when presented with a catalog of Christmas games/toys/gifts. We all like to look and drool and dream….
Today I got in the mail a catalog from The Vermont Country Store. They can be counted upon to still provide things you thought were gone the way of the dodo. In this catalog (a Christmas-y [...]
I’ve been reading LotR since 1965, about once a year – the four “main” books, and sometimes everything else published/available at the time…. that’s 40+ years of Tolkien’s masterwork, and every time I read the books, I find something new (or at least something I didn’t remember from the first – or last – time [...]
Years ago, I used a recipe from Sunset Magazine in the 70s or maybe 80s, was so great I cooked it up every time I got down to a jar or two of the previous batch – Cranberry Chutney…. had cranberries, pears, apples, onions, celery, spices…. SO much more flavorful than plain ol’ relish.
Well, I [...]
Don’t know that anyone else has ever paid much attention to this sort of thing.
Hummingbirds and dolphins sound a lot alike….
And so do Enya et al and Deva Premal – and I’m not talking about voice. I’m talking about the “soundex” both languages use (that is, how the words sound when spoken/sung)….
over and over for the last 50+ years – ever since I realized I have perfect pitch (AND that I can correctly pronounce “perilous”). I wind up in pain listening to most a capella renditions, not to mention accompanied singers who can’t sing on pitch (90+% of those who appear at sports events).
Game 3 [...]