Author: Maribou
Sunday!
Today is Wendell Berry’s birthday. He’s 84. May his 85th year on this planet be a bountiful and invigorating one. Maribou elaborates on her feelings about his work, inside.
Weekend!
A photo Jaybird took in small-town Michigan, and our usual various and sundry weekend doings.
Saturday!
A handful of long-put-off delights and a new game I’d never heard of until Jaybird bought it for me.
Intro(retro)spective II: Violence, Family, and Loss
“Crazy Man Michael,” heavy stuff about Maribou’s childhood, and some thoughts on terrifyingly violent people who manage to stay out of criminal trouble for a long time.
The Curse of the People Who Can’t Stop Making Puns
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160308-the-curse-of-the-people-who-cant-stop-making-puns
(Introretrospective) Weekend!
Maribou tells a story. And looks forward to hearing about your weekend.
Sunday!; or, Maribou’s Star Wars Review; or, A Love Letter from Me in 2015 to Me in 1984
Many spoilers follow. Also, while my intention is to just talk about MY experience as a film-goer and not to get into feminist politics per se, that whole “personal is political” thing means that some folks may experience this as a political post. In keeping with the spirit of Mindless Diversions (and my own intentions), I’d encourage you not to read it as an argument, and not to respond with one. It’s just my story.
