Archive for January, 2010

How I Spent My Virtual Holiday

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
Although my back problems kept me from sitting very long at the computer and from taking long birding trips, I’ve really been too busy entertaining family to keep up with this blog the last two weeks anyway. It’s been a hectic, joyous two weeks, though I would be lying if I didn’t admit that [...]

PBS’s This Emotional Life Premiers Tonight

Monday, January 4th, 2010
I’ve started reading poetry again and probably could have posted a poetry entry today, but I was struck by a link in the Seattle Times to a PBS program co-funded by Paul Allen. The series is entitled This Emotional Life and premiers tonight, perhaps in mere minutes on the other side of the United [...]

Incremental Improvements

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
When I commented yesterday on the new PBS special, I intended it primarily for bloggers I read regularly, thinking that it might interesting to look at blogging from a new perspective — and hopefully encouraging them to continue blogging since far too many bloggers I’ve followed have quit blogging after a few years. However, Mike seemed [...]

Don McKay’s Camber

Thursday, January 7th, 2010
As usual, I’m don’t remember exactly why I bought Don McKay’s Camber: Selected Poems, though I’m sure I was drawn by statements that he is Canada’s best “nature” poet and the fact that he is a “birder.” Some of my favorite poems would certainly qualify as “nature” poems, but I’m not sure I would [...]