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I intend to make a picture of the ocean tomorrow. Not today, though. Today it's a parking garage.
How the blog somehow missed the centenary of the birth of wacky and imaginative comedian Milton Supman, known professionally as Soupy Sales, back on January 8, we'll never know! Let's rectify that error RIGHT NOW, shall we! Here's Frank...
[The classiest wedding bet is on how long the marriage will last.] I’ve been quite horrified by the rapid spread of gambling in American society in recent years, but even still, betting on weddings seems like a tacky new low to me.Link:...
My toy arrived this morning and I immediately had to install it. While I had the IIc Plus open, I checked the motherboard to see which of two different motherboard versions it was. Happily, it's the one that is easily overclocked by...
Put the Mask On…Now!: Glimpses into the Abyss: Descent and Desire, Depth and Despair – The Mask (1961) “I MUST EXPERIENCE THE GREATEST ACT OF THE HUMAN MIND… TO TAKE ANOTHER LIFE” A oneiric trippy experience, The ‘Mask’, which looks like...
I use a bunch of email addresses; you should too. Here’s the mutt config that works nicely: alternates "main(\\+[^@]+)?@randomstring.org" alternates "main(\\-[^@]+)?@randomstring.org" alternates "foobar@baz.com" alternates...
Day fourteen of Women in Translation Month and I've yet participate. What with car troubles, appliance breakdowns, other unforeseen expenses, and health issues (not mine), it has been a summer of distractions. All is capped by the most...
I’m serving as Treasurer for my county’s Libertarian political party. Recently the county board of elections emailed me asking for some documentation about a few old expenses. I don’t have any problem with providing the documentation....
Soon I will put up a fall schedule for my plunge back into non-Shakespearian plays, from say 1604 to 1614, an exciting stretch. Middleton, Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher will dominate. SHAKESPEAREAN The Adventures of Lady Egeria (1585),...
The desire for something deeper in life, for a meaning that seems to be elusive or absent, is a precious opportunity. It is an invitation to discover a purpose and an identity that is more than the stories we have told ourselves.This is...
Phoebe Bridgers dropped her new album “Lost Weekend” today, and I’m in love. I’ve had “Lost Boys” on repeat since June, and I love the acoustic version, too: So good. in: notes tagged: music
A smaller group today with Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, perhaps because of the baking temperatures expected in the middle of the day. So instead of the planned hay cut of the corky fruited meadow, we decided to focus on the other end...
Edinburgh International Film Festival is on — I went to two press shows, both films starring John Hannah. What a versatile actor he is — he can play an amnesiac gangster or a talking seal. Nothing in between, though, just those two. I...
I have a lot of old magazines back at my parents' place: mostly gaming stuff, a lot of comics too. A couple of shelves are stuffed with paper that's going to rot unless I take care of it properly, which I should1... I had my publications...
as I write this I am halfway through the second listen of Phoebe Bridgers' latest album, Lost Weekend. I am biased, of course, but I love it already. I rode my bike down the Los Angeles beach path this morning and got coffee and a...