http://blog.quixoticperspectives.com The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. - Eleanor Roosevelt Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:07:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yesterday, I got food for a woman who was hungry. It was cheap fast food, but I helped her with a meal, and I hope some dignity.  Afterward, I experiences an odd sense of self-pity. You see, I'm not really in a position where I can afford to buy someone else ... http://blog.quixoticperspectives.com/2009/06/17/a-state-of-panic/ Some months ago, I had an opportunity to have dinner with a homeless man. His story was one of having his own modest business, a house, two cars, and then losing it along with pretty much everything else when his marriage fell apart. His drifting brought him to San Francisco. ... http://blog.quixoticperspectives.com/2009/03/26/tent-cities-on-the-rise-social-contract-in-question/ Last night, David Letterman had an excellent interview with Barack Obama. The interview ran long (about 26 minutes solid, without counting commercials) such that Dave had to cut his time with LeBron James short. In my opinion, this is the kind of interview that will play well with undecided voters ... http://blog.quixoticperspectives.com/2008/09/11/did-you-see-obama-on-letterman-last-night/ Another reason to love cats. Check out the full story at The Hamilton Spectator Ferocious feline trees bear The Associated Press WEST MILFORD, N.J. (Jun 10, 2006) A black bear picked the wrong New Jersey yard for a jaunt this week, running into a territorial tabby who ran the furry beast up a tree ... http://blog.quixoticperspectives.com/2006/06/10/territorial-tabby-trees-bear/ I've been on a music kick lately, and thought I'd share some of what I've come across. Here's the short version - check out Pandora if you're interested in an exploratory musical journey. When I got my Toshiba M400 tablet pc in April, I spent some time transferring applications and continue ... http://blog.quixoticperspectives.com/2006/06/06/pandoras-box/ Late last night watching PBS (KTEH, channel 10 on Comcast in the San Francisco Bay area), I came across Animusic. It was one of their fundraising drives featuring music set to computer animation. For now, I just want to say that it was fascinating and suggest that anyone who is ... http://blog.quixoticperspectives.com/2006/06/05/animusic/ Climbing a Tree Bark returns the grip of your hands. The press of your calves and thighs, the pull of your arms, straining through moist heat let you know you touch a living thing. The tips of leaves bite - ever so lightly - your shoulder where it joins bicep and tricep. It almost tickles. The ... http://blog.quixoticperspectives.com/2006/04/28/another-old-poem/ Meditating Meditating on a cliff overlooking ocean surf Crashing against worn rock Grains of sand, baby-powder soft, press the sides of my thighs and calves - air passes between the sand and my knees My feet rest half-submerged in the giving surface Water-touched air dances in a breeze over the naked flesh of ... http://blog.quixoticperspectives.com/2006/04/21/a-poem-i-wrote-years-ago/ Once upon a time, I experimented with my artistic voice. While I still express myself creatively in a variety of ways, I don't think I've exercised my purely artistic voice since I was an undergraduate. What follows is a poem I wrote in that period of shaping my voice. For little ... http://blog.quixoticperspectives.com/2006/04/15/sensory-deprivation/ Today's New York Times had a couple of interesting companion articles yesterday about poetry online: Fibonacci Poems Multiply on the Web After Blog's Invitation, And It Goes Like This: 0-1-1-2-3-5-8 From the first article Blogs spread gossip and rumor But how about a Rare, geeky form of poetry? That's exactly what happened after Gregory K. Pincus, a screenwriter ... http://blog.quixoticperspectives.com/2006/04/15/online-poetry/