Richard N. Block

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-04

admin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 06:59:00 +0000

Opposing player: "You're playing some active D." Translation: "You're horrible but you're sure running a lot." Darn right. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-28

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:59:00 +0000

Not five minutes after I post that, Buddle scores the first of two goals so far. And the first half isn't even over. … http://post.ly/ktA3 #

Not five minutes after I post that, Buddle scores the first of two goals so far. And the first half isn’t even over. Ohhhh yeahhhhh.

richard — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:02:02 +0000

LA vs TFC. I'd forgotten what it's like to watch soccer without horns in the background.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-06

admin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:59:00 +0000

All afternoon, I've been singing the music from the Helston, Cornwall, annual springtime festival parade to myself. #
And now it's the MacGyver theme song. #
Oh man. I'm torn. I feel awful for Rio Ferdinand, but it looks like the USA's chances might have just gotten better next Saturday. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-15

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:59:00 +0000

The Dude has won Best Actor. Far out. #
Wikipedia "Trochaic octameter." Read. Now Wikipedia "Cognitive dissonance." #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-14

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:59:00 +0000

I've got two weeks to update this Web site before going back to the day job. If anyone reading this is good with MAMP/SQL, holler. #
Thanks for the idea, Ray Davies. That's what I'm going to do Monday. I'm gonna drink champagne and dance all night. #

I ran today with no knee pain….

richard — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:33:00 +0000

I ran today with no knee pain. On my way home, it started snowing. World, you’re making me happy today.

Another thing that had me laug…

richard — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:56:40 +0000

Another thing that had me laughing: In class today I said “One more time,” and the two kids in front broke into simultaneous Daft Punk song.

A room full of French kids sin…

richard — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:45:06 +0000

A room full of French kids singing the Dreidel Song: a gleeful Rick.

Something new

richard — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:10:52 +0000

I started a short story last night, and it came out quickly enough that I finished it too. This is the first time in years I have finished a piece of fiction. It’s really short — like seven and a half college-ruled handwritten pages — and I don’t think it’s much good. If there is merit, it’s in the characterization, not in the plot or the language. But it’s something. I will keep writing and when I get discouraged, I will look back and say, I finished something; I can finish this, too.