Best moments of my life #5: Tunis in October, 2008
Michael GallagherI am not sure why, but this was one of the best moments of my life. We came to this rooftop cafe for a mint tea and a sheesha and…
Riceboy Sleeps and Music for Multitasking
Many thanks to this wonderful blogger (not hyperbole, amazing stuff) for tipping me to Riceboy Sleeps, the newest collaboration of my favorite band Sigur Ros and another of my favorite…
Circus Animal’s Desertion by Yeats and constructive language
Yeats' poem as presented below is illustrative of the constructive nature of discourse (and what is poetry aside from a complex discourse at the very least with one's soul); language…
A Christmas Card from last year
Coming back to work today, I noticed something I had tacked to my office wall. It is there amidst papers with project codes, routing rules, and other matters of dubious…
9.11.2009: My Euology for Lawrence Gallagher
Today I learned that my uncle Lawrence Gallagher of Youngstown, Ohio, passed away peacefully. My father called to tell me the news. My wife and I shed a few tears,…
Poem for the Day: W.H. Auden’s “Lullaby”, Andrew Marvell and Marvin Gaye
Lullaby by W. H. Auden Lay your sleeping head, my love, Human on my faithless arm; Time and fevers burn away Individual beauty from Thoughtful children, and the grave Proves…
President Obama’s Text for Speech to for Back to School Event: 9.08.2009
Below is the text from the speech that President Obama gave today for students returning back to school. Politics aside, this speech is stirring and entirely devoid of anything that…