http://www.mikehelms.org/blog Eating poutine in the South since 2004, eh? Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:04:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tread softly, heel-toe. Speak not one word. Grass glistens among furrowed headstones. Listen: thoughts drift. Sleep gently, my bird. Lines deeply etched - my attention spurred. "To Heaven She Went." "To God His Thoughts Known." Tread softly, heel-toe. Speak not one word. Lush leafy oaks, those shady plots preferred and a single bird's ... http://www.mikehelms.org/blog/archives/968 So what's up with the racket that universities call a bookstore? I'm a smart shopper. Textbooks are expensive, and I know I can turn to places like eBay, half.com, Alibris, Powells, Amazon and Barnes and Noble to get a better deal on my books. Used books aren't anything new ... http://www.mikehelms.org/blog/archives/964 It's been almost two months since I've blogged here.  In four years that's a record hiatus - but it happened for some good reasons. One of the things most bloggers struggle with is the constant idea of reinvention.  Stagnation is the antithesis of any blog, and in June I felt like ... http://www.mikehelms.org/blog/archives/958 The absent.canadian is going to check out and stop blogging for a while.  I'll leave my blog archives in place for the time being - but I think I'm at a point where this blog needs some reinvention. http://www.mikehelms.org/blog/archives/957 http://www.mikehelms.org/blog/archives/955 I started my poetry class at NCSU this week.  This is my first course as a full-fledged degree candidate since 1995, and it feels good to be back.  I have a good feeling about this class, too - it's small and my peers seem thoughtful and attentive, and the teacher ... http://www.mikehelms.org/blog/archives/953 Or is it girl meets boy? http://www.mikehelms.org/blog/archives/952 It's Friday, thank god, and I was a little more stimulated than usual when I logged into my bank account.  A rather respectable sum, deposited last night from the coffers in Washington DC. I've long been a proponent of education and healthcare and the stimulus payments got me thinking: instead of ... http://www.mikehelms.org/blog/archives/951 There's things going on.  Involving stuff.  With people.  In places. I can't talk about any of it for reasons. But I felt compelled to give you - my lovely readers - an update. http://www.mikehelms.org/blog/archives/949 What fun.  I'm doing training in Charlotte for the week, which means all the usual - a small hotel room, bad restaurant meals and sporadic internet connections. What this also means is that, god willing, I'll be able to take photos of things other than Duke University, downtown Raleigh and my ... http://www.mikehelms.org/blog/archives/948