I’d like to say that I haven’t posted for a few days because I’ve been writing the paper that I have to present at an academic conference in a week. I’d like to say that, because of these days of silence, the paper is done. Instead it’s hardly begun. And …
It came yesterday. A Sony NW-S203F Sports Walkman. It’s pretty nifty, though I’m having a difficult time imagining how much time people must spend getting songs on and off these things. The good: The player is designed for exercise. It can adjust the music being played to your running/walking pace …
So I’m working today on The Middle English Metrical Paraphrase of the Old Testament. In particular, I’m writing explanatory notes to the Book of Job, which is perhaps the most fascinating and difficult book of the Bible. (For any inclined to reinvestigate the text, I could hardly suggest a better …
I don’t own an mp3 player of any kind. That’s right. No iPod. No Zune. No nothin’. I don’t own one, and I ain’t been sorry. Just about every time I see some kid zoning out with buds in his ears I think of the “seashells” in Fahrenheit 451. Here …
This song, by Kwoon, has been in my mind the past few days — perhaps due to Jim’s passing. The video is extraordinary: The lyrics, which are difficult to understand in the video (perhaps because the band is French): Dear little lad, Here’s the story of my life. I lived …