They asked
if you are like the moon
or the trees.
I said no,
she is like the bridge
when there is so much traffic
I have time
to watch the boats
on the river.
-excerpt from Martin Espada’s “The Mexican Cabdriver’s Poem for His Wife, Who Has Left Him”
This wonderful simile, drawn from something so simple, so every day, influenced me to look into my own everyday:
It led me to jot down (more…)
Filed under: Technology | Tags: Apple, how to, how to build your own iphone, iPhone, questions and answers
This post is in response to last week’s “How to Build your Own iPhone.“
Last week, I showed how to build your very own iPhone out of simple household objects (phone, laptop, tape). I steered clear of the technical jargon inherent in such a complex process, but blog readers came up with some questions for me.
Q: It may work, but it’s so big! How am I supposed to use this?
That’s what she said.
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Q: No, really, how’s it supposed to fit in my– (more…)
Using basic objects you can find at home, you can build your own iPhone. It’s a little bigger than the existing iPhones, but also has more capability and is a little more sleek.
Below: The materials needed.
These are probably lying around your room somewhere.
Found this at the dollar store.
It’s a crucifix candle. It took a few seconds to register and then it slowly sunk in…”YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO LIGHT JESUS ON FIRE?”
Greatest. Poorly. Thought Out. Product. Ever.
Jesus, understood by Christians as the “Light of the World,” probably didn’t mean it literally. But with this product, (more…)
Filed under: Inspiration
Souls are important. Don’t let an office eat yours.
Here are a couple of tips to keep the poetic soul going in a land of water coolers and cubicles:
-Clapping after a presentation is corporate. Snapping with both hands raised, like at a poetry reading, is literary chic.
Filed under: Art, Inspiration | Tags: aghhh, existential angst, haiku, poetry, traffic, Words
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