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contentThe fourth best thing that I did this month was to re-read Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller. I had read it first as a young man and missed about half of the references that Miller used and failed to follow much of his story. Reading it again on a totally different level was a delightful experience. I look forward to enjoying the rest of his works for the second time.
The first person that springs to mind when I think of France is Marie Curie. Now I do realize that she was born in Warsaw in what was then the Russian Empire and lived there until she was 24. But her education and work was in France and it was as a French citizen that she received her two Nobel Prizes and became the first female professor at the University of Paris.
One of the first books I can remember reading was about Marie Curie and the theory of radioactivity. I am quite aware that both her husband and her daughter and son-in-law were involved in her work but the book I read presented everything as the work of the heroic Madame Curie.
I found her struggle to acquire an education and the persistence with which she pursued her work to be very inspirational and the slim volume had a powerful effect on me as a child. It was the first book I can remember reading that inspired me toward the idea of making an achievement with one’s life.
bouncy| Nov 09 | 63.84 | 63.88 | 62.04 | 62.84 | Jul 10, 18:03 | 62.88 | -0.70 | 13028 | 63.58 | 32644 | Call Put | ||
| Dec 09 | 64.30 | 64.72 | 62.76 | 63.25 | Jul 10, 18:01 | 63.73 | -0.74 | 34325 | 64.47 | 156633 | Call Put | ||
| Jan 10 | 63.90 | 64.52 | 63.75 | 64.49 | Jul 10, 18:04 | 64.52 | -0.74 | 4859 | 65.26 | 30335 | Call Put | ||
| Feb 10 | 64.47 | 64.89 | 64.47 | 64.89 | Jul 10, 18:01 | 65.17 | -0.72 | 2237 | 65.89 | 21981 | Call Put | ||
| Mar 10 | 65.25 | 65.69 | 64.99 | 65.69 | Jul 10, 18:02 | 65.72 | -0.69 | 2762 | 66.41 | 18603 | Call Put | ||
| Apr 10 | 65.62 | 66.29 | 65.62 | 66.29 | Jul 10, 17:59 | 66.23 | -0.66 | 1905 | 66.89 | 9680 | Call Put | ||
| May 10 | 66.42 | 66.42 | 66.40 | 66.40 | Jul 10, 18:00 | 66.71 | -0.64 | 1669 | 67.35 | 9726 | Call Put |
mischievousThe world is not ready (and the statute of limitations has not expired) on the story of that power outage.
complacentIt has been my experience that expenditures made by other family members are almost painless to cut. I always like to start the reduction process there. This is very similar to congress retaining their health care plans while crafting a new one for us. When goring oxen one should always look to distant fields.
amusedJohn Madden and Al Michaels
quixotic
I do not think it is possible to get through a day without telling a few lies. I have heard from two family members this morning. I assured both of them that I was delighted to hear from them, when in point of fact I was annoyed at being interrupted in my morning routine. But keeping good feelings within the group precludes total honesty on my part.
I make a sharp distention among lies. Social lies and lies of convenience I tend to let go. "I would love to go out with you but I am washing my hair" – I have heard that one a lot – "No your bottom does not look fat" have said that a lot myself.
However I do not tell lies for gain and have a very low tolerance for those who do.
I use my.msm.com for a home page and then look at MYWay news, The Times Wire, Wikipedia homepage, Digg, Slash dot, and Kosmix every day. From there I am liable to link to anywhere. If I read a news story that is interesting I copy a key name or town and Google for the local story if possible. So I tend to get around a lot. I have a short list of blogs that I look at but most of them are local. I used to read clicked on MSNBC until he stopped keeping it. I have not found a good general survey site for the web since they went dormant.
contemplativeBeing the old school Geek that I am the subject of my first entry was “Hello World”. I also have the nagging feeling that we have done this one before. There might be some consideration given to tagging the questions to prevent dupes. Just a thought you understand.
bitchyI would tell them that if they set very quietly in a dark room for a few hours that the voices would begin to sing.
To that portion of the world and the members thereof who would like to see everything nicely organized with all the ends tucked in neatly ----- Jump it!
I may have recently seen the stupidest newspaper headline in my memory. “Large unemployment may slow economic recovery”. That is my submission, anybody else have one to share.
happyTo the best of my recollection I have never sought out anyone’s private papers to look at. Had change brought them my way I probably would have read them but it just never worked out that way. A lame answer but an honest one.
I was tempted to confess my part in stealing and reading the diaries of J. Edger Hoover but decided to save that story for another time.
The last movie I saw in a public theater was Silence of the Lambs. The level of public behavior has dropped to such a level that it is impossible to enjoy a film in a public venue. The last movie I saw on DVD was the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still which was a horrible adaptation of a fair old Science Fiction movie.
I find Netflix to be an excellent deal for the occasional movie watcher. It keeps a film always in the house to watch whenever there is a block of time to view it. And it has no requirements of getting it back to avoid a late charge. If I did a cost breakdown I am sure I would find that I could obtain films cheaper but the overall convenience make up for it.
amused
Animals have a wonderful sense of humor but sadly their jokes are so esoteric and filled with topical humor as to be way over us poor human’s heads. That is why many years ago the animals had to stop talking to us. It was just too distressing to them to see a bunch of humans setting around scratching their heads saying "I just don’t get that at all". It was not a happy moment for them. They still remember it as the day humans flunked funny.
amusedAs an RN I think I will give this one a pass for the benefit of those having breakfast.
complacent
I like the Acme Midnight Music Theft Site myself. Hell, why should I pay for music. Those people who make and produce it and manufacture the equipment have lots of money, I just steal what I want. They have a quality product that is mostly free of virus contamination. I use my mom’s computer so I don’t really care about that anyway. I just want a lot of tunes to impress my buds with.
Come to the dark side with Acme – remember our motto – We Rip and You burn!
melancholy
RIP
