Category Archives: General

R2R2R

Completed my hike from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon to the North Rim and then back to the South Rim.…

October 9, 2012 – 12:07 am | By Admin | Posted in General | Comments Off on R2R2R

Retcon

The way it should have been becomes the way it always was becomes the only way in which you know it.

Uncommon usage: “I’ve retconned my life.”…

January 31, 2012 – 12:37 am | By Admin | Posted in General | Comments Off on Retcon

The Dragon Reformed

Pulled from an ancient and now-defunct web directory: “Fiction writer at University of Missouri, English Department. Focus on martial arts, Goju-Ryu specifically, as well as weight training, physical fitness, and nutrition as applied to karate. Bruce Lee image page.”

It may come as no surprise that I had one of the most popular Bruce Lee …

November 22, 2011 – 1:15 am | By Admin | Posted in General | Comments Off on The Dragon Reformed

I have been a stranger in a strange land

All around me I see geekdom. But I recognize none of it.…

September 2, 2011 – 10:29 pm | By Admin | Posted in General | Comments Off on I have been a stranger in a strange land

Boys of summer

My traveling companion is four years old. He is the child of my first marriage.…

August 15, 2011 – 4:52 pm | By Admin | Posted in General | Comments Off on Boys of summer

This is the sea

More wave propulsion research.…

July 16, 2011 – 8:12 pm | By Admin | Posted in General | Comments Off on This is the sea

Immovable Feast

This is the first time in three years that I haven’t had to rent a truck and move all my belongings in the high heat of summer. I intend to enjoy it.…

June 2, 2011 – 8:10 pm | By Admin | Posted in General | Comments Off on Immovable Feast

The Long March

Winter’s knife.
Piles and piles of useless paper.
A supposedly funny book I’ll never teach again.…

March 15, 2011 – 2:06 am | By Admin | Posted in General | Comments Off on The Long March

Green Chili

Returning to Missouri for a visit, it was the small things I missed and appreciated the most.…

November 5, 2010 – 1:15 am | By Admin | Posted in General | Comments Off on Green Chili

Fresh start

I quit my job as managing editor of The Missouri Review and moved to New York.  Upon arrival, I ran the Utica Boilermaker 15K (while still recovering from a cold) and finished in 7748th place.  A good start.…

July 28, 2004 – 12:00 pm | By Admin | Posted in General | Comments Off on Fresh start