Jun 11, 2015
Jun 10, 2015
Frennch for beginners
Deux vieilles dames [dames], les voyant passer [passing] dans la rue principale du village : Tu vois, Jeanne, ces jeunes, ils s'achètent des motos [motor bikes] hors de prix [price], et après ça [after], ils n'ont [no] même plus de quoi [means] s'habiller [to dress]!
Jun 8, 2015
The view yesterday evening around 21:20 hours...
(scroll down a bit)
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| The Valais in north-western perspective |
...and the view now of...
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| Athens, 416 BC |
...our view, because we are working on a comic strip version of Plato's Symposium, and this beautiful picture by Leo v. Klenze would provide the perfect opening shot. I'm trying to blend three translations, Percy Shelley's, Benjamin Jowett's, and Seth Bernadete's, whittling them down to 10% or less of their original length so that the result fits into the balloons and captions of a 48 page graphic book.
Jun 7, 2015
You'll figure this out yourself
And while we are at it, behold this:
And you know what? Chris Christie had been Roger Ailes' dream candidate for the US presidential election. Roger Ailes? Yes, the founding CEO of FOX News.
And the corresponding fragment from the Green Eyes? We don't have much there, but here it is (Ch. 9 Part II):
The fifth candidate is also blond, but female, with a horsy, consent-demanding face that stares right at you, and a lot of hands and fingernails attached to her extremities, hot in a fashioned way (she), pure anchor nouveau, she could host any show, especially on FOX, especially about Christmas decoration (I have to explain to Maurice about FOX’s War on Christmas). She survives while casting a malevolent regard at the defeated fish underneath, it’s so subtle.
More of this, context? We'll here's a teaser for the corresponding chapter in part II of the Green eyes.
Jun 1, 2015
The pitcher goes to the well until it breaks
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| Westboro Baptist Church |
May 30, 2015
Rick Santorum is back...
...and so are we. We don't have to explain, we guess, just click on the picture.
May 27, 2015
In Switzerland --- The fountain of Geneva (teaser)
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| Dom, with the Hohberg, the main glacier, nestling a bit off to the right under the main peak |
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| Saas Valley |
And the teaser? What happened to the Green Eyes? Don't you worry, the Green Eyes are back in business with Alex on John on honeymoon traveling through Europe and being told the back story of the Fountain of Geneva, a tale of 2000 years involving the Roman emperor Hadrian and a ravaging nordic tribe, the Muttoni, which has settled in---yes---the Saas Valley. And the Dom? Well, the Dom hosts the Hohberg, its main glacier, which provides the water for the thirsty fountain. Hadrian is visiting Geneva, is asked to deal with the Muttoni, and has the brilliant idea of assembling an erotic SWAT team, named the Guard of Antinous after his deceased lover.
Okay, here's a fragment with narrator Richard Zugabe, librarian of the municipal archives of Geneva (Hadrian leads his team up the Valais valley into Muttoni territory):
“Late-August, the eternally-snow-topped Alps to the south, the gentle slopes of the Jura to the north, the deep-blue water of the lake glittering in the sunlight, a touch of gossamer in the air, the Antinousians holding hands and sharing the sights---quite a few of romantic liaisons had been formed in the meantime, you can imagine. There was an upset, though, literally, during the crossing, in that the passengers felt a sudden surge of the lake, and then heard the desperate cries of a galley slave who had just lost his penis. Yes, two galley slaves had somehow managed to abandon their oars and engage in a sexual act and the sudden swell had led to a regrettable jaw movement of the receiving partner. Snap. Galley slaves were not supposed to leave their position on punishment by death, but Hadrian was in upper-best mood and pardoned the penis-loser.
May 23, 2015
May 19, 2015
Tuesday matinée --- checking out at the local supermarket
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| And he had a wide smile for us! |
(We're off to Switzerland on Thursday, when blogging will resume (hopefully); we had a very rough time the last couple of months)
May 3, 2015
May 2, 2015
Apr 30, 2015
"My friends who live in the area, let me know! Is there some sort of zombie apocalypse hitting town?" --- Seattle 8)
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| "My friends who live in the area, let me know! Is there some sort of zombie apocalypse hitting town"... |
Apr 20, 2015
The walk along the water front --- Seattle (7)
We're on 81 Vine Street, two blocks from the water front, which was remodeled during the 80's to provide the ideal outdoor experience of city living. We go for a stroll every day in the afternoon, especially now, with the weather picture perfect.
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| The Alaskan Way, on the water front, in Northern direction |
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| 400 meters into this (Americans are learning about meters), past Pier 69, where the Elliot Bay Trail begins. |
Apr 19, 2015
Forks (2) --- Seattle (6)
"Forks (2) --- Seattle (6)"---we stay true to form with this incomprehensible title. Almost as incomprehensible as this sign...
...yes, YES, that's why we had to visit Forks, because the place is the purported hub of the Twilight franchise:
...yes, YES, that's why we had to visit Forks, because the place is the purported hub of the Twilight franchise:
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| (This picture is mildly misleading...) |
Apr 18, 2015
Forks --- Seattle (5)
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| Forks. Forks? Bear with us, we'll explain later (next post). For the time being, let's note that Forks is the most precipitous town in the continental United States, rain-wise. Precipitatous, as it were. It's perched between the Olympic Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. 150 miles to the west of Seattle. We must visit. |
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| 150 miles. That's a long drive. We must get up early and catch the 8:25 AM ferry to Bainbridge. That's the view this morning, from our apartment, of Mount |
Apr 12, 2015
Seattle (4) (Chang)
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| The Puget Sound with the ferry for Bainbridge (picture taken from our apartment on Vine Street) |
Apr 10, 2015
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