Monthly Archives: July 2004

yet another item of mere historical interest

Posted on Saturday, 2004 July 17 by Anton

In two months and a bit since opening comments, this blog received just eight, of which half were mere applause; and Blogger makes handling comments a bit of a nuisance. So I’ve turned commenting back off; and incorporated the four … Continue reading →

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with all due respect

Posted on Saturday, 2004 July 17 by Anton

Civil disobedience at its finest (cited by Bill St Clair, who got it from Claire Wolfe)

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the loose canon

Posted on Thursday, 2004 July 15 by Anton

I’ve now seen Rashômon twice, about twenty years apart, and still can’t see what’s so great about it. My housemate asked: “Is there a Japanese School of Overacting?” November: And who can translate the title for me? The frame story … Continue reading →

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nightmares

Posted on Thursday, 2004 July 15 by Anton

I dreamed that Ed Pegg had closed down Mathpuzzle and moved to the Balkans. (Whew.)

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arc en ciel

Posted on Wednesday, 2004 July 14 by Anton

Sunlight refracted by Venus at the edge of the transit

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a bigger taste of Bollywood

Posted on Tuesday, 2004 July 13 by Anton

Nudged by Madhu, I watched Once Upon a Time in India — or rather, Sholay. (Sholay is not the name of a character or place in the story, but I see that the film has also been known as Embers … Continue reading →

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and some were non-big