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But at my back I alwaies hear
Times winged Charriot hurrying near
General Quotation of the Day
Monday, July 6, 2009
Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don’t believe is right.
— Jane Goodall
Literary Quotation
Monday, July 6, 2009
Ben Jonson, from his commendatory verse in
Shakespeare’s First Folio:
. . .
Yet must I not giue Nature all: Thy Art,
My gentle Shakespeare, must enioy a part.
For though the Poets matter, Nature be,
His Art doth giue the fashion. And, that he,
Who casts to write a liuing line, must sweat,
(such as thine are) and strike the second heat
Vpon the Muses anuile: turne the same,
(And himselfe with it) that he thinkes to frame;
Or for the lawrell, he may gaine a scorne . . .
Pictorial Selection
June 24, 2009
Sun and Shadow
A picture taken years ago by my Beloved Babs with her old Nikon n65. She also developed the print, as she did most of her pictures taken back then.
Some of those are posted on my gallery page, here.
Looking out into the bright sunlit barnyard.
Word of the Day
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day
The Word of the Day for July 10, 2009 is:
brogue • \BROHG\ • noun
1 : a heavy shoe often with a hobnailed sole
*2 : a stout oxford shoe with perforations and usually a wing tip
Felix’s Example Sentence:
During the years spent standing and walking all day on hard floors in the retail business, I found that Florsheim brogues provided the best support for my feet and legs.
Did you know?
Did you expect “brogue” to be defined as “an Irish accent”? You’re probably not alone. The reason our definition is different is because “brogue” has two homographs (words that are spelled — and in this case pronounced — the same but have different origins or parts of speech). “Brogue” the shoe comes from the Irish word “bróg,” which probably derives from an Old Norse term meaning “leg covering.” “Brogue” the accent comes from a different Irish word, “barróg,” which means “accent” or “speech impediment.”
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
Music Pick
June 15, 2009
Sarah Jarosz
Just graduated from high school, this young singer/songwriter is releasing her first CD this week. Enjoy
