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Thursday, April 09, 2009

Synonyms for Nonsense

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Babble. Blather. Blatherskite. Gabble. Gibberish. Jabber. Jabberwocky. Twaddle. Balderdash. Bunkum. Claptrap. Drivel. Piffle. P...
Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Whither Upstairs/Downstairs?

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The surface area of Lake Michigan is 22,400 square miles. The surface area of Lake Victoria is 26,600 square miles. The surface area of La...
Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Preface To Upstairs Downstairs: I've Actually Never Seen The British Miniseries "Upstairs Downstairs"

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The British television series Upstairs Downstairs was shown in the early 70's & has become a beloved program for those who keep tra...
Monday, April 06, 2009

Inverness Straightaway

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This is a perfunctory persimmon to let everyone know including you that Self Help Radio had a new episode in spite of your misgivings this ...
Thursday, April 02, 2009

Oh My E R

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Here's a nice article about the series' finale of ER , one of my favorite television shows of all time. Fifteen years it's been...
Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Whither Fortune Telling?

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Before I started writing this blog post about this week's Self Help Radio, I was writing an email to someone who is supposed to be helpi...
Monday, March 30, 2009

Spread Like Summer Butter

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Hmm, I don't know what that means. Here's two things though that would be sweet on bread (or salty, I guess, if I continue this incr...
Thursday, March 26, 2009

The Self Help Radio Email Archive Project: Submission Eight

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Another flirtatious email, written over ten years ago. I quoted an entire Leonard Cohen song in the email, but I have snipped it here. Ple...
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Whither Spinning?

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First of all, my apologies for being too exhausted to make sure the link to the Bearsuit KVRX session was correct. It wasn't. It is no...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Preface To Spinning: Hey. This Is The 600th Blog Post!

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Well, then. I don't imagine there's anything else I can add. I mean, my gosh! Six hundred spots! Who knew I had six hundred of t...
Monday, March 23, 2009

Ah! No Self Help Radio Last Week!

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I'm sorry, friends, I had visitors for SXSW & was too busy to do Self Help Radio last week. I'm sure it completely ruined your ...
Monday, March 16, 2009

It May Be Quiet Around Here This Week...

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There are people coming by for SXSW - staying with me, drinking my beer, hitting me repeatedly over the head with a plastic mallet. Some of...
Friday, March 13, 2009

A Month Of Somedays

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It's the week before spring break at the University where I work, so there are lots of folks leaving. Be safe on America's highways...
Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Whither SXSW 2009?

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I dunno, something to wrap my head around. Wrap is not rap, of course, but I do feel a little like doing some kind of wrap rap. I could rap...
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Preface To SXSW2009: I Think I've Been Doing This For Like A Million Years

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I didn't start writing this blog until it was guaranteed to be ignored by even the most learned of non-listeners, but I do recall that I...
Monday, March 09, 2009

What Can I Add To The Great Debate About Sex Education?

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Nothing, really. I had finished my education by the time sex came around. So I didn't even get the reading list. What I can add to is ...
Friday, March 06, 2009

Friday Ant Talk

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Not speaking of ants, should I go see the Watchmen movie? I probably will, but, really, should I? None of this has anything to do with Self...
Thursday, March 05, 2009

Whither Indiepop A To Z # 19?

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My greatest fear, or my second-greatest fear, because I'm mainly afraid of bugs, is that I am getting the numbering of this Indiepop A T...
Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Preface To Indiepop A To Z # 19: What Would Piet Mondrian Do?

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If you're one of the eager listeners who has already consumed last week's Self Help Radio - the one about "generations" -...
Monday, March 02, 2009

Contraceptive Education On A Sunday Morning

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Imagine! The scandal! The information! The Hollywood! As the co-creator & line producer for the hit new religious/fantasy (okay, the...