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QotD: Teacher's Pet
What was (or is) your favorite subject in school? I love(d) studying dead languages. I really got in to Sanskrit. There are great teachers, great learning materials, and teaching methods that have been time-tested for hundreds of years. In other subjects I always hated memorization. But when I started studying forms and declension tables I… Continue reading QotD: Teacher's Pet
QotD: In Heavy Rotation
What albums are in heavy rotation for you right now? It's the moody, brooding guy show for me at present — Paul Weller's "Heliocentric," Several of The Smiths' joints including "Louder Than Bombs," The Lucksmiths "Naturaliste," and Robyn Hitchcock's Bob Dylan covers, with some Jerry Reed thrown in to keep this truck on the road.… Continue reading QotD: In Heavy Rotation
QotD: Howdy Neighbor!
How well do you know your next-door neighbors? My block is pretty tight. In fact, one or two of my neighbors might be Extraface readers. I knowingly let some of them siphon bits from my Wi-Fi network. A few months ago when I was heading out for an LA trip early in the morning, my… Continue reading QotD: Howdy Neighbor!
QotD: Howdy Neighbor!
How well do you know your next-door neighbors? Sometimes I feel like the QOTD is trying to insinuate something. Read and post comments | Send to a friend
QotD: The Best Part of Waking Up…
What's your morning beverage of choice? Coffee, tea, juice? Homemade or store-bought? I make coffee at home. I grind the beans at the store — one fewer countertop gadget to worry about. I wastefully usually only drink a cup or two from the pot I brew at home, but make 4-6 cups because it tastes… Continue reading QotD: The Best Part of Waking Up…
QotD: Check the Mailbox!
What magazines do you subscribe to, and why? The "and why" part of this is weird.I get: The Believer – McSweeney's's's's excellent magazine. I read it cover to cover. It's not quite as too-clever-for-its-own-good as your average McSweeneys product. Contains things that are good to learn about. The music issue is always grand. London Review… Continue reading QotD: Check the Mailbox!
QotD: Hello, Cleveland!
If you had a band, what would you call yourselves?Question submitted by Zoot. The short sets. Read and post comments | Send to a friend
QotD: Better than the original?
What is your favorite cover song?Question submitted by Ray. The one I've been abusing the most recently is Harvey Danger's cover of English Beat's "Save It For Later". Let's see if I can't find it online. Read and post comments | Send to a friend
QotD: Weekend Goal Follow-Up
So, how did you do with that weekend goal? No goal? What did you do this weekend? So-so. I cleaned up 2 rooms out of 4, and got a hold of a runaway bill pile-up. But mostly, it looked an awful lot like this: weekend activities But I can't say I'm complaining. Read and post… Continue reading QotD: Weekend Goal Follow-Up