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Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated
Greetings all! I am, contrary to specious and undocumented reports, alive and well. ;) Lots has gone on since last I posted here. Most notably, I've sung in four operas (one of which was reviewed in the New York Times, along with a handful of other sites), and I've had surgery (laproscopic cholecystectomy ( Read more... ) -
"She'd rather go to the store on Market Day and choose her own fish."
I knew that actor Patrick McGoohan had died this week but, to my shame, I've never seen a single episode of the show in which he played his most well-known role, The Prisoner. However, I recently rediscovered that fact that he starred (alongside Karen Dotrice, who then went on to star in Mary Poppins) in one of my all time favorite childhood films ( Read more... ) -
OFF-BLAST!
Thanks to my beloved Bean's birthday benevolence, I am now the proud possessor of this marvelous thing:
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The Strata
Many thanks to rachtrumpetess and her manfriend Max for finally putting this video up for the enjoyment and edification of the public. ;) -
Fellow language nerds, take notice
With thanks to my best beloved fellow language nerd, operaben, for sending this my way.
You think English is easy?
1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce .
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out ( Read more... )
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