I have just read an interesting article “Somewhere a Dog Barked” by Rosecrans Baldwin published here in Slate. The article addresses the literary use of phrases such as “somewhere a dog barked” and “a dog barks in the distance”.…
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June 2010
Today we voted for President. When I say we, I mean Misiu because I cannot vote, but we all went along for moral support. Last night at bedtime, Lizzie asked her usual bedtime questions – Lizzie: Mamusia, how old…
I’d just like to go the book store and be surrounded by titles I can read. I want to buy any newspaper and easily understand all the articles. I want to talk with someone without having to think through…
As I mentioned awhile back, my living quarters when I first came to Poland were less than desirable – the archives room of a PZU office building in the Village – unless you like that kind of a thing.…
In all fairness to the idea of culture squashing, last weekend I decided to do my best to partake of other cultures besides mine. First, we went to a City festival entitled “Europe on a Fork” where chefs were…
A summary and discussion of the paper by Fernando Ferreira and Joel Waldfogel, called “Pop Internationalism: Has a Half Century of World Music Trade Displaced Local Culture?” can be found on the Freakonomics blog here. This paper refers to…
I admit that I am a hard customer to please, especially when it comes to hairdressers. I’m on my 3rd hairdresser since I had to give up on my hairdresser almost one year ago. Usually, my visits to the…
