Monthly Archives: May 2009

Absit Omen

Posted on Monday: May 25, 2009 by Michael Hendry

The Gramophone has put much (all?) of their archives on-line, but the texts have been OCR’d, and the results are as one would expect: often erroneous and sometimes unintelligible. My favorite typo so far is from the review of one … Continue reading →

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What Maketh the Heart Grow Fonder?

Posted on Tuesday: May 19, 2009 by Michael Hendry

Absinthe, of course, which recently appeared at the state liquor store down the hill. They have four different brands, all priced from $42.95 to $59.95, so I need to do a bit of research before trying one out. Not to … Continue reading →

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Warm Front Coming Through?

Posted on Monday: May 18, 2009 by Michael Hendry

I know very little about meteorology, but tomorrow’s National Weather Service forecast for my town includes what must be a quite unusual combination: “Patchy frost / Hi: 70o F”.

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When Euphemisms Mislead

Posted on Sunday: May 17, 2009 by Michael Hendry

InstaPundit writes that if Obama takes Nick Gillespie’s advice to legalize and tax drugs, gambling, and prostitution, “it’ll be your patriotic duty to smoke dope and sleep with hookers”. My knowledge of hookers is purely theoretical, but surely if you’re … Continue reading →

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Quotation of the Day

Posted on Wednesday: May 13, 2009 by Michael Hendry

Emily Dickinson at her coldest and clearest: The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering; And then, to go to sleep; And then, if it should be The will of … Continue reading →

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