A few weeks ago my students made Animotos introducing themselves. I made one too, introducing myself as a writer: It was fun to think about how I might define myself with words, pictures, and music, in the constraints of a 30 second format.
There’s a post on about.com that’s subtitled, “The Many Uses of Companion Llamas.” I don’t even have to read the article to know that I need a companion llama. This is Evelyn, my imaginary companion llama. Reasons Why I Need a Companion Llama: 1. To give me advice. Just look at Evelyn. You can tell […]
Pages of black ink on fiber The black blood of my heartaches, joys. Add a stamp—wings— And set them free. Image Credit: Dan Coulter, Creative Commons license
Sometimes graffiti just makes life better. A couple of weeks ago, we were driving on I-17 and at a rest stop saw this lovely sign: “WARNING!!! WATCH FOR ZOMBEES.” I can picture zombie bees rising out of this trash can and attacking. I think it would make a great movie. We’ll call it THEM! Okay, […]
Dear NSA, News reports say that you are only investigating foreigners with your PRISM program. Yet if that was the truth, you would be losing an amazing surveillance opportunity. I’m sure that in the coming weeks or years, the way in which you are using PRISM to track Americans will become clear. Chances are that […]