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• Interest of the Saturday Afternoon Club: On Asses

  

  Proverbs on AssesThe ass the brays most, eats least.Every ass thinks himself worth to stand with the kings horses.Feast of the AssA pretty girl was placed on... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, HUMOR, RANDOM

• On Monsters

  

  and Especially the Damnation Gamefrom the Institutes of the Christian ReligionSeneca's complaint, as given by Augustine De Civit. Dei, c. 10, is well known. Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Reviews: On Reviewing

  

  Dietrich Eckart My opinions are my opinions, so do not read too much into them! I do not believe anyone has true critical insight... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Musical Notes and Mathematical Tragedies

  

  What am I currently listening to on Spotify.Dan Deacon America discovered from the review, in the September Issue of Mojo Magazine. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 BOOKS

• Etymology: Sacrifice

  

  HistorySacrifice was borrowed from Old French, ultimately combining two parts the Sacri which means to set apart as sacred, and facere to make. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 BOOKS

• Interest of the Saturday Afternoon Club

  

  Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was written by the same author who brought James Bond, Ian Fleming.Spy Kids and El Mirachi were directed by the same director, Robert... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2012 ENTERTAINMENT

• Reviews: Spotify Service

  

  I love Spotify because one can find almost any song one desires. Currently I am listening to Chet Akins and Les Paul on the Album Chster and Lester as... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Musical Notes and Mathematical Tragedies

  

  What am I listening to currently, week of 10-18-2012:Jarvis Cocker (known for his stint as the frontman for Pulp). I love his quirky lyrics, they tell of a... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Poetry Museum

  

  Ode to James Schulyer's: A Man In Blue by Gregory D. RothbardEntranced by Moby Dick on You Tube, this October afternoona gray cat is stalking stringaround the... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2012 BOOKS

• Men Naked in the Woods

  

  I went to Egypt and Israel for a month in my final year of college. The trip was tremendous. When I went to Israel, and stood before the wailing wall, I had no... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2012 BOOKS

• Interest of the Saturday Afternoon Club

  

  Foot of Hercules, is the ideathat something can be decipheredby one of its parts. The Word Dixie comes from the Louisiana Dix, or $10.00 bank.Columbus brought... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2012 ENTERTAINMENT

• Reviews: Cool Ideas

  

  I love the freedom of E books because: One does not have to go somewhere to get the book.The bookstore, library, or bookmobile does not have determine what you... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Musical Notes and the Tragedy of Math

  

  What 5 Artists or Albums are you listening to right now? A New Weekly Installment, inspired by my brother Andrew Rothbard. I am no guru of one sound, and my... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Interest of the Saturday Afternoon Club

  

  In Synch with Numbers?Grant's Overland Campaign, during the civil war (May 4 – June 24, 1864) lasted exactly forty days. Casualties and... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2012 BOOKS

• Musical Notes and the Beauty of Mathematics

  It is impossible to cut a sandwich into thirds, one part will be bigger than another, unless you have a bit left over. Look 1/3 + 1/3 +1/3 = 3/3 but then again... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Poetry Museum

  

  Poetry and Music are interconnected in a relationship of delighting, crushing, and seething bewilderment Feliks Kornaski, the Polish Writer, Songwriter and... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Musical Notes and the Beauty of Math: Art Ensemble of Chicago

  

  Numbers Synch?Jacob soujourned for 130 years. 1+3 = 4J A C O B name equals1 1 3 6 2add all up you get 131+3=4Is this just a synch or is there value in this... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Etymology-Eavesdrop

  

  Etymology of Eavesdrop on pg 154Ngram PopularityThe Word Was most popular between 1820 - 1840 but is seeing a current resurgence. Below is how John Milton used... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2012 BOOKS

• Lost in Translation: Uncle Silas

  

  O nuit, nuit douloureuse! O toi, tardive aurore! Viens-tu? Vas tu venir? es-tu bien loin encore?And repeating these lines of Chenier, with upturned eyes, and on... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Interest of the Saturday Afternoon Club

  

  Elias Disney worked on the great White City, constructed for Chicago's World Fair in 1893. He told stories, to his sons Roy and Walt, about a magical kingdom... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT