Take a moment and reach back to your childhood. Remember waiting for that special thing to happen, that special thing which you knew was going to happen. Remember how time seemed to crawl like a slug through thick, unforgiving mud. Remember the feeling of waiting waiting waiting for it to arrive, then the unmistakable sensation somersaulting in your tummy like the Flying Wallendas which accompanied the wait. Maybe it was (more…)
Archive for January, 2013
common threads #12: anticipation
Posted: January 14, 2013 in Observations and CommentaryTags: anticipation, Common Threads, excitement, growth, joy, life
letter: jean lannes to napoleon bonaparte (1809)
Posted: January 8, 2013 in UncategorizedTags: 1809, history, in the attic, Jean Lannes, letter, military, Napoleon, Napoleonic Wars, random
Ed. Note: In a small, intricately handcrafted wooden box our Trask Avenue archival staff discovered the following letter. Its wax seal was already compromised allowing convenient access to the contents. The letter was written to French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte by one of his most trusted military advisors, Jean Lannes. Among other achievements Lannes was part of the initial group of 18 officers anointed “Marshal of the Empire” by Napoleon in 1804. He commanded French troops with distinction during the early years of the Napoleonic Wars and (more…)
life in the big city: wisps of the roaring 20’s
Posted: January 7, 2013 in Life in the Big City, PhotographyTags: Algonquin, Dorothy Parker drank here, hotel, landmark, Life in the Big City, New York, photo, Photography, The Round Table
Dorothy Parker drank here.
the unintended consequences of revolution
Posted: January 3, 2013 in Humorous BitsTags: American, British, history, humor, humour, independence, language, revolution, tea, the forgotten U
The smart money says the British have moved on since losing the war for the American colonies. Holding a grudge is one thing, but holding one for 230 years is quite another and the Brits have better things to do. Sure the war was humiliating, usurped by a ragtag group of rebels using unconventional (some may even say dirty) tactics while engaging in the honor bound pastime of systematically (more…)
resolute
Posted: January 1, 2013 in Humorous BitsTags: 2013, humor, humour, life, New Year, new year resolutions, promises, truth
Personal resolutions are fine and all, but let us make this year’s resolution making season different. Forget the individual promises. Instead let us make giant group resolutions, ones which we are pre-disposed to achieve, ones which once achieved will allow us to puff out our communal chest with pride and loudly proclaim, “Yes, all of us did all of that!” Who doesn’t want to feel that sense of (more…)
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Posted: January 31, 2013 in Observations and CommentaryTags: data, gun control, guns, humor, humour, information, interwebs, life, news, USA
The revival of the national gun debate has re-energized failed graphic designers throughout cyberspace. Just when you thought the Presidential election had sapped all their energy these folks have rebounded from November’s muck to grace our monitors and tablets with their amazing PowerPointy/Photoshoppy dexterity! Being nimble of finger and savvy of Google these modern day Rembrandts-cum-Jeffersons have (more…)