A wreath in remembrance of Peterloo, 16 Aug 1819, laid on 16 Aug 2010 beneath the commemorative plaque in Manchester. I saw this while on the Peterloo tour given by Ed Glinert through New Manchester Walks. Heard a lot of good details, some of which matched what I’d read and learned, some that was new [...]
Cleo says: If I sit on the suitcase, you won’t be able to go, right?
We’ll see.
So yeah, it’s taking longer than I thought, but this story is even better than I thought, so there. I’ll be running silent, running deep until vacation in a couple weeks. I really want to be done with this pass and take a complete break, but as the parents say, “we’ll see.”
On scene 50 of [...]
I am busy, but just stumbled on the first news stories on the Saville report, which exonerates the protesters during the Bloody Sunday “riot,” after decades of decrying them. I want to read more on it later, but this item just screamed out at me:
Reported in The Guardian, “Bloody Sunday: the Saville report [...]
So, I’ll be running silent, running deep for a bit (like, 4-5 weeks) as I plow through the big second-draft revise. This pass includes the massive plot revise, character sharpening and combining, story rearranging, scene setting, and fluff cutting. I’m finding this nearly as hard as the scene-for-scene cards I did in April, and [...]
Over at the Dana Foundation, we are gathering a list of the best neuroscience books for general readers, to publish later this year in our Cerebrum e-magazine. Our current list was published in 1999, so it’s time for an update.
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From my research-pile, a snippet of one of the snarky songs of the late Regency period:
WHEN full sedition’s stalking through the land,
It then behoves each patriotic band
Of Noble Minded Yeomen Cavaliers;
To sally forth and rush upon the mob,
And execute the Magisterial Job
Of cutting off the Ragamuffin’s ears.
HOW valiantly we met that crew
Of infants, men [...]
Great mock-science story in the Onion this week: Study Reveals Dolphins Lack Capacity To Mock Celebrity Culture. I love the “research will continue” and citations of previous studies. And, especially, the kicker. Good job, Onion folks.
This week I attended back-to-back conferences on learning and the brain. The first was held at my favorite art-place, the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore. I got a few tips on how to space my study hours and what not to say about “learning styles.” You can see my giant story on it on [...]
Last month’s book-club pick was Marilynne Robinson’s HOUSEKEEPING, and it has taken me weeks to decide how I feel about it. Actually, I knew how I felt right away but discounted it because it doesn’t seem to match the tide of accolades the book has received. But I just didn’t enjoy it.
It seems to have [...]