has taken up the viol da gamba. I'm trying not to be jealous. Not that I could play (!), but that I could engage in such pure entertainment! I do squeeze some in, occasionally, really! Honest I do! ;-)
group dynamics: August 2005 Archives
Shemaya reminded me today of an incident from way back - a decade or more ago (probably more). It was a gathering at Mary Frances' place on the lake in Pelham. I was distressed about some situation or other. A woman who hadn't met me before observed my trying to deal with the emotions: "You look like Spock."
Upon relaying this story to Raz and another bud (who totally cracked up), Raz quipped that "ten years later you became Worf." From Vulcanism to Klingonism, now that's something! Raz has seen me rage a few times. His observation of me today was that I'm "quieter." Is this indicative of a real change or merely jetlag? We'll find out. Can anyone who's known me imagine me as "soft-spoken"? :-)
I kinda like the notion myself.
museumfreak posted the link to this awesome discussion of potential isms in Rowling's series. I haven't read the recent one yet, and a few hints are given that one may not wish to know in advance, but the discussion is instructive, to say the least.
Homer's 32 Ways to Say "doh". Turn on the audio!
"Der", however, is not in the online Homer lexicon. Does he really say it?
Rocio writes:
"You can use my name in your blog, if you want to, no problem. As for the entries about Carmen, two things: First, she is the CUTEST baby ever, no exception. Not because it is my daughter, it is completely objective :-) The second thing is you got the spelling of "chupete" wrong: "chupeta" is the portuguese word, and your link is to a web page in Portuguese describing all the bad effects of using a "chupeta" too long. I didn't know that "chupeta" was "chupete" in Portuguese, I learned something."
Links added by moi. Notice the dangers of posting links in languages I don't know! %-/
There are other babies I have at least marginal contact with:
Anna, whose not-so-shy papa has posted just a few photos online.
Sam, the Gangsta (soon to be joined by a baby sister, rumor has it?!!), and Leona.
