Archive for July, 2005

garden variety

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005

Wasn't it always our mothers who said, "If you can't say something nice, say nothing at all?" So it is fitting that Dawn's mom has chided me for not blogging something nice about New Jersey. I admit my one entry about the recent visit my son and I ...

out of the silent continent

Monday, July 11th, 2005

Reuters reports the EU is threatening eleven nations with legal action if they do not comply with EU rules concerning noise in urban areas. States are required to draw maps which show noise levels from planes, trains, automobiles and heavy machinery. And then they have to formulate a ...

the love life of joel hoagland (page 128)

Monday, July 11th, 2005

"Joel, I think we should break up." I looked at my dearest friend, and tried to fathom what she meant. "Break what up?" But she didn't know, any more than I did. She talked for a while about what other people think, and very little about us. And I ...

two soldiers

Sunday, July 10th, 2005

Major Paine takes the screen by storm in "Two Soldiers," the latest short film from Chez Joel Films and K_sra Productions. ksrasra and I began a short film project yesterday (3:00pm Saturday, July 9th, 2005) and finished just moments ago (8:15am, Sunday, July 10th, 2005). I hope you enjoy the ...

war with the world

Friday, July 8th, 2005

I watched War of the Worlds with Chopper, my brother-in-law this afternoon. Afterwards we repaired to a nearby pub for a little repast. Our conversation meandered from somebody's simplistic misinterpretation of quantum physics into a discussion of free will vis a vis man's ability, through self analysis, to ...

filled with longing

Thursday, July 7th, 2005

Here is an awesome piece of writing. Dawn has described, in essential detail, the moments of longing which seem to characterize the finest moments of our lives. We all have these moments at some point, I'm sure of it. It's just that they happen at different times, ...

anderson council

Sunday, July 3rd, 2005

Jersey band Anderson Council rocks out the backyard venue in East Brunswick. It's a great day to be in New Jersey. I blog from the backyard of Rob Farrell, bassist for The Anderson Council, where the band is blasting the old neighborhood with their beer-and-barbieque-softened retro sound. Not four ...