Tag Archives: REM

“Anthony’s Navel”: pinklightsabre announces Saturday guest post call for content | favorite books, films, music

Posted on March 11, 2017 by

Last week my friend Anthony sent me a piece he wrote about an R.E.M. album that was important to him and a college radio program he used to listen to, and I thought I’d start a weekly guest post column … Continue reading →

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Lay vs. Lie

Posted on August 1, 2015 by

BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON 20 JANUARY 2009 Dawn and I sat in the car in the Macy’s parking garage discussing what we’d do if I lost my job, decided we’d move to Germany, liked the idea so much we agreed we’d go … Continue reading →

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Standing under the shoulders of giants

Posted on November 5, 2014 by

A week spent with data, inside Excel: VLOOKUPS, pivot tables, four rewrites of a simple proposal drawn up for review by one guy, a 15 minute meeting. A five page deck with about 10 pages in the appendix. The appendix, … Continue reading →

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‘The followers of chaos, out of control’

Posted on October 1, 2014 by

My youngest daughter is in first grade, and wants to be popular. She wants to be popular because she’s unsure who she is. Popularity must be good, it’s a form of acceptance. They’ll do anything to be popular at that … Continue reading →

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Hearts out for R.E.M.

Posted on September 23, 2013 by

It’s a sad moment on Wikipedia when they move you to past tense: R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry. Oh, … Continue reading →

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