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Entries from May 2008

What do you think has become of the young and old men?

May 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Today marks the 189th anniversary of the birth of Walt Whitman.

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Tags: books · language

Vacations in open water

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments

The story’s author, Bonnie Tsui, chose to focus on four very different travel companies and the experiences they provide. Swim Art, for instance, leads swimmers to both salt-water (the San Francisco Bay around Alcatraz) and fresh-water (Lake Tahoe) locales in northern California, and the London-based SwimTrek offers a two-day swimming expedition down the Thames River that incorporates frequent rest stops at riverside pubs (for local color, I suppose, and “re-fueling”).

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Tags: health · self

Cleaning out my YouTube closet

May 29th, 2008 · No Comments

I apparently am much too liberal with my YouTube “favorite” button. After clearing out several videos that were really good once, I was left with ten really interesting clips. Here are three of them.

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Tags: film · music

The thing is…

May 28th, 2008 · No Comments

As described, muttering under the breath would be less audible than breathing which, in most cases, would be about as loud as silence. If the mutterance were not meant to be heard, I imagine that the mutterer would merely think it.

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Tags: film · ideas · language · music · politics · self

Bev to Ande: 27 May 1943 (part 2)

May 27th, 2008 · No Comments

We wandered over to June’s & watched them dig in their garden. She treated us to some Pepsicola & cookies.

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Tags: Bev & Ande · food

Bev to Ande: 27 May 1943

May 27th, 2008 · No Comments

While Aud. & I were hiking to-night, we came upon a swamp where there were dozens of ducks. How could I help but think of you then, Darling!

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Tags: Bev & Ande

Bev to Ande: 26 May 1943

May 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Rec’d a letter from a girl whom I met on the train, when I was taking a trip to Ogdon 2 years ago. Her husband was discharged from the Army because of heart trouble.

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Tags: Bev & Ande

Amy Winehouse, meet Linda Ronstadt

May 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Check out Linda’s backup singers: Amy wishes she were that badass.

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Tags: music

Bev to Ande: 24 May 1943

May 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Had another young boy ask about buying our Ford today.

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Tags: Bev & Ande · house

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May 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

“1505, y’all!” I say that all the time when I mean to say my name.

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Tags: language · music