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F**king Translation - Laurie's Blog 3 May 2013 | 06:40 pm
I am totally fascinated/horrified by translation. It puzzles me completely. It is maybe one of the most American things about me that I speak only a little bit of one language besides my own -- and no...
Why is this night very, very different from all other nights? - Laurie's Blog 9 Apr 2013 | 03:59 pm
Passover this year was March 25 to April 2. We had our seder this past Sunday evening. We didn't make the first nights of Passover because we were moving. We missed the last nights because we were pai...
Textverarbeitung - Laurie's Blog 12 Mar 2013 | 06:48 pm
Here is an article from Slate last week on the first book ever to be written on a word processor. In 1968.The IBM MTST which stands for Mega Ton Snazzy Typewriter.* Costs more than your house. (*Actua...
Fumblings - Laurie's Blog 21 Feb 2013 | 03:16 pm
We are moving. Just across town. Less than five miles away. A minor change as far as these things go. But oh, as you know, moving is hell. This is because first you have to cull all your stuff, which....
The Next Big Thing: Authors Tagging Authors - Laurie's Blog 22 Jan 2013 | 02:21 pm
Sometime soon, I will write a blog post about Ruth Ozeki, who, ages before we met, changed my life in nearly all the important ways it has been changed. It's a pretty remarkable story, so stay tuned f...
Into the Wild Blue Yonder - Laurie's Blog 19 Dec 2012 | 04:47 pm
Like everyone in the world with a small child this week, I am looking at mine a little differently, through red-rimmed eyes and yammering "there but for"s and a mountain of questions about how to proc...
Love Stories - Laurie's Blog 14 Dec 2012 | 03:46 pm
I want love stories. This is what I want. I want books I read to be love stories. I want my movies and TV to be love stories. I want plays I go see to be love stories. If I...
Retreat. Retreat! - Laurie's Blog 10 Dec 2012 | 04:49 pm
Retreat is a word that always makes me giggle because, in my line of work, it means going off to the woods/sea/countryside for writing/reading/contemplation/quiet reflection/time to one's self/a room ...
Election RePose - Laurie's Blog 15 Nov 2012 | 09:22 pm
It's easy to reflect philosophically on the election when you win. Sweep in fact. And it's nice to be able to listen to the news again.Last I heard, estimates were that this election cost six billion ...
Weather With You - Laurie's Blog 30 Oct 2012 | 10:53 pm
I've been thinking about what we all experience the same way and what's different for everyone. I've been thinking about it because the two biggest, most demanding, most brian-occupying things in my l...
