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Ohio Is A Piano

August 7, 2009

I live in Ohio. I want a piano.  Ohio is a piano. I can play Ohio. Lost? See below. “88 counties in Ohio. 88 keys on a piano. A musical map ensues.” Play the Cleveland to Cincinnati route to hear the new Maitri-Loki incidental music. Very Tom Waits noir, don’t you think? Tweet

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Interchange

August 6, 2009

Waiting at red light.  Windows down thanks to wonderful midwestern weather these days.  Violent Femmes on the radio.  Older teenage guys in car to the left of me talking really loudly over their pre-packaged-emo-angst music. Come on, you don’t expect me to remember Fall Out Boy lyrics, do you? Guy driving car: “So, did Dale [...]

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With Respect To

July 1, 2009

It’s July 1st, so I’ve been back in the Midwest for, what, three months? A quarter of a year. After fits and starts, travel and more travel and D gone for half of each month, we are beginning to own our home, home-ownership and the giant yard that always needs tending.  While D mows, I [...]

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Back Country Rainbow

April 22, 2009

Love how you can cross what seems like five climactic zones in the span of 30 miles here, especially in the month of April. In fifteen minutes today, I drove from a warm, sunny afternoon to black clouds to torrential downpour to freezing rain to hail to a drizzle to … this. When the sun [...]

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They Say Animals Don’t Have Souls

April 18, 2009

This Canadian goose reoccupies the same nest here in town each year.  It’s not uncommon, I find.  She is dedicated, rooted to her spot and extremely territorial.  Understandable, she’s a mama defending her young to be.  There we go again, anthropomorphizing animals using words like “dedicated” and “defending” with connotations of personal will and emotion.  [...]

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Thou Shalt Not Keep Your Eyes On The Road

April 7, 2009

I caught this piece of Commuter Christianity on I-71 north of Cincy and south of Columbus, just before we crossed the Mason-Dixon Line. Unfortunately, neither Charlton Heston nor Mel Brooks were anywhere in sight. Tweet

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Day 1304: And Then It Hit Me

March 24, 2009

Clay left a very perceptive comment on my last post: “Wow, man, watching that episode the same week or so you leave New Orleans.  Heavy.  How are you keeping it together?”  Barely, Clay, barely.  My childhood journal-keeping and this blog started to sort my rushing thoughts by writing about them and then making lists.  So, it’s no surprise [...]

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Day 1296: My Plans For This Blog

March 16, 2009

1. VatulBlog existed long before New Orleans and Katrina.  It will continue to be my online voice no matter where I physically live.  I’ve been a journal keeper from a very young age and don’t plan to stop soon. 2. Once I leave New Orleans, I will still read all of your blogs and continue to [...]

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Day 1295: Leaving New Orleans

March 15, 2009

“Saying goodbye doesn’t mean anything. It’s the time we spent together that matters, not how we left it.” – Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park, Tweek vs. Craig D and I have often talked about moving back to the Midwest to be closer to home and our families.  It’s happening.  We are leaving town [...]

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Day 1221: The Past Few Weeks

December 30, 2008

Just as soon as my parents got their internet hooked up in Chennai, my father dialed up Ye Olde VatulBloge and now checks it each time he’s online. So, the inevitable phone call came last night in which Dad asked, “Why haven’t you posted anything since the 22nd?” Oh, I’ve created a lot of posts, [...]

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