Understatement of the year award
7 Oct 06
I don’t usually (at least, heretofore) comment on news articles on this blog–and yes, I’m a little behind on my WaPo reading–but being Canadian I couldn’t help but giggle at this Dan Froomkin insight:
President Bush’s credibility problem in this country, while serious, is nothing compared to his credibility problem everywhere else.
The article, Bush’s Skeptical Audience, is from September 20.
Posted by pzed on October 7, 2006 at 11.29am
Holbein’s Dance of Death Alphabet
24 May 06
Lübeck’s Dance of Death provides an overview of the Dance of Death genre, but Holbein’s Dance of Death Alphabet is the gem.
The scholarship seems careful, and there’s a short annotated bibliography; signed by the author, but perhaps not quite trustworthy. . . . I’d want to crossreference everything if I were working on a Dance of Death project again. But hey, thanks for the pictures!
Posted by pzed on May 24, 2006 at 1.42pm
a walk in the park
22 Apr 06
This one’s for Jodi and her friends in the knit-blogosphere, from the CMHA’s Mental Fitness Tips:
Set personal goals: Goals don’t have to be ambitious. You might decide to finish that book you started three years ago; to take a walk around the block every day; to learn to knit or play bridge; to call your friends instead of waiting for the phone to ring. Whatever goal you set, reaching it will build confidence and a sense of satisfaction.
Knitting: no more ambitious than walking around the block. Hell, some people can even knit while they walk around the block.
Posted by pzed on April 22, 2006 at 4.29pm
