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Ipod Patience

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on November 24, 2008 | 11 Comments »

I’m in the kitchen; my Ipod is hooked to the stereo, set to random. I don’t like three quarters of the music on my Ipod. I don’t know what three quarter of the music on my Ipod is.
When I flip though it manually I can never decide what to listen to, and when I do, [...]

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Violin String

Posted in Poems, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on October 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I have on my table a violin string. 
It is free.
But it is not free to do what a violin string is supposed to do
 - to produce music. 
So I take it,
fix it in my violin
and tighten it until it is taut. 
Only then is it free to be a violin string.
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Culture Snobs Vs. Ignorant Peasants (Sniff sniff)

Posted in Teaching, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 26, 2008 | 6 Comments »

I am trying to decide if it is worth being a culture snob. Do people who are experts on different aspects of culture, appreciate it more than people who just happen to like it?
Do foodies appreciate sushi more than my friend that eats it every day?
Does the art critic enjoy Monet more than my cousin [...]

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