Blog Depression: A public service announcement. Funny stuff from The Nonist. Of course the material in that pamphlet has nothing to do with my hiatus. No, nothing at all. The fifth child definitely has marked a change in our household. Each child brought its own thing, but with this one it is different. The house […]
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Success
Bin Gregory Productions is now powered by WordPress. Switching to WP was easier than trying to fix the problem I had in MT, but not by much, I’d say. I’ve still to get my template into shape, and all permalinks are fried, but at least the site is functional, and clearing out the mess MT […]
Detroit Tourists
Check out this wonderful story written by my dear Aunt Peggy. It takes place on a street in Detroit that I spent a great deal of time on as a kid, Cass Avenue. The story is published at Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood, a website that ties people’s stories to the physical landscape of New York. I […]
Visit the Gulf
I’ve come across two weblogs by American muslim expats that are wonderful complements to each other, Nzingha’s Soapbox from Saudi Arabia, and Life in Exile from the Gulf nation of Qatar, best known as home to the indispensable Al-Jazeerah network. Side by side, they are a great introduction to a part of the world I […]
Novel Ideas
I’d had this static in my head for some time. I don’t know if it is the fasting or the need of a vacation or what. Fasting doesn’t normally affect me that way. Whatever the reason, I’d had it for a while now, a distractedness, a listlessness. Only when I found myself out shopping with […]
Pop Shuvit Reads BGP
Some time ago, I wrote an appreciation of the traditional Malay music form of Dikir Barat and it’s similarity to hip-hop. By way of contrast, I made some generally derogatory comments about Malaysian rap music, singling out the group that was freshest in my mind, Pop Shuvit. (Or were they? I may in fact have […]
P.S.A.
**This is not an abandoned weblog** Whoo, this month has been unbelieveably hectic, next month looks about the same. Planes, trains and automobiles; two jobs but no paycheck for 4 months; buying a house; finishing a PhD (that’s the wife but I feel her pain); maid problems; and more! I doubt I’ll be posting much […]
Ghetto Palm
My newest project is something of a fan site for an unusual tree, Ailanthus altissima, the Tree-of-heaven.