Howard Dean remains very firstly, but Spring and nearby Mini dealers are pretty good too!
listener--my Latin is rusty, but given that mus musa is the common house mouse, I estimate that the plural (house mice) might be mus musae.
I happened across (it's a bit of a story) a dandy British folk rock band: Steeleye Span. I can only recognize the occasional word in their lyrics (that's no different than in most US bands), but the music is really fine! Free samples on amazon.com.
puddle--thanks for the Adrienne Rich. Not being a follower of such things, I was unaware. But all of it strikes me as first cabin.
TTFN, later than I should, as so often. But I can sleep in a bit later than usual tomorrow. Local court, later than I usually start work but early enough there is no point in going to the lab first.
First Cabin indeed Alan! Was very strange to come across this in the first obit I clicked on:
"She had first gained national prominence with her third poetry collection, Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law, in 1963. Citing the title poem, University of Maryland professor Rudd Fleming wrote in The Washington Post that she “proves poetically how hard it is to be a woman — a member of the second sex.” "
Rudd was one of those transformative teachers for me. Mostly, I think, because he listened. He *heard*. . . . Died well before the innertubes, but I keep stumbling across him. He was on my thesis committee, that I just spoke of the other day. He used to visit Ezra Pound at St. Elizabeth's, and co-wrote a play with him.
Ah, Alan, now I get it. :-) I kept thinking it had something to do with "muse." But I can tell you that the mouse who made the big old nest in my car's engine is not my muse. I do not find such activity amusing at all. In fact, my verdict is that, while the car does smell better, the irritant is still being breathed. Hopefully it will dissipate with time.
Hey all... I just spent over an hour preparing 6 photos, then uploading them to the website of the local photo store, so they can make me some professional 8x10's. I'm hugely relieved that I figured out how to do this, because there is no way I could get there tomorrow to drop off a disk of photo files...since the store is about 3 minutes from where President Obama will be speaking. But I need them by Saturday because I need to hang them in my art show on Sunday! =Whoo!=
I also got the last three paintings completed and signed today! Tomorrow night (if they're sufficiently dry) or on Saturday night, we'll frame them. Sunday morning I need to hang them. All good!
Tomorrow my big task is to make a nice batch of photo greeting cards, so they can be sold at the Library this coming month. All the money they bring in will be a donation for the Library. :-)
The art show lasts the entire month of April. Each month at the Library we have a different artist (or artists) show their work.*
This month it's my turn, and my newest DIL will be displaying her skillful paintings as well. I'll be displaying 9 (water-soluble) oil paintings (including 5 I've borrowed back from the kidlets for this), and as many framed 8 x 10" photos as we'll have space for. My DIL will be displaying a half dozen or more of her (Acrylic) paintings. She is highly-trained and skilled, and works large and modern (think Romare). I am untrained, and work much smaller and folk-art-ish (think Grandma Moses). LOL! My paintings tend to be pretty and quaint. Her most recent paintings are fairly dark in content and colouring. This should be interesting! ;-)
*One memorable month was the time someone brought in their 20 or so carvings of snakes! They were carved from dead tree branches, and painted to look EXACTLY like various large and poisonous snakes. And they were placed strategically throughout the adult part of the Library...atop bookshelves and whatnot. Exhilarating! LOL!
Oh, my, on the snakes, lol! When I worked for Amtrak, a passenger in a sleeper lost her boa constrictor when she was letting it have some cage free time. For months, we we're afraid we'd discover where it had got to when another passenger had a heart attack. . . . Never did find it -- dead or alive.
Tomorrow President Obama is speaking in Vermont...! This is a really big deal for Vermont. We are proud to be the only state that GWB never visited. We suspect that he was afraid to come after some towns voted to arrest him (and Cheney) on war crimes if they ever came within town limits. It is rare and wonderful to have a non-crime-related President deign to visit our little state.
"The last time a sitting president visited Vermont was 1995 when President Bill Clinton had no choice. He wanted to speak to the National Governor's Association and it was holding its gathering in Vermont? Why? Howard Dean chaired the NGA."
I believe I should be very excited about this event. It is taking place at UVM in a huge facility and is standing room only (Shakespearen theatre style) excepting only for elderly people and those with special needs. It costs $100 to be present (or $44 if you're a student or active in the campaign). This is the show for the little people. The big donors get to have lunch with the President for $7,500 ($10,00 per couple, what a deal). Then there is a rally.
Even with all the pomp and circumstance and the inconvenience for locals (roads closed, etc.), and even with the politicking and campaign fund raising, I honestly believe I ought to be excited about President Obama coming to Vermont...!!
The trouble is, I'm not. I don't know why. I'm a little surprised by it and will mull it awhile. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2011/09/whats_a_state_got_to_do_to_get.shtml
For the NATO summit in Chicago they're talking about (talking about -- haven't decided) shutting down the commuter and Amtrak rail lines under the convention center. Even seriously considering it strikes me as overkill.
Ohhh myyyy! She's on a passenger train and she gives her pet boa constrictor some "cage-free" time?!! I guess the operative words there are "pet boa constrictor."
Howard Dean remains very firstly, but Spring and nearby Mini dealers are pretty good too!
ReplyDeletelistener--my Latin is rusty, but given that mus musa is the common house mouse, I estimate that the plural (house mice) might be mus musae.
I happened across (it's a bit of a story) a dandy British folk rock band: Steeleye Span. I can only recognize the occasional word in their lyrics (that's no different than in most US bands), but the music is really fine! Free samples on amazon.com.
puddle--thanks for the Adrienne Rich. Not being a follower of such things, I was unaware. But all of it strikes me as first cabin.
TTFN, later than I should, as so often. But I can sleep in a bit later than usual tomorrow. Local court, later than I usually start work but early enough there is no point in going to the lab first.
First Cabin indeed Alan! Was very strange to come across this in the first obit I clicked on:
ReplyDelete"She had first gained national prominence with her third poetry collection, Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law, in 1963. Citing the title poem, University of Maryland professor Rudd Fleming wrote in The Washington Post that she “proves poetically how hard it is to be a woman — a member of the second sex.” "
Rudd was one of those transformative teachers for me. Mostly, I think, because he listened. He *heard*. . . . Died well before the innertubes, but I keep stumbling across him. He was on my thesis committee, that I just spoke of the other day. He used to visit Ezra Pound at St. Elizabeth's, and co-wrote a play with him.
Wishin' the Goobey would get the hang of this daylight saving time. Up this a.m. just a tad after six. Which means I'm still sleepy.
ReplyDelete(And so is he.)
Ah, Alan, now I get it. :-) I kept thinking it had something to do with "muse." But I can tell you that the mouse who made the big old nest in my car's engine is not my muse. I do not find such activity amusing at all. In fact, my verdict is that, while the car does smell better, the irritant is still being breathed. Hopefully it will dissipate with time.
ReplyDeleteSilly pup! Is he cuddly at times, at least?
ReplyDeleteHey all...
ReplyDeleteI just spent over an hour preparing 6 photos, then uploading them to the website of the local photo store, so they can make me some professional 8x10's. I'm hugely relieved that I figured out how to do this, because there is no way I could get there tomorrow to drop off a disk of photo files...since the store is about 3 minutes from where President Obama will be speaking. But I need them by Saturday because I need to hang them in my art show on Sunday! =Whoo!=
I also got the last three paintings completed and signed today! Tomorrow night (if they're sufficiently dry) or on Saturday night, we'll frame them. Sunday morning I need to hang them. All good!
Tomorrow my big task is to make a nice batch of photo greeting cards, so they can be sold at the Library this coming month. All the money they bring in will be a donation for the Library. :-)
Oh, yes. A veritable love bug. Who wants to play at six in the morning. . . .
ReplyDeleteSo tell us about the art show on Sunday.
ReplyDeleteThe art show lasts the entire month of April. Each month at the Library we have a different artist (or artists) show their work.*
ReplyDeleteThis month it's my turn, and my newest DIL will be displaying her skillful paintings as well. I'll be displaying 9 (water-soluble) oil paintings (including 5 I've borrowed back from the kidlets for this), and as many framed 8 x 10" photos as we'll have space for. My DIL will be displaying a half dozen or more of her (Acrylic) paintings. She is highly-trained and skilled, and works large and modern (think Romare). I am untrained, and work much smaller and folk-art-ish (think Grandma Moses). LOL! My paintings tend to be pretty and quaint. Her most recent paintings are fairly dark in content and colouring. This should be interesting! ;-)
*One memorable month was the time someone brought in their 20 or so carvings of snakes! They were carved from dead tree branches, and painted to look EXACTLY like various large and poisonous snakes. And they were placed strategically throughout the adult part of the Library...atop bookshelves and whatnot. Exhilarating! LOL!
Whew! Makes me tired just listening to that, lol! Or maybe the dog got me up at six this morning. . . .
ReplyDeleteOh, my, on the snakes, lol! When I worked for Amtrak, a passenger in a sleeper lost her boa constrictor when she was letting it have some cage free time. For months, we we're afraid we'd discover where it had got to when another passenger had a heart attack. . . . Never did find it -- dead or alive.
ReplyDeleteTomorrow President Obama is speaking in Vermont...! This is a really big deal for Vermont. We are proud to be the only state that GWB never visited. We suspect that he was afraid to come after some towns voted to arrest him (and Cheney) on war crimes if they ever came within town limits. It is rare and wonderful to have a non-crime-related President deign to visit our little state.
ReplyDelete"The last time a sitting president visited Vermont was 1995 when President Bill Clinton had no choice. He wanted to speak to the National Governor's Association and it was holding its gathering in Vermont? Why? Howard Dean chaired the NGA."
I believe I should be very excited about this event. It is taking place at UVM in a huge facility and is standing room only (Shakespearen theatre style) excepting only for elderly people and those with special needs. It costs $100 to be present (or $44 if you're a student or active in the campaign). This is the show for the little people. The big donors get to have lunch with the President for $7,500 ($10,00 per couple, what a deal). Then there is a rally.
Even with all the pomp and circumstance and the inconvenience for locals (roads closed, etc.), and even with the politicking and campaign fund raising, I honestly believe I ought to be excited about President Obama coming to Vermont...!!
The trouble is, I'm not. I don't know why. I'm a little surprised by it and will mull it awhile.
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2011/09/whats_a_state_got_to_do_to_get.shtml
Mah*Sweetie says the last President who was in Vermont because he truly wanted to be here was Calvin Coolidge. ;-)
ReplyDeleteFor the NATO summit in Chicago they're talking about (talking about -- haven't decided) shutting down the commuter and Amtrak rail lines under the convention center. Even seriously considering it strikes me as overkill.
ReplyDeleteI'd complain, but my kids in Maine would just grin and say, "Welcome to Kennebunk."
ReplyDeleteOhhh myyyy! She's on a passenger train and she gives her pet boa constrictor some "cage-free" time?!! I guess the operative words there are "pet boa constrictor."
ReplyDeleteThat reminds me of my Ph.D. kidlet when he was a wee one!
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