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12781. judithathome - 12/18/2004 7:33:42 PM Oh, swoon! I loved the food there! Maybe we can take MsNo when we all come see you next summer.
We're going to a Solstice party tonight...I'm taking along a pound of French feta cheese, two cans of baba ganoush, a jar of olive tampenade, a bag of pistachio nuts, and three boxes of pita chips made fresh at the Greek cafe down the street. We're also taking wine.
This guy is a glass artist and he always has a great mix of people at his parties. Can't wait to see who turns up tonight. 12782. arkymalarky - 12/18/2004 8:05:29 PM Sounds like a wonderful evening!
Good idea for the summer. I think MsNo would really like that place.
Finishing the paper by Monday, then I'm set to enjoy the rest of my break, I hope. I'm looking forward to cleaning my house and relaxing in it for the rest of the holiday (except figuring semester grades, which won't take long). 12783. judithathome - 12/18/2004 9:51:43 PM Is it cold at your place? Here, it is almost hot. I'm so sick of this up and down weather...just act like winter, damn it! 12784. arkymalarky - 12/18/2004 9:58:06 PM It's 60F, but it had been pretty cold last week. I can't tell if it's going to be a harsh winter or not. We got down into the teens a couple of nights, then back up to 40s for lows. 12785. judithathome - 12/18/2004 10:15:50 PM According to the squirrels' tails, it should be really cold...they are very bushy. 12786. Max Macks - 12/19/2004 2:46:09 AM Another nice sunny day here, in the Bay Area.
But it gets quite cold when the sun goes down.
The good news is that in a few days the days will
get longer rather than shorter. 12787. wonkers2 - 12/19/2004 3:40:02 AM Max, which side of the Bay do you live on? I have a daughter in Berkeley and a son in San Francisco (Cole Valley). As you may have noticed, Jexter, one of our most illustrative posters lives in San Francisco. Words are also of interest to me. Early in my high school days I considered lexicography as a career. 12788. Max Macks - 12/19/2004 4:00:40 AM wonkers ,
I usually don't post that I live in Berkeley,
because of the stale jokes about Bezerkley..
I too have interest in the etymology of
words, but I am afraid my forum WERDZ
is quite shallow , which you will see if you visit.That said, I hope you will take a peek.
By the way , I have been disapointed what with all
the stuff that is on the Internet that I have yet
to find a good online etymological dictionary.
I didn't know that Jexter lived in SF.
Where do you live wonkers.?
12789. wonkers2 - 12/19/2004 4:02:20 AM Detroit, actually a small suburb north of Motown. 12790. Max Macks - 12/19/2004 4:03:36 AM Oh, I just remember that when I came to The Mote
more often a year or so ago I went to the folder
in which language is a part.
There was someone ( name forgotten) who lives
or did then in Java(?) who was quite a linguist
and answered my questions about some words. 12791. wonkers2 - 12/19/2004 4:04:21 AM I like Berkeley, but Point Richmond is my favorite place that has any housing I could remotely afford. 12792. Max Macks - 12/19/2004 4:12:24 AM I just checked the atlas, and find it was Bali
that that man lives or lived in.
Yes Point Richmond is a very interesting place.
As Talulla Bankhead alledgedly once said,
"I've been rich; I've been poor . Rich is better!"
Me too , but now I am poor and live in an apartment.
And keep myself from thinking of when I could have
bought a house . Acutally could have bought several
for what one costs now.
I was born in Minnesota , went to the U of Iowa
in Iowa City and also school in Wisconsin,Minnesota
and Illinois.
Have moved quite often. Detroit is among the few
big cities I have never been in. 12793. wonkers2 - 12/19/2004 4:15:55 AM Detroit is nicer than most people realize although it's been in tough shape since the late 70s when the flood of import cars began to hurt. I like to think there are fewer phonies (people, that is) here than in many other parts of the country. 12794. Max Macks - 12/19/2004 4:22:35 AM I think what you say about fewer phonies
is true in many states in the Midwest.
Tho after the last election there maybe fewer
"phonies", but there sure are a lot of dummies.
in the "heartland"
Just my opinion.! LOL
Last week there was a table of the votes cast
in Berkeley, Over 90% for Kerry and it said
this was the highest percentage of any city over
100,000.
Perhaps I should not be so open about my
political opinions before I refresh my knowledge
of those of other Moties. 12795. wonkers2 - 12/19/2004 5:14:17 AM You're in the majority here! 12796. wonkers2 - 12/19/2004 5:14:50 AM About the same as in Berkeley. 12797. robertjayb - 12/19/2004 7:52:11 AM Max Macks,
There was someone ( name forgotten) who lives
or did then in Java(?) who was quite a linguist
and answered my questions about some words.
That would have been Irving Snodgrass. The last mention I recall placed him in Canada. 12798. PsychProf - 12/19/2004 4:04:03 PM Max...that was Irv Snodgrass, and I beleive it was Jakarta. He is fine, working for his PHD in Linguistics. 12799. wonkers2 - 12/19/2004 5:38:26 PM BTW, Irv's mother taught two of my kids in grade school. (Quite a good teacher.) Small world. 12800. PelleNilsson - 12/19/2004 6:26:48 PM Irv lived in Denpasar, Bali.
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