http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/05/27/beat/ (bôr'dər-lănd') n. Located on or near a frontier. An indeterminate area or condition. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:10:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/05/27/beat/#comment-3611 Doug Mon, 29 May 2006 18:49:15 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/05/27/beat/#comment-3611 Nani, I was born in the 50's, and I can't change the influences that worked on me. I've resigned myself to the possibility that a lot of what happened then may seem prehistoric now. When I was digging around through the "beat" references to write this, I found a <a style="text-decoration:underline" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerouac#Quotes" rel="nofollow">quote from Bob Dylan</a>, "I read On the Road in maybe 1959. It changed my life like it changed everyone else's." Me, too, about 15 years later. Nani, I was born in the 50’s, and I can’t change the influences that worked on me. I’ve resigned myself to the possibility that a lot of what happened then may seem prehistoric now. When I was digging around through the “beat” references to write this, I found a quote from Bob Dylan, “I read On the Road in maybe 1959. It changed my life like it changed everyone else’s.” Me, too, about 15 years later.

]]> http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/05/27/beat/#comment-3610 nani Mon, 29 May 2006 18:24:44 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/05/27/beat/#comment-3610 ah, you've got my heart now...you've quoted kerouac. i thought he had become too passe to reference but he really did have a lot to say about the craft of writing and the creation of language. ah, you’ve got my heart now…you’ve quoted kerouac. i thought he had become too passe to reference but he really did have a lot to say about the craft of writing and the creation of language.

]]> http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/05/27/beat/#comment-3607 Mark Ahlness Mon, 29 May 2006 16:16:51 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/05/27/beat/#comment-3607 Doug, thanks for the great thoughts and pics! Enjoy your summer (is it over yet? - ha). I think there are not many in the working world who experience a more powerful and intense annual ending to their jobs than we teachers do. I'll be there in about 24 days - but who's counting? - Mark Doug, thanks for the great thoughts and pics! Enjoy your summer (is it over yet? - ha). I think there are not many in the working world who experience a more powerful and intense annual ending to their jobs than we teachers do. I’ll be there in about 24 days - but who’s counting? - Mark

]]> http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/05/27/beat/#comment-3488 Doug Sat, 27 May 2006 17:14:21 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/05/27/beat/#comment-3488 You're right about what's normal to one person being interesting to someone else. In the summer we're invaded by swarms of tourists who ask us very funny questions. They seem to show up with the mosquitoes and the wildfire smoke. The tourists are starting to appear, so I expect the other stuff is not far off. I could do without any of them - snow is the great equalizer. You’re right about what’s normal to one person being interesting to someone else. In the summer we’re invaded by swarms of tourists who ask us very funny questions. They seem to show up with the mosquitoes and the wildfire smoke. The tourists are starting to appear, so I expect the other stuff is not far off. I could do without any of them - snow is the great equalizer.

]]> http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/05/27/beat/#comment-3477 Graham Wegner Sat, 27 May 2006 12:51:12 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/05/27/beat/#comment-3477 OK, Doug, your photo feed is the perfect thing to try out on my new Pageflakes page. It actually makes me want to remember to get the camera out more often and document my immediate surroundings. What is mundane and everyday to me might be really interesting to someone else. Your pics help to put me in your environment to some degree - although I have never even seen snow in my whole life! OK, Doug, your photo feed is the perfect thing to try out on my new Pageflakes page. It actually makes me want to remember to get the camera out more often and document my immediate surroundings. What is mundane and everyday to me might be really interesting to someone else. Your pics help to put me in your environment to some degree - although I have never even seen snow in my whole life!

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