http://www.chellman.org/mt/ Words, phrases, and images from Joe. en-us I watched some professional hockey this year for the first time in my life, including tonight. The Blackhawks won in... http://www.chellman.org/mt/archives/hawks_win.html Carla Zilbersmith died on May 17, and will be missed. She was a pretty inspirational person that I knew first... http://www.chellman.org/mt/archives/rip_carla_zilbersmith.html Remarks from President Obama about Memorial Day:... http://www.chellman.org/mt/archives/memorial_day_2010.html Just for the record, here’s some of what I think about the health care reform business. There should not be... http://www.chellman.org/mt/archives/health_care_2010.html http://www.chellman.org/mt/archives/leaf_trails.html My friend Dan Kraus, published author, cinematographer, future Miss America adjudicator, has been publishing his old teen movies on his... http://www.chellman.org/mt/archives/danman_productions_wraps.html My friend Laura is a graduate student studying poetry, and I blame her for an uptick in my interest and... http://www.chellman.org/mt/archives/a_brief_for_the_defense.html First, I’m sure anyone reading this has probably already done so, but just in case you haven’t, make a donation... http://www.chellman.org/mt/archives/im_with_coco.html I went to see Ricky Jay in person for the first time on December 1. A couple of weeks ago,... http://www.chellman.org/mt/archives/ricky_jay_a_rogues_gallery.html I’m quite pleased that Chicago is not going to be hosting the Olympics in 2016. Congratulations to Rio, to whom... http://www.chellman.org/mt/archives/borders_make_it_hard_to_host_the_olympics.html Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell... http://www.chellman.org/mt/archives/a_very_special_health_care_message.html The Big Picture has a series of photographs on September 11, which is brilliant as usual. Such a great website.... http://www.chellman.org/mt/archives/the_big_picture_on_september_11.html Gordon Brown has issued a posthumous apology to Alan Turing, a great mathematician and father of modern computer science. He... http://www.chellman.org/mt/archives/england_apologizes_to_alan_turing.html Courtesy of my friend Sweet Machine and person-I-don’t-know Joshua Robbins, here’s a poem by Dorianne Laux from 9/10/2002. I really... http://www.chellman.org/mt/archives/poetry_on_9112009.html When you’re toting around a book that’s 1100 pages long, aside from the looks that suggest you’re nuts, people often... http://www.chellman.org/mt/archives/infinite_jest_whats_it_about.html