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7741. arkymalarky - 1/29/2005 10:06:57 PM If my turtle-connection and difficult isp ever straighten up I'll have a look. My computer curls up at pdf for some reason. 7742. arkymalarky - 1/29/2005 10:08:00 PM Man, it really sounds great. 7743. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 1/29/2005 10:38:20 PM Thanks wonk, how are the matrimonial obligations going?
ark- the PDFs are about 1.5 megs each so if you don't have a lot of ram, it may be impossible to load. I'll send you a postcard. 7744. arkymalarky - 1/29/2005 11:31:57 PM What a sweetheart! Thanks Wiz! 7745. wonkers2 - 1/30/2005 1:09:56 AM So far, so good. 7746. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 1/30/2005 8:46:19 PM wonk- There is a show on BBC America called: The Kumars At No. 42 that is both a hoot and informative in ways I think you'd appreciate.
7747. Macnas - 1/31/2005 11:39:08 AM Kumars is a good show, gets a bit tired after a few episodes but better than a lot of television these days. 7748. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 1/31/2005 6:45:07 PM I agree Mac, but it's still interesting from a cultural point of view in that it would broaden wonk's experience and help wrt his future in-laws. I enjoy their sense of humor and getting to know what makes people laugh is the best kind of info when encountering a new culture. 7749. wonkers2 - 1/31/2005 7:50:35 PM Thanks. I'll see if its available on my local Comcast cable. 7750. judithathome - 2/11/2005 5:52:48 PM Arthur Miller...RIP 7751. uzmakk - 2/13/2005 3:51:34 PM Was going to post this in the Cafe, but decided to post here instead. I address this to all, but Pelle in particular since I know that The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was on his "must read" list. I finished the thing(audio) about a week ago. I felt subtle elation afterwards -- like finishing the Lord of the Rings which I also read over a period of years. (Purchased the Two Towers when I was in 6th grade, so entered the experience sideways)
I have no electronic media except for stereo componet system in the living part of the house any longer and must come to the basement for my fix. I read upstairs.
Have read DOING OUR OWN THING by McWhorter recently and recommend it. Lots of references to popular culture and gay piano bars.
Also am reading Isaiah Berlin, THE PROPER STUDY OF MANKIND.
Other things too, but I mention these.
By the way, to all of you who have responded to my "drive by posts" I thank you and apologize for my lack of manners. 7752. wonkers2 - 2/13/2005 5:39:35 PM "Attention Must Be Paid" by David Mamet Here. 7753. arkymalarky - 2/13/2005 6:53:10 PM Hey Uz! I wish you would drive by more often. 7754. wonkers2 - 2/13/2005 7:29:26 PM "No Tights Allowed" Tom Ling: "There are some parts of the body you can't choreograph." 7755. uzmakk - 2/13/2005 8:58:41 PM Btw, McWhorter is a linguist and his book is an analysis of what is happening to our language. No crying or wringing of hands, just a call to pay attention.
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Monday, February 14 at 6:30pm ET -- C-Span
David M. Levy, professor at the Information School of the University of Washington Levy is the author of "Scrolling Forward: Making Sense of Documents in the Digital Age," and he will discuss the shift of the experience of reading from the fixed page to movable electrons and the effect that has had on language.
This is one of a series of lectures. I caught a good bit of the previous lecture before I left the house a Monday or two ago and intend to watch the rest of the series. Y'all can ask questions via email.
Digital Future lecture series
7756. arkymalarky - 2/13/2005 9:19:01 PM I've heard McWhorter on TV a couple of times and was as impressed with him as I've been with anyone new that I've seen interviewed in a long time. 7757. judithathome - 2/13/2005 11:23:06 PM I feel vindicated by my heading on the link to the story about Miller's death on the News thread! And by David Mamet, no less. ;-) 7758. arkymalarky - 2/14/2005 12:24:58 AM That's what Dad always quoted from that play, too, and it always stood out for me, but I never knew if it would have had I not heard it from Dad long before I'd ever read it. I assume, the way I see the line, that I would have. 7759. judithathome - 2/14/2005 12:39:43 AM If you'd heard it in the TV movie (with Lee J Cobb) or the theatrical movie (with Fredric March) when his wife said it, you'd have never forgotten. Mildred Dunnock played Linda Loman in both productions. 7760. wonkers2 - 2/14/2005 2:16:18 AM Very good, Judith. I didn't pick up on it.
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