My dad retired to spend his time keeping honeybees. He was absolutely intrigued by them, and loved working with them.
In honor of dad, I bring you a link to Talk of the Nation Science Friday's video showing the activity in a beehive.
AMAZING.
Unless you are mortally afraid of honeybees, you are going to love watching the man poke his finger into the mass of bees. HE IS NOT STUNG. Bees are basically all about the love.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
Does Alcohol in Egg Nog Kill Salmonella Bacteria?
Talk of the Nation's Science Friday has a short video that documents the process to answer that question.
FASCINATING.
FASCINATING.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
It's a Good Time of Year to Read Something
Pat Conroy is a really good writer.
That kind of generic praise will not win me a job as book reviewer, but it's true.
I'm listening to his South of Broad in audio book form and it's really, really good. It's the librarian in me that compels me to give you some advice. Although I'm not an actual librarian, I can parlay my love of books into a bossy post for this website.
Does his name sound familiar? He is the author of "Prince of Tides" which was made into a movie. Barbra Streisand starred, for those of you who know who Barbra Streisand is.
I should say I really enjoyed the first half of the book when it told the story of the protagonist's childhood. The next section is allright, but now it's dragging.
Anyway. It's dark and wintry out there, so why not cuddle up with a good mystery? Agatha Christie is the old standby, and for good reason. You could branch out with a new author, like Dorothy Sayers. She's not new, but an English author from early in the past century who wrote the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries. My mother-in-law told me about Mary Roberts Rinehart, an American who published her first book, The Circular Staircase, in 1908. Back to English people with Arthur Conan Doyle. Who doesn't love Sherlock Holmes and his funny little hat?
I love the phrase "hard-boiled detective stories". I finished The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler earlier this year. All I could think about as I read were hard-boiled eggs.
The library abounds with lists of mysteries, and book stores have staff recommendations so you are sure to enjoy a good read without having to spend too much time searching it out. Don't forget about the internets! It is full of websites with more than enough information to get you on the path to a good whodunnit.
There's always the classic The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins, credited with starting the thriller genre. (Mom, you're totally going to love this story! I hope you find the box it's in this year!)
What is it about England that is synonymous with murder mysteries? Is it the fog on the moors? The tea? Crumpets? The notoriety for bad teeth? I don't know the answer to this, but to say that plenty of great stories come from the isle. Even if you're not into mysteries, you have to be intrigued by the foggy moors in Wuthering Heights.
Turn off the tv, build up the fire, brew some tea, send the kids to bed early (with a good book of their own to read before turning out the lights), and get down with litrahtyur. Off you go.
That kind of generic praise will not win me a job as book reviewer, but it's true.
I'm listening to his South of Broad in audio book form and it's really, really good. It's the librarian in me that compels me to give you some advice. Although I'm not an actual librarian, I can parlay my love of books into a bossy post for this website.
Does his name sound familiar? He is the author of "Prince of Tides" which was made into a movie. Barbra Streisand starred, for those of you who know who Barbra Streisand is.
I should say I really enjoyed the first half of the book when it told the story of the protagonist's childhood. The next section is allright, but now it's dragging.
Anyway. It's dark and wintry out there, so why not cuddle up with a good mystery? Agatha Christie is the old standby, and for good reason. You could branch out with a new author, like Dorothy Sayers. She's not new, but an English author from early in the past century who wrote the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries. My mother-in-law told me about Mary Roberts Rinehart, an American who published her first book, The Circular Staircase, in 1908. Back to English people with Arthur Conan Doyle. Who doesn't love Sherlock Holmes and his funny little hat?
I love the phrase "hard-boiled detective stories". I finished The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler earlier this year. All I could think about as I read were hard-boiled eggs.
The library abounds with lists of mysteries, and book stores have staff recommendations so you are sure to enjoy a good read without having to spend too much time searching it out. Don't forget about the internets! It is full of websites with more than enough information to get you on the path to a good whodunnit.
There's always the classic The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins, credited with starting the thriller genre. (Mom, you're totally going to love this story! I hope you find the box it's in this year!)
What is it about England that is synonymous with murder mysteries? Is it the fog on the moors? The tea? Crumpets? The notoriety for bad teeth? I don't know the answer to this, but to say that plenty of great stories come from the isle. Even if you're not into mysteries, you have to be intrigued by the foggy moors in Wuthering Heights.
Turn off the tv, build up the fire, brew some tea, send the kids to bed early (with a good book of their own to read before turning out the lights), and get down with litrahtyur. Off you go.
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Pedagogical Over Digital Surprisingly Liberating Idea
The article below asks, what do the best classrooms in the world look like? First, we must ask what is meant by best. Second, what DO they look like?
Brilliance in the Classroom, by Amanda Ripley from Slate.com:
"Classrooms in countries with the highest-performing students contain very little tech wizardry, generally speaking. They look, in fact, a lot like American ones—circa 1989 or 1959. Children sit at rows of desks, staring up at a teacher who stands in front of a well-worn chalkboard.
'In most of the highest-performing systems, technology is remarkably absent from classrooms,' says Andreas Schleicher, a veteran education analyst for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development who spends much of his time visiting schools around the world to find out what they are doing right (or wrong). 'I have no explanation why that is the case, but it does seem that those systems place their efforts primarily on pedagogical practice rather than digital gadgets.'
And yet, when politicians and bureaucrats imagine the classroom of the future, they often talk about a schoolhouse that looks like an Apple store, a utopia studded with computers, bathed in Wi-Fi, and wallpapered with interactive whiteboards (essentially giant touch screens used in place of chalkboards in more and more classrooms nationwide)."
It's a fascinating question although who wouldn't be disappointed in Mr. Schleicher's lack for an answer for why it is the case when it is stated that he spends his time visiting classrooms all over the world. He should have some idea, or at least be able to speak more assuredly about hypotheses, as to why this might be the case.
But anyhoo.
The article looks at Singapore, Korea, Finland, and the United States in order to compare what they find insights into what works and what doesn't.
This is the coolest idea: "In Southeast D.C., Lisa Suben teaches fifth-grade math at KIPP DC: AIM Academy, one of 99 Knowledge Is Power Program charter schools around the country. When her students come into her classroom, they perform about two years behind, on average. By the time Suben has had nine months with them, they are mastering grade-level work."
I want to be that kind of teacher. That's the kind of outcome I want to see more of in this country. There is NO REASON why American kids should be behind grade level. There are more than enough people with knowledge and skills to share who can be in the classroom as volunteer tutors, available during the day and afterschool to every child who needs extra help. NO REASON! Not poverty, not lack of gadgetry, not due to chalkboards vs. whiteboards. It's a ridiculous notion to think that education is better when the classroom contains more electronics than a Best Buy. It doesn't take money to get a book from the library and read it, but it does take time and effort to teach a child to read, to encourage them to do so. Could it be that our education system ranks so poorly not for lack of money, but lack of effort? This is a multilayered cake without a single answer, but one of those layers might be easily changed. If it is the case, the good news is that there is something we can do about it at no cost.
Read the article and tell me what you think.
Brilliance in the Classroom, by Amanda Ripley from Slate.com:
"Classrooms in countries with the highest-performing students contain very little tech wizardry, generally speaking. They look, in fact, a lot like American ones—circa 1989 or 1959. Children sit at rows of desks, staring up at a teacher who stands in front of a well-worn chalkboard.
'In most of the highest-performing systems, technology is remarkably absent from classrooms,' says Andreas Schleicher, a veteran education analyst for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development who spends much of his time visiting schools around the world to find out what they are doing right (or wrong). 'I have no explanation why that is the case, but it does seem that those systems place their efforts primarily on pedagogical practice rather than digital gadgets.'
And yet, when politicians and bureaucrats imagine the classroom of the future, they often talk about a schoolhouse that looks like an Apple store, a utopia studded with computers, bathed in Wi-Fi, and wallpapered with interactive whiteboards (essentially giant touch screens used in place of chalkboards in more and more classrooms nationwide)."
It's a fascinating question although who wouldn't be disappointed in Mr. Schleicher's lack for an answer for why it is the case when it is stated that he spends his time visiting classrooms all over the world. He should have some idea, or at least be able to speak more assuredly about hypotheses, as to why this might be the case.
But anyhoo.
The article looks at Singapore, Korea, Finland, and the United States in order to compare what they find insights into what works and what doesn't.
This is the coolest idea: "In Southeast D.C., Lisa Suben teaches fifth-grade math at KIPP DC: AIM Academy, one of 99 Knowledge Is Power Program charter schools around the country. When her students come into her classroom, they perform about two years behind, on average. By the time Suben has had nine months with them, they are mastering grade-level work."
I want to be that kind of teacher. That's the kind of outcome I want to see more of in this country. There is NO REASON why American kids should be behind grade level. There are more than enough people with knowledge and skills to share who can be in the classroom as volunteer tutors, available during the day and afterschool to every child who needs extra help. NO REASON! Not poverty, not lack of gadgetry, not due to chalkboards vs. whiteboards. It's a ridiculous notion to think that education is better when the classroom contains more electronics than a Best Buy. It doesn't take money to get a book from the library and read it, but it does take time and effort to teach a child to read, to encourage them to do so. Could it be that our education system ranks so poorly not for lack of money, but lack of effort? This is a multilayered cake without a single answer, but one of those layers might be easily changed. If it is the case, the good news is that there is something we can do about it at no cost.
Read the article and tell me what you think.
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Where in the World...
This is the forecast.
Not for Bemidji, Minnesota.
Not for Moose River, Maine.
And not for Fairbanks, Alaska.
The forecast for Bemidji, Minnesota is actually pretty cold. High of 15, low of 11.
If you were in Moose River, Maine, it's not a whole lot better. They'll get snow and then freezing rain later this week. Ice is the worst.
Fairbanks is actually the warmest of the three places, with their high temperatures getting into the 30s during the day.
No wonder people spend their time ice fishing. It's too dangerous to cross-country ski, but at least this gets you out of the house for a while. Not that I want to get out of the house this week...
Not for Bemidji, Minnesota.
Not for Moose River, Maine.
And not for Fairbanks, Alaska.
The forecast for Bemidji, Minnesota is actually pretty cold. High of 15, low of 11.
If you were in Moose River, Maine, it's not a whole lot better. They'll get snow and then freezing rain later this week. Ice is the worst.
Fairbanks is actually the warmest of the three places, with their high temperatures getting into the 30s during the day.
No wonder people spend their time ice fishing. It's too dangerous to cross-country ski, but at least this gets you out of the house for a while. Not that I want to get out of the house this week...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Flying is No Vacation
Now that we get to submit to full-body scans and along with it, a dose of radiation, traveling is becoming more of a chore with each new security threat. Oh, I'm sorry, there is the option to be felt up by a TSA agent. That used to be called date rape, now it's the scanning of millions of travelers for the sake of a few nasty jerks.
This is bad enough, but then there is the part when you're on the plane.
Some thoughts:
1. If you’re traveling with a small child and you keep hearing bells, bells, and more bells, please look to see if it’s your child playing with the flight attendant call button.
2. An all-too-common scenario: Flight attendant hands you a cup of coffee and says, ‘Cream and sugar?’ You say, ‘What?’ She/he says, ‘Cream and sugar?’ You say, ‘What?’ Come on, people. What do you think we’re going to ask after we’ve handed you coffee? Your favorite color?
3. The lavatory door is not rocket science. Just push.
4. Just in case you hadn’t noticed, there are other people on the airplane besides you. So don’t clip your toenails, snore with wild abandon, or do any type of personal business under a blanket!
Yikes. Who wants a 17-hour flight to Australia?
From Yahoo's website.
This is bad enough, but then there is the part when you're on the plane.
Some thoughts:
1. If you’re traveling with a small child and you keep hearing bells, bells, and more bells, please look to see if it’s your child playing with the flight attendant call button.
2. An all-too-common scenario: Flight attendant hands you a cup of coffee and says, ‘Cream and sugar?’ You say, ‘What?’ She/he says, ‘Cream and sugar?’ You say, ‘What?’ Come on, people. What do you think we’re going to ask after we’ve handed you coffee? Your favorite color?
3. The lavatory door is not rocket science. Just push.
4. Just in case you hadn’t noticed, there are other people on the airplane besides you. So don’t clip your toenails, snore with wild abandon, or do any type of personal business under a blanket!
Yikes. Who wants a 17-hour flight to Australia?
From Yahoo's website.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Thirty Seven
The cake was chocolate, the candle was misleading.
Why does the candle say 8? It was the only candle in the house. Work with what you've got, that's our motto.
There is nothing misleading about chilled champagne.
Opening champagne is serious. You CANNOT SMILE or else the bottle will burst! People will be hurt! Champagne might be spilled!
This is SERIOUS, people.
I see your point: this IS serious. May your pour be true, my good man!
I have an idea. Wait, I need to eat this bite of cake...
...and, well, mommy needs a cocktail...
My idea: observe the effect of 3-D glasses upon the man of the house. The hypothesis? He will be disturbed.
(In all fairness, who wouldn't be? I'm no Elvis Costello. These things do not fly under the radar.)
It's as though you can read his thoughts...
tee hee hee!
After cake and champagne, the natural progression for us is....DANCE.
The song is "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".
It was his idea.
I am not kidding.
Who looks like they're having the most fun?
This is competition!
It's Brittany v. Justin dance-off all over again.
Cake + endorphins + love =
A good night. Kind of takes my mind off of getting older.
Why does the candle say 8? It was the only candle in the house. Work with what you've got, that's our motto.
There is nothing misleading about chilled champagne.
Opening champagne is serious. You CANNOT SMILE or else the bottle will burst! People will be hurt! Champagne might be spilled!
This is SERIOUS, people.
I see your point: this IS serious. May your pour be true, my good man!
I have an idea. Wait, I need to eat this bite of cake...
...and, well, mommy needs a cocktail...
My idea: observe the effect of 3-D glasses upon the man of the house. The hypothesis? He will be disturbed.
(In all fairness, who wouldn't be? I'm no Elvis Costello. These things do not fly under the radar.)
It's as though you can read his thoughts...
tee hee hee!
After cake and champagne, the natural progression for us is....DANCE.
The song is "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".
It was his idea.
I am not kidding.
Who looks like they're having the most fun?
This is competition!
It's Brittany v. Justin dance-off all over again.
Cake + endorphins + love =
A good night. Kind of takes my mind off of getting older.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Tastes Like Chicken
It isn't clear where one body ends and the other begins!*
Not from the same litter, but brothers, nonetheless.
*Yes, I will be posting a lot of kitten pictures. It's just who I am.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Budget News
Taxpayers are always complaining about the overblown budget of the Federal government, and how Federal spending is NUTS. The new plan to cut spending has been released. For you engineer-types, it's full of specifics. People are making fun of those specifics, but as the saying goes, the devil is in the details. Check it out.
Did you know $90 million a year is spent to restore beaches? And it isn't for oil spill cleanup, but to replace the sand that gets washed away naturally. NINETY MILLION. That's almost enough to give one person health insurance for a whole year.
Did you know $90 million a year is spent to restore beaches? And it isn't for oil spill cleanup, but to replace the sand that gets washed away naturally. NINETY MILLION. That's almost enough to give one person health insurance for a whole year.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
It's the Economy, Stupid
Not you! You're not stupid. The title of today's post is the catchphrase that Bill Clinton used to remind himself to STAY ON MESSAGE. (Remember when Democrats had a message, and worked together? The balanced budget of the 1990s seems so long ago...)
Anyway, how about a little story about a toxic asset? Hopefully, your investment portfolio does not include one of these little buggers.
From Planet Money, and This American Life. Check out the graphs on the Planet Money pages. You can look at a map to see where the mortgages contained in Toxie were located, and how they did by state.
A sad but catchy tune is, "Bet Against the American Dream....."
If you want to hear the story about Magnetar referenced in the song, here it is.
Anyway, how about a little story about a toxic asset? Hopefully, your investment portfolio does not include one of these little buggers.
From Planet Money, and This American Life. Check out the graphs on the Planet Money pages. You can look at a map to see where the mortgages contained in Toxie were located, and how they did by state.
A sad but catchy tune is, "Bet Against the American Dream....."
Bet Against The American Dream from Planet Money on Vimeo.
If you want to hear the story about Magnetar referenced in the song, here it is.
Monday, November 08, 2010
Friday, November 05, 2010
What We Did Last Summer
At the very end of the summer, we went camping. Not so remarkable. The part that is worth noting is, we took kittens.
I know, who DOES that?
Catching trout in the lake meant DINNER! for poopooheads. They loved it.
Wat iz dat?
We spent a few cold nights at Delintment Lake, in the Malheur National Forest. People saw the kittens and were like, hmmm, as they walked past. It was weird, but yet, it worked. They stayed at the campsite without much wandering, mostly because that was where the FISH and the WARMTH were. They were barely 6 weeks old at the time.
Nom nom nom nom nom...
It's good to get out and do something new....
...makes you more appreciative of the comforts of home.
I know, who DOES that?
Catching trout in the lake meant DINNER! for poopooheads. They loved it.
Wat iz dat?
We spent a few cold nights at Delintment Lake, in the Malheur National Forest. People saw the kittens and were like, hmmm, as they walked past. It was weird, but yet, it worked. They stayed at the campsite without much wandering, mostly because that was where the FISH and the WARMTH were. They were barely 6 weeks old at the time.
Nom nom nom nom nom...It's good to get out and do something new....
...makes you more appreciative of the comforts of home.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
One of the More Stressful Colon Cleansings
One afternoon this week, we arrived home from class and had just put down our bags before a flash of movement out the window caught my attention, followed closely by sounds of furious clucking. In a flash I was out the door, chasing down a black and white dog that was engaged in a game of Hunting after one of our chickens. It literally scared the crap out of her. The dog stopped as soon as I yelled a single word (NO) and he beat a hasty retreat. My voice, infused with adrenaline-charged authority was all I needed. If only I had the same affect on bratty little kittens.
The chicken kept running from me after the dog was gone, not caring what was chasing her. Poor thing. She made for some bushes and hid, while I gave her a minute to realize that it was only me, the crazy woman who tortures the girls with singing and affectionate kisses.*
Isabella (the chicken) escapes from the chicken enclosure on a daily basis because she is a wanderer by nature. I'm guessing here. There's no roof on the chicken area, which is getting to be a problem now that we have a chicken that knows how to get out. The others look at her like she's a magician. "How did you do that?" they seem to cluck, even though they have watched her do it. I haven't seen her in the act, but I imagine it has something to do with jumping or flying to the top of things until she can get over the fence.
The grass is greener, except when a predator comes along.
This is from the spring when they were babies. One of these turds is Isabella, named after the Queen of Spain, circa 1474.(The other is Elizabeth I, Good Queen Bess.)
* Yes, I kiss my chickens. But not on the lips.
The chicken kept running from me after the dog was gone, not caring what was chasing her. Poor thing. She made for some bushes and hid, while I gave her a minute to realize that it was only me, the crazy woman who tortures the girls with singing and affectionate kisses.*
Isabella (the chicken) escapes from the chicken enclosure on a daily basis because she is a wanderer by nature. I'm guessing here. There's no roof on the chicken area, which is getting to be a problem now that we have a chicken that knows how to get out. The others look at her like she's a magician. "How did you do that?" they seem to cluck, even though they have watched her do it. I haven't seen her in the act, but I imagine it has something to do with jumping or flying to the top of things until she can get over the fence.
The grass is greener, except when a predator comes along.
This is from the spring when they were babies. One of these turds is Isabella, named after the Queen of Spain, circa 1474.(The other is Elizabeth I, Good Queen Bess.)
* Yes, I kiss my chickens. But not on the lips.
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Halloween 2010
The costume this year came from the kingdom animalia, phylum chordata, class mammalia, order carnivora, family felidae, genus acinonyx, species acinonyx jubatus.
In English, she is a cheetah.
The process this year included nail polish in special "cheetah" effects...
...and makeup....
The cats were kind of freaked out by her ears. Milo kept staring at them, probably in order to attack them if they moved.
This isn't Milo. It's Dewey. He doesn't care about ears, he cares about food.
It was a big weekend. First a Girl Scout party, then trick or treating.
She's got the routine down by now. The way the candy is distributed as such: one for OC, one for mommy. One for daddy, one for OC.
Having kids is fun!
Living together in perfect harmony are acinonyx jubilata and feline domesticus.
Happy All Hallow's Eve!
In English, she is a cheetah.
The process this year included nail polish in special "cheetah" effects...
...and makeup....
The cats were kind of freaked out by her ears. Milo kept staring at them, probably in order to attack them if they moved.
This isn't Milo. It's Dewey. He doesn't care about ears, he cares about food.
It was a big weekend. First a Girl Scout party, then trick or treating.
She's got the routine down by now. The way the candy is distributed as such: one for OC, one for mommy. One for daddy, one for OC.
Having kids is fun!
Living together in perfect harmony are acinonyx jubilata and feline domesticus.
Happy All Hallow's Eve!
Monday, November 01, 2010
Childhood, Illustrated
Beverly Cleary gave kids a voice in her Ramona books. Finally! An adult who could articulate the frustrations of being little, and SO MISUNDERSTOOD.
Now, we have an illustrated version. Enjoy some cake, by Allie Brosh.
Happy Monday.
Now, we have an illustrated version. Enjoy some cake, by Allie Brosh.
Happy Monday.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Appropos of the Season
The fall is a wonderful time to begin a new mystery. Dracula, if you have not yet read the novel, it is a particularly good choice.
Bram Stoker was born in 1847 in Clontarf, Ireland. Dracula was published in 1897 while he was manager of a London theater. While he wrote the novel, the trial of fellow Irishman Oscar Wilde took place, to great scandal. This is high Victorian era, remember. Stoker reveals in the novel many of the anxieties that characterized the age, such as the repercussions of scientific advancement, the consequences of abandoning traditional beliefs, and the dangers of female sexuality. To this day, Dracula remains a fascinating study of popular attitudes at the end of the nineteenth century.
Wilkie Collins' superb mystery which is generally accepted as beginning the genre, The Woman in White.
"Collins composed his masterworks during one of the most tumultuous periods in the history of English literature. England's cities and industries were booming, poverty and crime filled the news, melodrama ruled the theaters, and newfound wealth made class barriers increasingly permeable. Dickens had just started his periodical All the Year Round, which helped to bring literature to a mass audience and blur the boundaries between highbrow and middlebrow culture. The new audience demanded a new type of novel, a novel as compelling as the scandalous headlines it competed with at the newsstands, able to keep readers in suspense from month to month and eager to buy the next issue."
----- Penguin Reading Guides
I have on my short list some novels by Agatha Christie, Raymond Chandler (The Big Sleep), and Dorothy Sayers.
And, why not, even some Poe...
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
`'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door -
Only this, and nothing more.'....
(continued)
Bram Stoker was born in 1847 in Clontarf, Ireland. Dracula was published in 1897 while he was manager of a London theater. While he wrote the novel, the trial of fellow Irishman Oscar Wilde took place, to great scandal. This is high Victorian era, remember. Stoker reveals in the novel many of the anxieties that characterized the age, such as the repercussions of scientific advancement, the consequences of abandoning traditional beliefs, and the dangers of female sexuality. To this day, Dracula remains a fascinating study of popular attitudes at the end of the nineteenth century.
Wilkie Collins' superb mystery which is generally accepted as beginning the genre, The Woman in White.
"Collins composed his masterworks during one of the most tumultuous periods in the history of English literature. England's cities and industries were booming, poverty and crime filled the news, melodrama ruled the theaters, and newfound wealth made class barriers increasingly permeable. Dickens had just started his periodical All the Year Round, which helped to bring literature to a mass audience and blur the boundaries between highbrow and middlebrow culture. The new audience demanded a new type of novel, a novel as compelling as the scandalous headlines it competed with at the newsstands, able to keep readers in suspense from month to month and eager to buy the next issue."
----- Penguin Reading Guides
I have on my short list some novels by Agatha Christie, Raymond Chandler (The Big Sleep), and Dorothy Sayers.
And, why not, even some Poe...
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
`'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door -
Only this, and nothing more.'....
(continued)
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
It's Winter on the High Desert
In which case, these are my sentiments:
Preferably a handknit sweater...
Preferably a handknit sweater...
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