Harmless Untruths

Winter has returned here.
It’s not shockingly cold, but after weeks of warm weather (January is turning into DC’s most pleasant month) it’s hard to adjust. I am … Continue reading »

My band, Sutures, played a couple of shows earlier this month — one at the University of Maryland’s WMUC for Third Rail Radio, one at the Red and the Black. … Continue reading »

I am still writing to myself here, as usual, as an online version of “thinking out loud” about my thesis topic. I am gonna post my tentative proposal—it’s something … Continue reading »

Maybe I should ask my loyal readers for their suggestions, too:
from Jeff Gerhard
to [redacted]@georgetown.edu,
date Jan 28, 2008 2:37 PM
subject request for advice
mailed-by gmail.com
Dear Professor [redacted],
I am a graduate student in Georgetown’s Liberal Studies Program, currently … Continue reading »

I have been discussing Christmas lately and I have some mixed feelings about it. I guess, overall, I think it is kind of a mixed-up holiday that awkwardly combines … Continue reading »

There is a store on U Street that is named “4NX¢” and the first time I noticed it took me a few minutes to figure it out.
(Here’s a … Continue reading »

On Sunday I sat around for a while listening to old records, mostly ones that belonged to my parents. So my main discovery? Stevie Nicks — yowza! … Continue reading »

I got an email from school stating that next week, in honor of Constitution Day, there will be a public reading of the U.S. Constitution by students.
Well.
My first … Continue reading »

I’m taking a break from homework to ponder the state of the world and especially the loss of Madeleine L’Engle, the second death this year (following Kurt Vonnegut’s) of an … Continue reading »

Frequently in life, your interests in converge in unexpected ways, and I guess that is one of the things that keep this mortal existence halfway exciting.
Today I am thinking about … Continue reading »