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Seneca the Younger to Lucilius Oct. 11th, 2009 @ 10:31 pm
Quoted by Kennedy in A New History of Classical Rhetoric:
You have the words under control. The language does not carry you off nor draw you further than you intended. There are many who are summoned by the charm of some pleasing word to write something which they had not planned, but this does not happen to you. Everything is compact and suited to the subject. You say as much as you wish and mean more ... Read Morethan you say. This is indicative of a rather great subject. It is clear that you mind as well has nothing empty, nothing vainly puffed out.
I wish someone would say that about my writing.

Happy National Coming Out Day! Oct. 11th, 2009 @ 10:18 am

Bumper Sticker Oct. 5th, 2009 @ 02:46 pm
Talk to your cat about catnip
before it's too late.

Two stickers, one on a car, one on a laptop Sep. 6th, 2009 @ 09:20 pm
I saw this bumper sticker while jogging this afternoon:

When evolution is outlawed
only outlaws will evolve.

And now, on the laptop a couple of tables down from me at Mishka's, just above the laptop screen:

Only necessary thoughts.

Oh yeah -- another sticker I saw recently:

Keep Davis Boring
Heh.

Banana nut muffin recipe? Jul. 3rd, 2009 @ 04:38 pm
Anyone have one that's both simple and detailed?

A bird... Jul. 2nd, 2009 @ 03:51 pm
...just sauntered through the café.

Just wanted to say... Jun. 20th, 2009 @ 10:29 am
...I'm at a Computers & Writing session on blogging.

Steve Martin poll May. 6th, 2009 @ 08:13 pm
Poll #1396091 Steve Martin
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 10

Is Steve Martin funny, or has he ever been? 1 means not even vaguely amusing. 5 means freakin' hilarious.

View Answers
Mean: 2.60 Median: 2.5 Std. Dev 1.20
1
2 (20.0%)
2
3 (30.0%)
3
3 (30.0%)
4
1 (10.0%)
5
1 (10.0%)

Eusashead & other bibliophiles... May. 5th, 2009 @ 06:39 pm
...take note.

File under "cool coincidences" May. 1st, 2009 @ 09:42 pm
I am listening to the 1812 Overture, and it had just reached the part where the cannons start going off when the Friday night fireworks began at the ball park.
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