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12/09/05 // Blog Post from Taj Mahal // Agra // India
The Taj Express When I first planned my travel route through India I was woefully ignorant. I tried to see too much too fast. I don’t regret what I have done, but were I to do it again I would spend twice as long and try to cover half as much ground. When I return, and return I shall, I will come for … continue reading » Topics: Asia, Forts, Ignorance, Round The World Trip, Temples
10/08/05 // Blog Post from 28 Graves Ave // Northampton // Massachesetts
The New Luddites It might just be what I happen to read, but the big topic of late on this here internet seems to the Author’s Guild lawsuit against Google. For those that haven’t heard, the Author’s Guild has brought a class action lawsuit against Google to try and stop Google from indexing scanned books. I am a writer and I make about … continue reading » Topics: Copyright, Ignorance, Technology, Writing
03/25/05 // Blog Post from 28 Graves Ave // Northampton // Massachesetts
One Nation Under a Groove the need/ these closed-in days/ to move before you/ smooth-draped/ and color-elated/ in a favorable wind — Niedecker The sky is falling again. The man outside the liquor store seems unconcerned. The sky seems to fall a good bit. Perhaps the man didn’t notice. Perhaps the sky has fallen too many times now. Perhaps it’s been falling for quite some … continue reading » Topics: Ignorance, Music, Paranoia
10/10/04 // Blog Post from 28 Graves Ave // Northampton // Massachesetts
The Art of the Essay On the meridian of time there is no justice, only the poetry of motion creating the illusion of truth and justice— H. Miller Paul Graham recently published an essay about the essay, which, though I generally reserve this spot for more programmatic oriented musings, bears some relevance since I do tend to write essays myself. What’s more, Paul Graham is … continue reading » Topics: Authors, Ignorance, Writing
11/02/03 // Blog Post from 28 Graves Ave // Northampton // Massachesetts
Take Me To Your Leader II In the last article, I made the case that as fans of certain musicians we owe it to them to purchase their records rather than download them. And I made it more rationally than the RIAA will ever do because I am not a raving lunatic. At least most of the time I’m not. There have been a couple incidents … continue reading » Topics: Copyright, Ignorance, Insanity, Music