Monthly Archives: December 2011

You Say You Want a Resolution…

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

Sitting in the Spackle Manor living room while the visiting Major (Ret.) goes for a run and Mrs. M hits the grocery. The Spawn is reading stuff on the herPad (It clearly is not an iPad or even a wePad, … Continue reading →

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In Which the Prof Welcomes A Countryman

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

I’m spending a couple of days in Resort Town right now, before I return to Spackle Manor to greet 2012 with Clan Mondo and special guest the Major (Ret.). So today I wandered down to breakfast, where I noticed something … Continue reading →

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Does Pogo Stick?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

When I was doing my Ph.D. work, I took a course in literary theory and criticism before 1966 with a professor who died shortly after I left for Mondoville, but who remains an academic hero of mine. We read everything … Continue reading →

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QotD — Kardashian Edition?

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

I think it was Harlan Ellison who said that the opposite of love isn’t hate — it’s apathy. In that spirit, I neither seek out nor deliberately avoid things Kardashian-related. If one of the family is on TV, I change … Continue reading →

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Mondoville Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

It’s gray and rainy outside this afternoon, but a very quiet, comfortable Christmas chez Mondo. The turkey is cooking, the spouse and Spawn are relaxing and reading, and I’ve been leafing through one of today’s goodies, Richie Unterberger’s Urban Spacemen … Continue reading →

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For End-of-Year Charity…

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

There are always more causes worth supporting than we have ability to give. However, if you’re looking, I’d like to recommend: The National Multiple Sclerosis Society — my Mom was a long time member and telephone counselor. The American Cancer … Continue reading →

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In Which the Prof Does Some E-Caroling

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

A couple of my favorites… This one is really more of an Advent piece, but I like it very much. The tune is an old French one, and the lyrics by Eleanor Farjeon, best known for “Morning Has Broken”. This … Continue reading →

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