tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100297092024-08-27T11:11:08.378+03:00"Most Heady and Abstract" she said. We shall overcome.lemaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18006300020894524564noreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10029709.post-1127665707356943522005-09-25T19:19:00.000+03:002005-09-25T19:50:33.760+03:00

This is a private message to my sis -

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One normally returns to their summer photographs a few months later in a mild state of nostalgia. Before this happens, a very brief selection.SolitudeTorch RelayLandscapeFuelPassengerAugust Moon

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This could be a hoax. I personally doubt it is, though. The way that old Brit saw it (and his readers' original comments) are interesting enough for a repost.TALKING POINTS FOR MAN SHOT DEAD* Urgent Release For All Press Talking Points for man mistakenly killed by UK police. The following points should be emphasised in your reports:The dead man is to be referred to as the "suspect" and never the

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What follows is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005, at Stanford. Visit this page for an official transcript link and a video feed."I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the

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We are all Londoners. Supporting all victims of any terrorist attacks.

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No picture: a thousand words for Feisty ChristinaBroken glass, a whole river of shattered glass pieces. Zlatko immediately remembered the milk bottling cooperative of old: stacks of cages, a dozen of one-liter bottles each, countless crates piled around the inner alleyway, where trucks loaded and unloaded. His dad used to work there; Zlatko would eagerly sneak in his truck during any school

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Back, sooner or later.

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Photo: Brian Leatart, via Gourmet.comThomas kindly notified me: his fine blog, Anatomy of Melancholy, just received some high-traffic exposure from the Dame herself in The Huffington Post. Arianna Huffington, currently visiting our corner of the world for a refreshing dip in the Aegean, might have missed the Olympics by almost a full year but did not miss an opportunity to promote what she

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The Political Compass, a nasty little helpful tool.Ethnic cleansing has been a favorite subject for analysts and journalists dealing with the Balkans, especially in the aftermath of former-Yugoslavia's disintegration and resulting series of quasi-civil wars. During my days off english-language blogging, I came across some over-generalizations by a greek journalist who also likes to post his paper

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Literally, in mid-air: a place of poverty, obedience, will, and prayer. I am touched by this place, its asceticism and soundlessness. Such sensations aren't meant to be shared or allotted. They may be articulated, but not really voiced. There aren’t enough pages to purge them in writing; the tropes are too trite for the blog. There aren’t enough hours or hotels to disabuse ourselves in other

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Ioannina: Town of Silver Art Creators (The art of collage is also practiceable.)Metsovo: Orange tile roofs, gray slate streets.Traditional dance moves. (That’s how they do it in Metsovo.)Lake Pigon Aoou: The line between natural and artificial is ill-defined at best. Distance is one artificial buffer.You can travel great distances in Greece, gathering experiences of different kinds. There are

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As the complex process of coordinating more than fifty muscles begins, control switches from the upper brain to the brain stem, the place where our most basic drives and reflexes are stored…. Scientists call this push-pull action of the muscles the agonist and antagonist.This is not about sex. It’s about handwriting.Points of comparison, however, are abundant. Both start as self-conscious acts: a

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Folds by Anthony Easton (I think)It is repeatedly said that in the digital age, everything is available, and nothing is special. In terms of data, perhaps this is true. Whether it is poetry or pornography, data flows from an inexhaustible source. You can’t touch it or feel it; one little click and it is gone.A similar kind of data can be contained in a touch or a weekend, a day. Maybe two. The

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red chairIf the known relation between the variables consists of a table of corresponding values, the graph consists only of the corresponding set of isolated points. If the variables are known to vary continuously, one often draws a curve to show the variation.Basic College Math, 1945Mathematically speaking, can a whole be greater than the sum of its parts? Many things are bigger than they seem,

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A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.–- George Meredith(from the cover of Vanity Fair, March 2005; the quote is written on Uma's ass)These little aphorisms are meant to be empowering, but if you really think about them, you find yourself stripped of whatever confidence they are meant to instill. And there’s Uma, on this and every cover. Smirking. Supremely self-assured. She

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A(nother) postcard from PostSecret, a site which our abiding readers will recognize as no stranger to this blog. Psychologists concluded that secret love affairs are often unsatisfactory. The above is one of the many interesting “findings” in this month’s Harper’s (they never put the good stuff online). Perhaps I find it all the more interesting for its simplicity and straightforwardness, not to

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veil, newyorkistan by Abdul-Walid of AcerbiaDystropoppygus (the person) announces he will be on fraternity leave of unspecified duration, effective 10:30am today (GMT+2). Honourable patrons are kindly advised to take their guest-blogging requests with Sissoula or De(e)lumina.

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Gustav Klimt, The Virgin, image reproduced from http://www.mindfirerenew.com/issue1/klimt_die_jungfrau.jpegKnock on the door. Softly.No answer; he must be away or perhaps hard at work, devouring some article or other, a brilliant thought.Second knock. Nothing. But the light is on.Maybe it’s time for surprises – nothing more certain than surprises, right siss? – the doorknob turns and he’s in

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Alternative Title: Death and Revenue Enhancement“The idea that things must have a beginning is really due to the poverty of our imagination,” said Bertrand Russell in an article I was inspired to read after the death of the pope, an event which I found unexpectedly moving -- not that my emotions are to be particularly trusted these days. Most people identify with one religion or another as a

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Гагарин Юрий Алексеевич-09.03.1934 ,Рыба,1,Новоселоводеревня, Киржачского района,Владимирской области,СССР,Россия,Проcто суперзвезда,12.04.1961 г.,первый в мире полет в космос ,космический корабль"Восток", 1 час 08 минут,Гражданин Союза СоветскихСоциалистических Республик,Великое событие,Впервые в историичеловек осуществил полет в космос,Первый человек,Проникший вкосмос,Беспримерная победа

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Sadie's "stuck" me with this meme and I must admit I half-expected this one. Or half-wished, whichever sounds frank-ier. So, here it goes.You’re stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book do you want to be?Never managed to memorize anything in my life, not verbatim anyway. This incompetence of mine is actually responsible for my not becoming a great actor, like I should have. Not all directors

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So… it’s happening! Two of the world’s most well known ‘middle aged people are getting hitched’. An affair that has lasted more than 30 years and has given rise to enormous, almost unprecedented controversy, will soon end up in marriage – seemingly with Mother’s approval. The Prince of Wales and the (now) Duchess of Cornwall will soon gallop towards the sunset. Aww!Charles is not exactly popular

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“The American Catholics contribute more money to church efforts than followers from all other nations combined... It is important to be sensitive to their desires. How can we have any commandments if there is no church? If we have to look the other way on one to spare the other nine it is a wise move”.-- Cardinal Peligrini, Vatican spokesmanJust as I was about to finish my eleventh espresso cup

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Pen and Ink drawing from The Smithsonian InstitutionI’ve got this one more thing to share from the seminar, and then we can get back to the sexy stuff (don’t worry, I have it on good authority that the one and only Dys will be back soon). I know some of our readers don’t have much patience for metaphors, so I’ll just say that this poem has a lot to do with the issue of positive vs. negative

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