David Erik Nelson's Blog, page 23

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Being “Mixed” Means Always Being In and Always Being Out

Being “Mixed” Means Always Being In and Always Being Out Six years later, I still love this sketch. I think what most resonates for me (as a “half-a-Jew”) is that it highlights both ends of that experience of being “mixed”, how in the space of five minutes you can whipsaw from feeling like a Jew-weirdo-outcast to feeling not-Jew-enough. In a single convo you can...

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“How an eclipse works”?

There’s a folder on my desktop (which I don’t recall creating) labelled “for blogging.” It contains this file, with the filename “HowAnEclipseWorks.jpeg” and no further explanation or notes. Your guess is as good as mine. “How an eclipse works”?

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Hey Dave, what made you cry today?

This story from 2015 by Naomi Kritzer: “So Much Cooking” by Naomi Kritzer [ photo credit: “chicken soup” by seattleang is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 ​]...

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Straight talk: this Eminem track really works as a bluegrass tune ♬♫♪

original for those unfamiliar, the medieval Xmas edition for classy mofos, a kinda boring new-jack swingy jazz version, and this one with a sorta fun Ani DiFranco vibe)...

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FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Tardigrade Expiration Date ♬♫♪

Good friend (and maven of Arbor Teas) Aubrey Lopatin recently shared this song with me and reminded me I wrote this novella for her and her hubbie roughly one-billion years ago: Expiration Date. In honor of this Season of Joy and New Beginnings, I offer this free read and song to you, my all my Best Belovéd Readers. Enjoy! UPDATE: OMFG! In late December a frozen tardigrade became the first ‘.

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OMICRON IS HERE!!! Are. You. READY!?!?!1!11 🦠🧻🤮

yeah, we’re back to involuntary homeschool again here in Ann Arbor, MI. *sighs*

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New Years 2021, Lake Michigan #pureMichigan 🌞🌚

Lake Michigan, NYE 2021, father and son “A wizard is never late, nor is he early; he arrives precisely when he means to.

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hypnotic!

This was presented by choreographer Sadeck Waff (in white) as part of the the closing ceremonies at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games (the 2024 games will be in Paris).

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♬♫♪ merry xmas!!! ♬♫♪

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I Bring You a Lil “Back Door Santa” 🎅🏿

Another cut from the inimitable Clarence Carter. (And, yes, you smart cookies and Die Hard aficionados do indeed recognize that opening horn lick.

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