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Writing Poesy & Doggerel

The Measure Of A Poet: A Lyrical Explication Upon Substantive Empirical Qualification of Authorial Poesy in Three Lines

What better a measure of man as a poet Is there, b'sides seeing some poems he's wroet? If better exists, I sure do not knoet.

By Mike Kupietz First published September 20, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=5426 | Share this page | Embed link

Writing » Fun & Humor

Writing FunPranks & Satire

Amazon Product Review: Pearl PCB20 Anarchy Cowbell review

Link: http://www.amazon.com/review/RUISCK9IXTK6J/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B000OY5RKA&channel=detail-glance&nodeID=11091801&store=musical-instruments Rating: Review Title: Steal This Cowbell! Review: Submission to domination is enforced not solely, nor even most significantly, through blatant repression, but rather through subtle manipulations worked into…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 20, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=5407 | Share this page | Embed link

Visual Art » Generative Illustrations

Image Gallery AI Generative IllustrationConfabulated Travelogues

California Deep Dreaming: “Wild California” Studies

While working on a featured image for Field Report: Briefing On My Weekend, I had the idea of extending the theme to make a whole set of illustrations inspired by…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 18, 2023Image Gallery| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4703 | Share this page | Embed link

Creative Nonfiction Portfolio

Writing ReflectionsThe Beast Within

Reflective Prose: Fascination, And Dangerous Weather

Springtime hits hard in some quarters. I call this 'dangerous weather'—like, you've got to watch out where you're going. You might trip and fall. Somehow this always coincides with the…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 18, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4697 | Share this page | Embed link

Writing » I Can't Believe It's Not Poetry!

Writing Poesy & Doggerel

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Poetry!: Ode To A Croaking Man

On a long-ago visit to the hamlet of Acton, MA with my GOAT (that's "Girlfriend Onceupon A Time"—hey, I don't mind if they call me a BOAT), the town was…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 17, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4671 | Share this page | Embed link

Writing » Fun & Humor

Writing Gonzo JournalismConfabulated TraveloguesFun

Local Color—Point Reyes, Marin County: Report On My Weekend

(Sent via email to undisclosed parties) My god, if I knew how my little weekend of excursions was going to turn out, I would have made it an event and…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 16, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4415 | Share this page | Embed link

Writing » True Stories » Misc. Recollections & Vignettes

Writing Anecdotal EvidencePortrait Gallery

These Are The People In My Neighborhood: The Funniest Man In The World

The other night I talked to my old friend Zigmo Parcheesi, the funniest man in the world. He told me he took his toddler son Max to his first movie.…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 16, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4374 | Share this page | Embed link

Writing » I Can't Believe It's Not Poetry!

Writing Poesy & Doggerel

This’ll Show ‘Em: Verse Upon Bank of America Holding My Checks And Angering My Cat

"These checks will be held for two weeks", they said, "because they are very large and from New Jersey" This much is true But I am now home and my…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 16, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4375 | Share this page | Embed link

Writing » I Can't Believe It's Not Poetry!

Writing Poesy & Doggerel

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Poetry!: Ode To A Curl-Up Bug

O! pity the poor maligned curl-up! Its form, tho' well designed, inspires many to fear! But many a curl-up has faced a cruel and untimely fate 'neath some shoe or…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 14, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4367 | Share this page | Embed link

Writing » Thoughts & Opinions » Topical Essays

Writing Misc. Thoughts & Brainspill

Marginal Thinking Dept.: You Can Quote Me On That (Other Assorted Short Topical Writings)

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By Mike Kupietz First published September 13, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4348 | Share this page | Embed link

Writing » Thoughts & Opinions » Reviews & Cultural Reportage

Writing The ParanormalInvestigative ReportingPublished Bylines

Instigative Journalism: “Elvis Is Everywhere” (Or At Least In Annandale)

In the Nov. 10, 1988 edition of Bard College school newspaper "The Bardian", for whom I occasionally wrote as a cub reporter, the Campus News section was led by my…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 13, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4277 | Share this page | Embed link

Programming Hacks Used In This Site

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All Thumbs: Adding A Default Featured Image Or Thumbnail In WordPress

On this site, any post without a featured image specifically set (such as this one) displays the default floral 'K' insignia anywhere on the site where a thumbnail is displayed.…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 12, 2023Code & Algorithms| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4251 | Share this page | Embed link

Music & Sound » Favorite Equipment & Tools

Music & Sounds Equipment & Tools Used

Serious Gear Geekery: Mosrite/Bakersfield Guitar Picks

I wonder how many of even my guitarist friends will appreciate the above photo. Maybe some of you Seattle musicians, or Ventures fans. I found a set of vintage Mosrite…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 12, 2023Music & Sounds| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4238 | Share this page | Embed link

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Writing Anecdotal Evidence

Local Color—Yee Haw: Texas

I'll tell you about Texas. Back in '95, me and my friend Haley went down to his Dad's timeshare in Port Aransas, Texas, a little beach resort town about 45…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 11, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4186 | Share this page | Embed link

Music & Sound » Misc. Pieces, Singles, & EPs

Music & Sounds Singer / SongwriterAcousticky Guitar

Demo: The Ravine Houses Are Gone (A Song For Hume, And Wacks, And Dan, And You)

May 28, 2007 On May 27, Christopher Hume's parents met up with my friends Dan and Wacks at Bard College, and they went down to the on-campus waterfalls on the…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 11, 2023Music & Sounds| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4191 | Share this page | Embed link

Writing » True Stories » Local Color (Tales of The City, and Country)

Writing Anecdotal Evidence

Local Color—Manhattan: New York Stories, Which I Only Now Realize Are All About Petty Crimes

Originally posted on my old site. I'd have called this "New York After Dark", but the souvlaki guy story happened in the middle of the afternoon. Back in the '80s…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 11, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4180 | Share this page | Embed link

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Writing Anecdotal Evidence

Local Color—Seattle: Irene & Sheri

This was originally posted on my old website, Life In A Mikeycosm. Before you read this, I should warn you. This story contains one of the grossest things I've ever…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 11, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4174 | Share this page | Embed link

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Writing ReflectionsNocturnal Submissions

Reflective Prose: Day Nights

I gotta do something about them day nights. I was just walking home from the store, bopping down the street at 11 PM, a time that I grew up believing…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 11, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4168 | Share this page | Embed link

Writing » True Stories » Misc. Recollections & Vignettes

Writing Self-Portraits In Prose

Question of the day: When was the first time you noticed someone cheating at something?

A few years back, my friend Al Katkowski was something of a success with his "Question Of The Day" iphone app and subsequent book. This was a question from the…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 11, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4164 | Share this page | Embed link

Writing » Thoughts & Opinions » Reviews & Cultural Reportage

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Whom Rods Destroy: Speak To Me Not Of Picard, Nor Janeway — An Irascible Screed On Star Trek Fandom Fundamentals

Look; I'm a Star Trek fan. Don't talk to me about "Picard" or "Janeway" or "Archer" or whoever. Even the movies barely qualify as "Star Trek", and they have the…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 11, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4155 | Share this page | Embed link

Writing » Thoughts & Opinions » Topical Essays

Writing LifestyleDealing With It AllLife In A Mikeycosm

Temporal Moronomy: The Contents Of The Rest Of The World’s Dream Do Not Concern Me (or, Why I’m Not Turning 40)

I originally wrote this essay shortly before my 40th birthday, after which I posted it on my blog and a number of other places. December, 2008 For the record, I…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 11, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4152 | Share this page | Embed link

Writing » True Stories » Local Color (Tales of The City, and Country)

Writing Anecdotal Evidence

Local Color—San Francisco: Tales From The Sidewalks Of San Francisco

An Afternoon At The Races, Unplanned So, last night I was standing on Mission in South of Market with my phone out, trying to find a nearby hardware store, when…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 10, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=4144 | Share this page | Embed link

News & Info Pages » Site Info & News » Design & Technology Info

Site Info Grody Technical Details

Under The Hood: Programming tricks used on this site

This is (or, will be) a meta-post listing all posts I've written about the techniques used to create this site.

By Mike Kupietz First published September 4, 2023Site Info| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=3959 | Share this page | Embed link

News & Info Pages » Site Info & News » Design & Technology Info

Site Info Site Images Overview

Site Design Overview: Featured Images Gallery

Since they're not always clearly displayed on the front page or in every post, for convenience, this is an automated scrape of all original "featured images" (the background or front…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 4, 2023Site Info| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=3947 | Share this page | Embed link

News & Info Pages » Site Info & News » Design & Technology Info

Site Info Grody Technical Details

Administrivia: Site Content, Design, & Technical IAQs

An early viewer asked some questions about the art I use on my site, so I thought I would put together a page of Q&A about the site and the…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 4, 2023Site Info| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=3924 | Share this page | Embed link

Creative Nonfiction Portfolio

Writing Memoirs & Reflections

Essay-Length Memoir: Ars Moriendi—Haley’s Epitaph

Disclaimer, 2023 Having come a long way from the days related herein, I thought for a while before reposting this 26-year-old piece of writing, originally posted on my old website.…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 3, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=3881 | Share this page | Embed link

Music & Sound » Misc. Pieces, Singles, & EPs

Yiki·dū·sō (A Dream) digital single by Mike Kupietz cover

Music & Sounds Electronic MusicExperimental Music

Digital Single: Yiki·dū·sō (A Dream)

This digital 0", originally hosted on my Bandcamp page, contains a track that sat unfinished on my hard drive for far too long, now finally having had the burrs filed…

By Mike Kupietz First published September 1, 2023Music & Sounds| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=3838 | Share this page | Embed link

Writing » Thoughts & Opinions » Reviews & Cultural Reportage

Writing ReviewsOpinions

Review Compendium: Fragrance Reviews

Unbeknownst to anybody except Dan Sonenberg—in fact, practically unbeknownst to even myself—I occasionally write fragrance reviews. These are those. Some people enjoy them. Those of you with the nose can…

By Mike Kupietz First published August 31, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=3528 | Share this page | Embed link

Visual Art » Generative Illustrations

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If You Don’t Live It, It Won’t Come Out Your Cone: Adoration Of The City

This is a series of generative art images I am paticularly fond of. Originally these were going to be part of my RobGAN Hitchcock project, but they kind of stand…

By Mike Kupietz First published August 22, 2023Image Gallery| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=3075 | Share this page | Embed link

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Writing Memoirs & Reflections

Essay-Length Memoir: “The Light Shone On Me”

Foreword: For some reason, I've always been particularly moved by a sense of loss. It's the sole valuable observation I ever got from a kindly but not particularly effective therapist…

By Mike Kupietz First published August 21, 2023Writing| Permanent URL: https://michaelkupietz.com?p=3055 | Share this page | Embed link

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The Measure Of A Poet: A Lyrical Explication Upon Substantive Empirical Qualification of Authorial Poesy in Three Lines

Amazon Product Review: Pearl PCB20 Anarchy Cowbell review

California Deep Dreaming: “Wild California” Studies

Reflective Prose: Fascination, And Dangerous Weather

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Poetry!: Ode To A Croaking Man

Local Color—Point Reyes, Marin County: Report On My Weekend

These Are The People In My Neighborhood: The Funniest Man In The World

This’ll Show ‘Em: Verse Upon Bank of America Holding My Checks And Angering My Cat

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Poetry!: Ode To A Curl-Up Bug

Marginal Thinking Dept.: You Can Quote Me On That (Other Assorted Short Topical Writings)

Instigative Journalism: “Elvis Is Everywhere” (Or At Least In Annandale)

All Thumbs: Adding A Default Featured Image Or Thumbnail In WordPress

Serious Gear Geekery: Mosrite/Bakersfield Guitar Picks

Local Color—Yee Haw: Texas

Demo: The Ravine Houses Are Gone (A Song For Hume, And Wacks, And Dan, And You)

Local Color—Manhattan: New York Stories, Which I Only Now Realize Are All About Petty Crimes

Local Color—Seattle: Irene & Sheri

Reflective Prose: Day Nights

Question of the day: When was the first time you noticed someone cheating at something?

Whom Rods Destroy: Speak To Me Not Of Picard, Nor Janeway — An Irascible Screed On Star Trek Fandom Fundamentals

Temporal Moronomy: The Contents Of The Rest Of The World’s Dream Do Not Concern Me (or, Why I’m Not Turning 40)

Local Color—San Francisco: Tales From The Sidewalks Of San Francisco

Under The Hood: Programming tricks used on this site

Site Design Overview: Featured Images Gallery

Administrivia: Site Content, Design, & Technical IAQs

Essay-Length Memoir: Ars Moriendi—Haley’s Epitaph

Digital Single: Yiki·dū·sō (A Dream)

Review Compendium: Fragrance Reviews

If You Don’t Live It, It Won’t Come Out Your Cone: Adoration Of The City

Essay-Length Memoir: “The Light Shone On Me”

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