Author Archives: Anton

more flickering images

Posted on Saturday, 2010 January 02 by Anton

What have I watched lately … The Lives of Others (2006). Liked it. The Philadelphia Story (1940). Didn’t like it as much the second time. Second Chorus (1940) – Astaire without Rogers. Forgettable. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). … Continue reading →

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in memory

Posted on Tuesday, 2009 December 29 by Anton

Dan Alderson once made a map of nearby stars by mounting little colored spheres on threads strung between holes in two sheets of heavy clear plastic. It occurs to me that, taking the stars in pairs, he could use half … Continue reading →

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a minor technical difficulty

Posted on Friday, 2009 December 04 by Anton

This site might disappear for a stupid reason: when my webhost tries to bill my Visa card, something in the chain spits “address verification failure”. I’ve tried variations of my new address (as well as my old address) with no … Continue reading →

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Circe the siren?

Posted on Wednesday, 2009 December 02 by Anton

Patrick Henry said in 1775: It is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us … Continue reading →

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countersigns

Posted on Monday, 2009 November 30 by Anton

Moving, one rediscovers many miscellaneous old papers. I think I copied this down from a comic skit about spies: “Would you care to purchase a pair of mittens?” “It depends on the yarn.” “In Italy it is illegal to record … Continue reading →

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d(granfalloon)

Posted on Saturday, 2009 November 28 by Anton

Looking east from 49°00′08″ N by 122°28′30″ W. After taking the shot, I circumambulated the obelisk, widdershins. I don’t know which emperor made this primitive earthwork defense against the other.