http://www.philistineliterary.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:50:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Did you ever have that trippy thing happen wherein you hear a word--a name, a reference to a movie, whatever--that you haven't heard in forever? You're traipsing along and suddenly someone mentions Punky Brewster, and you think, "man, I haven't  heard of Punky Brewster in years," and then, later that ... http://www.philistineliterary.com/blog/?p=71 So, funny story: The subtle, annoying pain in the side of my left foot? Yeah, turns out that would be a broken foot. I snooped around enough trying to figure out why it wouldn't go away, and I discovered that: (Sudden increase in athletic activity) + (Heavy-ish guy running on concrete sidewalk)=Stress fracture ... http://www.philistineliterary.com/blog/?p=64 Dear Friends of Philistine, I am, indeed, quite mortal. Here's the score, in case you're playing along at home: 3 rugby practices so far. 8.5 total hours. 1 controlled scrimmage game with some other newbs. 2.5 of the practices have been full contact. And my personal statistics? 1 giant greenish bruise on my chest that doesn't hurt at ... http://www.philistineliterary.com/blog/?p=62 Okay, so this is kind of awkward... So, Philistine ....................you ask .................................what the fuck? Well, I don't have a tremendously great answer. I did what many blogs do. I went offline for a couple months. A sun-soaked quarter of that was a phenomenal vacation, and the rare fruits of my life as a "professional" ... http://www.philistineliterary.com/blog/?p=59 So, while I'm doing okay with my own blog's minimalist aesthetic, I've been struggling unsuccessfully to set one up for my wife. Installation isn't a problem, but she's primarily interested in a photo blog, and that brings its own challenges. I discovered a WordPress theme called "autofocus" that looked ... http://www.philistineliterary.com/blog/?p=51 So it's the weekend, and my schedule has settled into a bit of equilibrium, believe it or not: a marathon Thursday evening of unsuccessful computer building (the new motherboard had a dead ethernet port) kept me from going to sleep too early, which is usually the answer. It's not completely ... http://www.philistineliterary.com/blog/?p=44 So I've officially steered my personal schedule into a tree. I realize, now, that my wife's rigid personal bedtime (She looks at the clock at 10:45, every single night, and exclaims in genuine surprise, "Oh God! It's nearly 11!" and goes to sleep. It's a genuine production, and she does ... http://www.philistineliterary.com/blog/?p=21 So, after tacking this thing together last night and thinking a good deal about it, I've discovered a problem: While I'm at home with the fact that my ramblings here might have a very small and specific audience, I'm not even sure how those masochists would find this blog. I considered 1. ... http://www.philistineliterary.com/blog/?p=11 So I, luddite when it suits me, am finally getting around to blogging. The fact is, I've tried to build this thing at least a few times in the last two years, but always got stuck (index.php v. index.html) and forgot about it. I hesitate, here, to say "gave up," ... http://www.philistineliterary.com/blog/?p=5