The Hollow Men

I thought this was an interesting story and wanted to share.  Click on the photo above to read the article.

Posted on January 23rd, 2007 by Tobias
Filed under: Charity, Philosophical | 2 Comments »

One:
We have talked briefly about fasting on this blog, but never in depth. This February 24th, I am going to participate in a Thirty-Hour-Famine. This amounts more to a hunger strike than a fast, which implies a more spiritual journey. I will be going thirty hours without food in order to raise money for Worldvision [...]

Posted on January 22nd, 2007 by Ned
Filed under: Informational | 3 Comments »

Just back from a tremendous week in the Caribbean. By way of a Poetry Post, here’s a review of a new book on T. S. Eliot that seems relevant and interesting. The idea of “the buried life” seems central to Eliot–perhaps, in some ways, to all of us in the Hollow Men. –Shotts
Books of The [...]

Posted on January 21st, 2007 by Shotts
Filed under: Art, Philosophical, Poetry | 3 Comments »

Though there are more scenes of graphic violence than I would have liked I highly recommend this movie. I didn’t see a better movie in 2006 and I don’t expect to see a better movie in 2007. I’m looking forward to Netflixing Guillermo del Toro’s other work as well.

Posted on January 19th, 2007 by J.E.
Filed under: Informational, Movies | No Comments »

Camera Obscura | Let’s Get Out Of This Country
01 Lloyd, I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken
02 Tears For Affairs
03 Come Back Margaret
04 Dory Previn
05 The False Contender
06 Let’s Get Out Of This Country
07 Country Mile
08 If Looks Could Kill
09 I Need All The Friends I Can Get
10 Razzle Dazzle Rose

Youth Group | Casino Twighlight Dogs
The proverbial [...]

Posted on January 18th, 2007 by Tobias
Filed under: Hollow Men, Music | No Comments »

It’s not that I won’t love these songs someday…it’s just that I’ve only met them within the last week, day, or hour.  How can I say those words without more history between us?  I’m taking love back, right now.

01 Cloud Cult | “Chemicals Collide”
02 Cloud Cult | “Outside of Your Skin”

03 Malajube | “La Monogamie”
04 Malajube [...]

Posted on January 11th, 2007 by Tobias
Filed under: Art, Movies, Music | 1 Comment »

Here’s an appropriate first poem to start the New Year. It starts with a muzak-version of Dylan and ends on a Dear Abby letter, and in between gets at our present moment.
–Shotts
Hard Rain
After I heard “It’s a Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall”
played softly by an accordion quartet
through the ceiling speakers at the Springdale Shopping Mall,
I understood [...]

Posted on January 10th, 2007 by Shotts
Filed under: Informational | 2 Comments »

Here is the recipe you have all been pining for:
Earl Grey Tea Cookies (makes 6 dozen)
2 c. all purpose flour
1/2 c. granulated sugar
2 T. Earl Grey tea leaves (or two tea bags)
1/2 t. salt
1 t. pure vanilla extract
1 c. unsalted butter, cut into pieces
Heat oven to 375 degrees.  Pulse together all the dry ingredients in [...]

Posted on January 6th, 2007 by Pete
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I’m trying to cover all my thanks in one blow. So — thanks J.E. for the gift of the gear. Right now we have it by our side door. Not the best place, but we’ll look for a better place. I also want to apologize for missing your call. I just checked my message yesterday. [...]

Posted on January 6th, 2007 by Ned
Filed under: Holidays | No Comments »

Makers | Rocky Votolato
01 White Daisy Passing
02 Portland Is Leaving
03 The Night’s Disguise
04 She Was Only In It For The Rain
05 Uppers Aren’t Necessary
06 Wait Out The Days
07 Streetlights
08 Tennessee Train Tracks
09 Goldfield
10 Tinfoil Hats
11 Where We Left Off
12 Makers

Posted on January 4th, 2007 by Tobias
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From Damn Interesting (one of my favorite ways of wasting time on the internet).
I saw this for the first time two months ago and the images have set up shop in the same part of my brain that houses the 500 kV video I posted last month. I find these images sublime and hypnotic [...]

Posted on January 3rd, 2007 by J.E.
Filed under: Science | No Comments »

Liz and I have trouble taking the time to feed ourselves properly — especially for supper. But tonight we had one of our favorite meals. This recipe is very good and very simple.
Lentil Soup

16 oz. (2 1/2 cups) dry lentils
8 c. water
4 stalks celery, sliced
5 carrots, sliced
1/4 c. parsley, chopped
2 t. salt
3/4 t. [...]

Posted on January 2nd, 2007 by J.E.
Filed under: Food | 3 Comments »

OK, so here is my first post in a while- a two-parter.
I have recently been thinking in systems theories, particularly as they partain to groups like ours. How closely does life imitate art, I ponder. In a system, each part of that system serves a function and hopefully the whole of the system [...]

Posted on January 1st, 2007 by Pete
Filed under: Hollow Men, Movies, Philosophical, Science, TV | 9 Comments »