barrington99@gmail.com It’s that time of year again, when I get to arrange for a tests to make sure I am still cancer-free. One of these is a colonoscopy. Our school’s insurance provider has changed (again) and we now have Aetna (again). My current G.I. (that’s gastro-intestinal I think) doctor is not in my network. If I … Read more
So tonight as I walked into Miller’s Alehouse to meet a friend I was talking to Paul on the phone. “We need to get toilet paper,” he said. I knew this, I had said the same thing to him this morning, hoping he would go buy some during the day. I had no desire to … Read more
When I started my job at the Florida Department of Education, I was blocked from both my school email and my hotmail accounts, but I could access my gmail, probably because it was linked to the google search engine. Times have changed, and I arrived today to find that gmail, too, has been blocked. Farewell, … Read more
Paul bought the movie Hard Candy, so I watched it before bed last night, and immediately wished I hadn’t. Because it was plotted, and because none of what could have been graphic is shown on screen, it is not torture “porn,” but it comes from that kind of place I think. There is something deep-rooted … Read more
That’s how I’m feeling at the moment. I took the evening off from my usual job of observing readers and helping out my boss with recording for the English Department Website, but now I dont’ know what to do. There are many things I could or should do, but I don’t want to waste the … Read more
Hi Barrington Hope all is well! We still have 2455 copies of Paul Eats in stock here & need to tidy the stock up now. We are still selling a few copies so can keep 100 or so to sell through. With the other 2350 copies we can either: Send to any address you care … Read more
For the second year in a row, he is one of the 10 finalists for the Coca Cola Refreshing Filmmaker Award. His short film (not a commercial!), entitled, “The Working Girl” is still available on the website. Pre-production for his 2008 effort is now underway…details and pleas for votes to come!
We come to the end of October, and to the end of the 23rd annual Breast Cancer Awareness month, which began in 1985 to promote early detection of the disease. Generally, the methods recommended are self-examination, yearly examination by a doctor, and at some point, a yearly mammogram screening. As a cancer survivor, I am … Read more
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” Howard Thurman
Because the world is serendipitous, and because dancers can end up anywhere, I feel I should ask before I book my airline ticket. I have a conference for school (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) from Jan 30-Feb 2. Will probably add a few days on one end to see my half-brother and new son, … Read more