jeudi 18 mars 2004

Gossip column (from the blogroll) "Estuary English [the kind more and more people have started speaking in the 20 years since I quit the country] is the form of the English language common in the South-East of England, especially along the river Thames and its estuary. It is a hybrid of Received Pronunciation and a number of South Eastern accents, particularly from the London and Essex area. Some people think it will eventually replace Received Pronunciation as the Standard English pronunciation." That surprising assertion is in the Wikipedia. The link came from the London call girl darling of the moment. Who is suggesting that others "confess (to her) sins", if they insist (Belle de Jour). "This is rubbish and far too meta for my taste," she reassuringly adds. "I want to write about the usual things again. Let us return to the suck/fuck/sleep/gossip, shall we?" zzz Ah, the same old lies, but it's a long time since I mentioned D. 'Strangelove' Rumsfeld: "I’m delighted to see that MoveOn has acted quickly to put together an ad based on Rumsfeld’s 'Face the Nation' appearance on Sunday. Well worth watching. Send it to a friend." Sez Liz at 'mamamusings'. zzz "Downhill Battle presents: The Reasons to get rid of the major record labels. Here are the reasons (each is explained): Music diversity will grow. Pay-for-play radio will end. Independent music won't be marginalized. The lawsuits will stop. Artistic freedom will expand. Musicians will make a better living." From J-Walk Blog zzz Now this is a couple of weeks old. But still ... unusual! "That's it," warned 'blogjam'. "We're all going to die." zzz "Do you know what a stereogram is? It's a two-dimensional image that, when viewed properly, reveals a three-dimensional image within it. The trick to experiencing that transformation is to have enough distance from the image and to relax your gaze. Then it seems to pop right out. It can be very soothing as well as fascinating to rest your gaze within the picture. Well, that's what insight is, for me. If you look too closely at a situation, poring over minutiae, and if you stare too hard, you won't see it. Just relax. Step back from your thoughts. After awhile, insight emerges; it feels a bit magical. And you find yourself thinking, 'Wow! I see it! Wonder why I didn't before?'" writes Kathryn Petro. At 'A Mindful Life'. Stereograms were among many interesting things Marianne and I once found at Futuroscope. zzz Ye Gods! "Daytrip: Group Hug. True Confessions?" From 'WomanChild' (Snozberry). 11:00:31 AM  link   your views? []

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