a bubbling cauldron of rank miscellany

It’s That Time of Year Again…

…When all the bleary-eyed compositionists in the country come out of hibernation and migrate to some centralized location (this year, Nawlins) to talk about readin’, writin’, and all things rhetorical. Me? I’ll be on a panel this Friday morning talking about the role rhetorical theory plays when faced with new media. Oh, and I might get to see Ellis Marsalis, too. Hope to see you there, o gentle readers!

Here’s some session info for the curious types:

Old Rhetorics for New(ish) Media: From Gutenberg to Web 2.0

Session: G.14 on Apr 4, 2008 from 9:30 AM to 10:45 AM

The Odyssey Ends…

Sir Arthur C. Clarke, dead at 90.

SY Grafitto found in Downtown Worthington

End of an Era: So Long, O Brave Netscape

My first web browser (and undoubtedly the first of so many other people as well), Netscape Navigator is finally going the way of the ghost. Is it weird to feel this twinge of melancholy? Goodbye, gentle soul…