We . . . go out into the Waste Land of Experts, each knowing so much about so little that he can neither be contradicted nor is worth contradicting. ~ G.M. Young, Victorian England: Portrait of an Age And with that, I will admit to a few things. I am often intrigued by questions that make others […]
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Who you gonna believe? Me or your lying eyes? ~Attributed to Groucho Marx In December of 2022, I published a post about Foley art, which is a process by which studios create background sounds for television shows or movies. Listeners think they recognize the sounds as footsteps or thunder, for example. However, it’s all fake.
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In the name of God and of the dead generations from which she receives her old tradition of nationhood, Ireland, through us, summons her children to her flag and strikes for her freedom. ~Opening line of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic, 1916 I think I am not alone in my preference to absorb history
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You may not be disturbed by the upheaval of the English language, but those of us who love words (logophiles) are. Let’s look at two that create confusion.
WATERFALL OR CASCADE? TOMĀTO, TOMĂTO? Read More »
Every moment has infinite potential. Every new moment contains for you possibilities that you can’t possibly imagine. Every day is a blank page that you could fill with the most beautiful drawings.~ John C. Parkin Ok. I’ll cop to a bait-and-switch this week. Normally I have a target topic as soon as I finish a