Monthly Archives: March 2012
Who’s an Islander?
On Martha’s Vineyard, “Islander” is what the academics would call a contested term, which is to say not only that there’s considerable disagreement about what it means but also that some people are willing to fight about it and many … Continue reading
Posted in Martha's Vineyard, musing
Tagged Cynthia Riggs, Fred Fisher, identity politics, islanders, John M. W. Whiting, Mud of the Place, Vineyarders
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Saved by a Desk
I don’t think I’ll ever become the person whose dwelling is so jam-packed with books, piles of newspapers, and other stuff that she has only narrow aisles to move in. For one thing, moving 12 times in 27 years has … Continue reading
Posted in home, writing
Tagged depression, Facebook, procrastination, Rhodry, stuff, workspace
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February License Plate Report
As Februarys go, this was a good one: Oregon, Illinois, North Carolina, Louisiana, and Alaska. Louisiana and Alaska are good catches any time of year. Alaska was in the parking lot at up-island Cronig’s this past Tuesday. Here’s the map … Continue reading
Posted in license plates
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From the Seasonally Occupied Territories . . . 