Monthly Archives: August 2009
In Case
Posted August 31, 2009 – 5:19 am in: JournalWhat in the world does “in case” mean? I started wondering about this the other day when I used the phrase and started thinking about how silly it sounds. You’ll know what I’m talking about if you say it and, at the same time, think about each word as it comes out.
Put the words together, [...]
Julie & Julia
Posted August 29, 2009 – 10:54 pm in: JournalI saw the movie “Julie and Julia” this evening. It’s about a young aspiring writer and cook named Julie Powell who decided to find some purpose in her life by cooking every one of the 524 recipes in Julia Child’s book Mastering the Art of French Cooking and blogging about her effort. It’s also about [...]
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Posted August 27, 2009 – 9:44 pm in: JournalDuring a recent midday walk, I spotted a sign in the right-of-way of W. Jefferson Blvd in Fort Wayne. I have driven past the sign hundreds of times, perhaps even thousands of times. But I don’t remember ever seeing it. Perhaps I saw it from my car but couldn’t make out what it said. As [...]
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Posted August 25, 2009 – 8:46 pm in: JournalThis is pretty gross. If you gross out easily, experience nausea at the mention of certain organic materials, or just don’t like to hear about stuff that originates in the noses of other people, skip this blog. You have been warned.
I did something today that I should have done months ago.
There’s a place in [...]
Spreading Optimism
Posted August 24, 2009 – 5:32 am in: JournalThe US stock market (as well as markets in other parts of the world) is increasing in value. In other words, stocks generally are worth more this week than they were several weeks ago. We’ve heard that the reason is “rising optimism” over the state of the world’s economy. I have to admit that my [...]
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Posted August 19, 2009 – 9:53 pm in: JournalCarlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa, was an Italian lutenist and composer. He was born in 1561 and died in 1613. He was famous for his sacred vocal works and madrigals, which, according to the Wikipedia, “use a chromatic language not heard again until the 19th century.” Carlo was a very talented man, and was way ahead [...]
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Posted August 18, 2009 – 9:58 pm in: JournalI have a copy of the Cambridge Biographical Dictionary. It contains concise biographies of 19,000 humans. One of those concise biographies is that of one Ogden Nash, who is referred to in the opening line of his concise biography as an “American light versifier.” I guess the author of the concise biography of Ogden Nash [...]
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Posted August 17, 2009 – 6:48 pm in: JournalI drove to work this morning instead of biking. The weather forecast called for thunderstorms and heavy rain, so I opted for comfort and the dry interior of my Ford Focus. It’s not much, but it gets me from here to there with fairly good gas mileage.
Since I’m submitting this post via BlackBerry, I’m not [...]
Sun and Moon Data
Posted August 13, 2009 – 9:30 pm in: JournalI like the sun and the moon. They have teamed up to give us livable temperatures, a moderate climate, and a dependable, predictable schedule of days. I’m glad they have accomplished such extremely tricky feats. They deserve to be observed with awe and studied very carefully.
I’ve done my share of reading about the sun and [...]
No Blog
Posted August 12, 2009 – 9:53 pm in: JournalYes, there will be no blog tonight. I am tired. I am also disgruntled and flabbergasted. I won’t explain why, choosing instead to tweak the curiosity of any readers that might have blundered into this blog by accident. Perhaps you’ll return in the hope that I’ll explain this. I will not. My disgruntlement and flabbergastion [...]
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