought that the English word "salve" was tied directly back to Latin but it appears to have had a few stops along the way. etymonline.com gives the origin as "medicinal ointment or adhesive preparation for external use on wounds and sores," from the Old English sealf "healing ointment," from West Germanic *salbo- "oily substance". So... Continue Reading →
The Fall
I have an acquaintance, a guy from my secondary school, who was a super fan of the group The Fall. I've never been able to get into them, to be honest. It's a group like Pere Ubu, with a hardcore following of fans for music that never made the main stream. However if you didn't... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 