we’re hunting apartments. We’re leaving in a minute to head up north, and we’ll be there until we find a place to live. (If any Twin Cities readers know of someplace good in the Como Park area – or someplace … Continue reading
I ‘ve always thought it odd that people so often can’t remember their defenses. How could someone not remember such a momentous occasion? Now, of course, I have to eat my words. I had intended to write a recap of … Continue reading
ENOCH BOLLES: Untitled
So I’m officially defending the thesis this afternoon at three. Since so many bloggers provided encouragement and texts for this project, it seems appropriate to replicate my Acknowledgments page here. Many thanks! For interested parties: the full thesis will be … Continue reading
Following hard on the heels of David Hasselhoff in Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical is Elvis and the Beauty Queen starring Don Johnson as Elvis. And not just any Don Johnson … the 1981 version of Don Johnson, with a … Continue reading
(Also from The Modern Method of Preparing Delightful Foods.) Karo Syrups The two great body energizers, starch and sugar, are so closely related that they are classified under the great heading, Carbohydrates. The starch of corn is used in modern … Continue reading
Distributed by Corn Products Refining Co., New York, NY, c. 1927. This artifact of my great-grandma’s recipe collection was passed on to me years ago, and I ran across it again while packing. The recipes are old-fashioned, interesting, and often … Continue reading
Arkansas State Fair, October 1978?
Yes, we are moving. The house is filling up with boxes as we speak. Mister Boyfriend is mostly on schedule with his packing. I am behind. No, we have not found a place to live yet. No, we have not … Continue reading
This evening’s cable discovery: David Hasselhoff in Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical! This is truly a wondrous pop culture collision. Here’s one reviewer’s comments: When Hasselhoff first appeared on stage, everyone felt the excitement. But moments into this Baywatch-meets-Incredible-Hulk-on-acid fiasco … Continue reading
Welcome to Thinkery, est. 2003. At the moment, I'm an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Writing at Syracuse University. I'm interested in new media, historical conceptions of authorship, and human/machine agency. I write about all of that elsewhere, mostly, and keep this space for other areas of investigation about the world: namely, cooking, gardening, and travel.
