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Seeds of Evolution — Romantic or Scientific?
Free books, I like free books and what better place to pick one up than the University of Chicago Press. Just in time for Spring, the free book for April is An Orchard Invisible, which opens with this poem fragment … Continue reading
Mark Bowden—Worm, New Mutant Activity Registered
As Mark Bowden’s science thriller Worm: The First Digital World War opens, a computer security expert named Phil is scrolling through a long list of computer threats. There were 137 attacks on that day, not an unusual number for an … Continue reading
Posted in Non-fiction
Tagged Computer Virus, Conficker, Mark Bowden, postaweek, SRI International, Stanford
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Homage to Women–International Women’s Day
Homage to Women by Mico Kaufman stands in a small shaded park on Market St. in Lowell, MA. The statue is part of the Lowell National Historical Park, which celebrates the textile industry that was founded in the mills along … Continue reading
Posted in History, Memoir, Non-fiction, Poetry
Tagged Boott Mill, International Woman's Day, Lowell, postaday, postaweek, Robert Frost, Working Women
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Alabama—Crossing Over, African-Americans, Descendants of Slaves
The quilt in the photo was one of bed covers featured in the 2006 De Young Museum exhibition The Quilts of Gee’s Bend. All the quilts in the exhibit were hand-made by the women of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Many of … Continue reading
Posted in eBook, Fiction, History, Non-fiction
Tagged Black History Month, Exhibition, Gee's Bend, postaday, Quilts, San Francisco, Textiles, Working Women
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Clinton in Myanmar—Look Out, Hillary!
The US Secretary of State descends from her jumbo-jet in Nay Pyi Daw, the new capital of Myanmar. She is in Myanmar for meetings with Myanmar President Thein Sein and pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Clinton is the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Memoir, Non-fiction, Poetry
Tagged Burma, Emma Larkin, Hillary Clinton, postaweek2011
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Stephen Foster: Darkies, People and Great Music
An invitation from Stanford University to attend “An Evening with Stephen Foster” had me searching my library for a book I last remember reading 50 years ago. Incredibly, I found it in a stack of music on the bottom shelf … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Non-fiction, Poetry
Tagged American Literature, postaweek2011, Stanford, State Song, Stephen Foster
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