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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Little Free Library
Have you heard of the “Little Free Library” yet? Boxes like birdhouses full of books are popping up in front yards around the metro Milwaukee area. My own neighborhood has several. What a nice idea this is . . . … Continue reading
Posted in Books and reading, Little Free Library, Milwaukee
Tagged books, Little Free Library, reading
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Leaving the nest
One of the baby chickadees left the nest early this morning, around 5:30 a.m. (See video of the nest I shot about a month ago here.) Shortly after letting the dogs back in, I glanced out the kitchen window and … Continue reading
Sullivan reinstated at University of Virginia
The big news this afternoon in the world of higher education is the reinstatement of Dr. Teresa Sullivan as president of the University of Virginia. Two weeks ago she resigned under pressure, igniting an explosive response from that institution’s students, faculty, and alumni, … Continue reading
Rave review for Pixar’s “Brave”!
First, a quick disclaimer: WordPress won’t let me use italics in the headline, which is why I’ve put quotation marks around the title “Brave.” I usually italicize titles, as called for by the style guide for my field, the MLA (Modern Language … Continue reading
Posted in Movies and film
Tagged archetypes, Brave, Disney, fairy tales, film, Joseph Campbell, movies, myths, Pixar
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Beautiful fluid mechanics
I added cream to my coffee this morning and watched, mesmerized, as the white streak slowly triangulated and formed individual spirals, each of which then continued triangulating, until at last a giant, unified spiral sprawled across the surface of the liquid. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged art, engineering, fluid mechanics, physics, The Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh
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Pixar’s (nearly) unbroken streak
I want Brave to be good. My younger daughter and I have a standing date every year to see the newest Pixar movie during its first weekend in theaters. Already today I’ve seen so-so reviews for Brave, but don’t want … Continue reading
Posted in Movies and film
Tagged 3-D animation, Brave, Cars 2, film, John Lasseter, movies, Pixar
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Perspectives on depth perception as metaphor in film
I took this photo of the hallway outside my hotel room in San Antonio last week. I loved how the striped carpet and the alternating patterns of light and shadow added to the telescoping effect created by the distance perspective. … Continue reading
Posted in Movies and film
Tagged alfred hitchcock, film, Marnie, movies, perspective drawing, The Shining, vanishing point
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Getting use to journalists who can’t spell?
This morning I was watching The Weather Channel® and saw this promo for an upcoming story: “Getting use to the heat.” Sigh. It reminded me of my disappointment two weeks ago when one of my favorite writers, Peggy Noonan, penned a column … Continue reading
Home from the conference, the homework begins
Details have never been my strong suit. I’m a big-picture thinker, which is a good thing, but I’ve learned the hard way that the only way to make things happen is to pay attention to the details. At the conference … Continue reading
Phil Collins, Alamo historian. Yes, that Phil Collins.
So on the plane from Dallas to San Antonio last Saturday, I met Steve, who lives about 45 minutes northwest of the city. Among the other tourist tips he gave me, the most intriguing was his joking suggestion that I keep … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Davy Crockett, espada ancha, Phil Collins, San Antonio, The Alamo
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