It’s a palindrome, if you just take out the second dash — 2011-1102. Or you might prefer the US standard format — 11/2/11. I might be too easily amused.
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2011-11-02, or, Fun With Calendars
Posted in Musings, Pointless Tales, tagged calendars, dates, numbers, palindromes on 2011-11-02 | Leave a Comment »
Generosity or its opposite
Posted in Commonplace Book, Musings, tagged Craig Anders York, sharing on 2011-10-20 | 1 Comment »
Way back this summer, I noticed this Facebook post by my friend Craig York: When did we become such a selfish, frightened people, that we have made it shameful to share? – Craig Anders York, 5 June 2011 Craig, I think, was reflecting specifically on the Texas state budget circus of 2011 and its impact [...]
25 September 1066
Posted in Musings, Travel Tales, tagged England, Harald Hardrada, Norway, Stamford Bridge, Vikings, York on 2011-09-25 | Leave a Comment »
Some say that the Viking Age died 25 September 1066 at Stamford Bridge, on the River Derwent east of York, along with Haraldr Sigurðarson, called harðráða, king of Norway. Harald was a formidable and ruthless warrior. Half-brother to King Ólafr Haraldsson, later called Saint Olaf, he was 15 when he fought among Olaf’s army in [...]
Diplomas
Posted in Family Tales, Musings, tagged brains, diplomas, education, graduation on 2011-05-31 | 1 Comment »
The Scarecrow was a clever and resourceful individual, but he was not satisfied with mere cleverness. He wanted to think deep thoughts; he wanted a real brain instead of a head of straw. And so he sought the Wizard of Oz, the greatest wizard in the Land of Oz, who could surely help him. In [...]
Conspiracy?
Posted in Musings, tagged meteors, snow on 2010-12-12 | 2 Comments »
EarthSky’s meteor shower guide for 2010 claims that this year’s Geminid shower will be a particularly good show. It is taking place now, they say, but the best viewing in the Clarksburg area will be on the night of 13-14 December, especially just after midnight. The National Weather Service’s forecast for Clarksburg, West Virginia, calls [...]
Syttende mai (Constitution Day)
Posted in Musings, tagged holidays, Norway, Syttende mai on 2010-05-17 | Leave a Comment »
The 17th of May marks the day in 1814 when a group of delegates in Eidsvoll, Akershus, Norway, approved a constitution that declared Norway to be an independent country after nearly 400 years of Danish rule. Despite the fact that Norway remained under Swedish rule for the next 91 years, the constitution adopted in May [...]
A Different Approach to Blueprint
Posted in Musings, tagged art, blueprint, Studio Glithero on 2010-02-18 | Leave a Comment »
Traditional blueprint technique adapted to ceramic decoration by Studio Glithero. More about Studio Glithero and the blue vases: design.nl idea generation de zeen
The Free Show
Posted in Musings, Rochelle Tales, tagged Hub Theater, movies on 2010-01-17 | 3 Comments »
The Hub Theater in Rochelle was the first place I watched movies. During summers in my childhood the local merchants sponsored a free show for kids each Wednesday afternoon. To get into the theater a child had to have a ticket, and to have a ticket the child, or the child’s parent, had to request [...]
More About Trees
Posted in House and garden, Musings, tagged Christmas Tree, holidays on 2010-01-13 | Leave a Comment »
Today I happened to be looking out the window when a truck loaded with the drying bodies of small pines, spruces, and firs stopped by our house. A man stepped out of the cab, casually reached into a nondescript mound of snow, plucked out our Christmas tree, and tossed it into his truck. Thus one [...]
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