February 2008

Leap Year Acrostic

02.29.2008

Looky here! Every fourth February Adds an extra day at its end, Provided the year is divisible by four. Yet remember, Exceptions apply: Any year also divisible by one hundred, yet not four hundred, Remains normal.

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Six-Word Memoir Launch Party in NYC!

02.28.2008

>> New grip of photos from the Six-Word Launch Party in New York.

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The lying truthteller

02.28.2008

“Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.” – Pablo Picasso

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Six-Word Slam, Barcopa, Los Angeles, 02.13.08

02.27.2008

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Nubs

02.27.2008

A mixed-breed dog in Iraq, unthinkably abused by the Iraqis with injuries that included intentionally severed ears and screwdriver puncture wounds, found a most unlikely friend in what was supposed to be his enemy. Back in October, United States Marine Maj. Brian Dennis began noticing a war-torn dog in the desert near the Syria border, [...]

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Six-Word Memoirs on CBS’ The Early Show

02.27.2008

The Early Show on CBS had a segment called Six-Word Memoirs Can Say It All yesterday. It included interviews with Larry and Rachel, along with some special appearances from a few household names.

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With the keeper of a diary of a madman

02.27.2008

I recently had the unique pleasure of running into Ozzy, circa 1969.

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Question marks!?

02.26.2008

From ProofreadNOW: Are you set on question marks with other marks of punctuation? “Well, are you?” he asked. The position of question marks is always logical, though sometimes a compromise is necessary to avoid two question marks close together, and sometimes the convention prohibiting its use with the comma ignores logic. The question mark should [...]

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Sixteen perfect circles

02.26.2008

Sixteen perfect circles are hidden in this image of straight lines. They’ll become clear to you if you stare at the white X.

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Don’t put him down as arrogant.

02.25.2008

“No, his mind is not for rent to any God or government. Always hopeful, yet discontent, he knows changes aren’t permanent. But change is.” – Rush, “Tom Sawyer”

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Falling Slowly, Oscars 2008

02.25.2008

Yes. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova rightfully won Best Original Song at the Oscars last night for “Falling Slowly”, one of the excellent songs in their little gem, Once. Just as steam became blowing out of my ears when they cut Marketa off before she could say a word, they decently brought her back after [...]

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Thundzilla

02.24.2008

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Kick it already

02.24.2008

“Habit is the ballast that chains the dog to his vomit.” – Samuel Beckett

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The Regret

02.23.2008

The Regret by Jace D. Albao (b. 1969) Dead at last, I get up. I see, without eyes. I feel, without touch. I breathe finality’s scent, without smell. I taste the permanence, without tongue. A state of mind, without brain. And I notice. As I always have. Nothing has changed. These things. These colors, these [...]

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With Joel Taylor

02.22.2008

Talking tubs and six-word memoirs with drummer Joel Taylor after the February 2nd jazz gig.

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Preparing the Return

02.21.2008

Preparing the Return by Jace D. Albao (b. 1969) It all started with a shoebox about seven weeks before tax day. The pink one in the garage, floating around all year from workbench to shelf to couch and back to shelf again, never finding its final resting place. The shoebox labeled with a brand he [...]

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