Author Archives: Susan

CURRENT AFFAIRS: Perception

Posted on October 9, 2004 by Susan

Honestly, even I need wonder when my opinion of performance of the presidential candidates directly contradicts the majority of thought. I was pleased with the president’s performance overall and found much fault in the senator’s at their first debate. I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Excuses

Posted on October 9, 2004 by Susan

I am short, and tops of highboys, hutches go undusted. Nearsighted, so the spider laughs and builds his home of cobweb and settles in for maybe months. An aching swayback keeps the baseboards safe from running rags, and the lightbulb … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Unreality

Posted on October 9, 2004 by Susan

A pink morning sky as fake as a Kinkade, or color filters on a Canon. Nature takes creative license with the day. Impossibly black branches cutting through the salmon canvas; a painting I would shake my head at and pass … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA & REALITY: Tools

Posted on October 8, 2004 by Susan

The excitement is there, like reading the first page of a promising book set aside too long. But what if one couldn’t read? Or the text was in hieroglyphics? Or the pages were all stuck together? Or scrambled in numerical … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Autumn Olympics

Posted on October 8, 2004 by Susan

The sun set fire to the trees this morning. The maples bear their torches high into the sky and run along the streets and backyards in their race towards winter and the grueling tests of endurance they will face. Continue reading →

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REALITY: Needs vs. Wants

Posted on October 8, 2004 by Susan

Saw a very nice reference to Spinning on the Great Lettuce Head last night, but it caused a sleepless night nonetheless. This, because while it is a gracious acknowledgement of my enthusiasm, it also brings into focus the problem I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Googling

Posted on October 7, 2004 by Susan

I very rarely check out the google hits to my site; they usually show up as “John Cheever’s The Swimmer” or “Fresh Pineapple in Jello,” or something along that line, both of which I’ve blogged about. But this one had … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY & NEW MEDIA: Discussions

Posted on October 7, 2004 by Susan

It seems the two are becoming one. New Media is haunting my days and nights, away from classroom influence it seeps into my brain and out again. Barely had the store unlocked; a neighbor from the past is there. A … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDGAR and I & NEW MEDIA: Alone in the Maze

Posted on October 7, 2004 by Susan

Half dulled interest, cotton-headed thoughts; he has watched and wondered where I am going. Technology unknown, but the ideas were always there, moving backward into crypts, forward into space, wanting, but not having the tools. Can you imagine what Mr. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Statistics on Statistics

Posted on October 6, 2004 by Susan

Very strange experience today, in the computer lab on campus. Sitting in a row, head bent and working on producing several histograms because the downloaded program I can use at home is an upgraded version. This means, of course, that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Re….mediation, juvenation, incarnation, invention, live

Posted on October 6, 2004 by Susan

The eagles are back. Continue reading →

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REALITY & NEW MEDIA: Frost

Posted on October 6, 2004 by Susan

The morning dew that nourished in the summer nights what summer sun would burn away, returns in crystalline perfection, blushing green to red and cowardly yellow in the face of cold. Killing what it has spent the months in nurturing. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY & NEW MEDIA: Daydreaming

Posted on October 5, 2004 by Susan

This morning on my driving rounds I daydreamed, part of my mind taking off in another direction while focusing automatically on the road. Down River Road, Route 4 up to Burlington, behind a truck with winch and ball and hook … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: Past and Present

Posted on October 5, 2004 by Susan

Today’s a Dylan day. Baez and Collins too. Peter, Paul and Mary, and Donovan (whom James Keating in N/M reminds me of). The voices of new freedom, equality, and peace. I know the words, and I shall sing along. Continue reading →

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REALITY & NEW MEDIA: Space Forks

Posted on October 5, 2004 by Susan

It is hard, and took this long, to put the pieces of yesterday back together. The main story was textbook routine; up at five, showered, dressed, studied, and out of the house by seven-thirty, on campus through two classes until … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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