Obliati Osimati

I can’t tell if I’m a tenor or a tin ear, but I’d never let that stop me from trying to sing the song that is in the heart to sing. Obliati Osimati is what C. S. Lewis might have referred to as “damnably bad Latin.” But you all know what it means. If not, listen and think a while. I’ve taught enough ESL now to know that 90% of any language is in the paralanguage. Please excuse the imitatio Philipenisis Glassenisis but I love Philip Glass who is one of a few modern/post-modern composers that I do like. In-spite of the mood-altering sadness you might pick up, I would prefer you think of it as a lullaby, but a lullaby that makes you think, perhaps, about what you do, have done with your life.

Willow's Dance

I'm taking a break from the Ghost in the Cloud series to do something really different. This is from a poem I published earlier on my blog called, "Willow's Dance." I thought it would make a really nice animated feature, so I tried my hand at animation. I can't say that I am great at it, and the Window's Paint Program does have its limitations for creating animation, but I managed to get a few good moments of animation for a beginner. You will have to go back a month or two to find the poem if you want the words.

The Ghost in the Cloud Chapter 4: Trials

In this chapter of my audio series, The Ghost in the Cloud, we revisit Randall, the character from chapter one, who tried to upload the mind and consciousness of his friend and mentor Jack Rickerts into cyberspace in a misguided attempt to live forever. The process of this failed attempt resulted not only in the creation of a new being existing in “the cloud”, but also in the death of Rickerts.