The fight for my consciousness took place on the page and on the screen, through reading and viewing. Was bloody.
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A collection of idle reflections — namely, asides and whatnot put down and published.
G.I.Joe and “G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra” (2009): Some History
Idle reflections on the G.I.Joe action figures and comic books as formative influences of my childhood
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- 2023-01-23
- Idle Reflections Way Back
Female Friends: Ryūsuke Hamaguchi’s "Happy Hour" (2015)
Three curiosities about the lovely 2015 Ryusuke Hamaguchi film about female friendship, "Happy Hour"
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- 2022-11-15
- Idle Reflections On Film, Movies, Cinema
Pleasures in Reading: Edgar Lee Master’s “Spoon River Anthology”
From the "Spoon River Anthology" by Edgar Lee Masters, excerpts and commentary on the experience of its reading
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- 2022-11-10
- On Literature, Books Idle Reflections Reading Journal
Upcoming: An Excellent SEO Presentation, Colorado ASMP, Saturday, May 14th
Announcement for the ASMP Colorado event at which I will be giving a presentation entitled "Top 7 SEO Tips for Photographers"
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- 2022-05-11
- Idle Reflections
Tour of Turret Two of the USS New Jersey
The Turret Two Tour of the USS New Jersey was a moment to reflect on the astounding machinery of war.
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- 2021-11-21
- Idle Reflections On Ideas, Concepts, Intuitions
Bad Poetry Morning
Repeatedly not finishing a sentence. Either subject or predicate but not both. Becomes some poetry itself.
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- 2021-01-17
- Idle Reflections
Impactful is not a word!
Grumpy old man weighs in on the frequently used term impactful, which he contends, contrary to overwhelming empirical evidence, is not a word. And honestly, he’s right.
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- 2020-01-21
- Idle Reflections
Why Hamilton is Great
Finally some explanations why this play is so important!
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- 2019-12-05
- Idle Reflections
Protected: Lu gets a new bike
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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- 2010-10-25
- Idle Reflections
The iPhone Easily Led Me into the Future
Reflections on getting an iPhone
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- 2008-01-12
- Idle Reflections
Chet Travels: sur les bricoleurs de l’angoisse
One of the things I learned on my last trip to Paris was about this special group of individuals in French society. They have been called the “bricoleurs de l’angoisse,”...
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- 2007-09-04
- Idle Reflections Way Back
from the journals of Chet (8/6/04)
A lovely set of days in Umbria, Italy, with philosophers and one in particular.
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- 2004-08-26
- Idle Reflections Way Back