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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Art Who?

There once was a sculptor named Phidias Whose manners in art were invidious: He carved Aphrodite Without any nightie, Which startled the ultra-fastidious. We will get back to the invidious accusation of Phidias in a minute, but first I would like to tell you about Trivia #4 from yesterday's post.... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

The Shame Of It All!

Self-proclaimed wiki-addict, adnohr, was onto Mozart (last post) like Swiss on rye, just as Mozart so long ago was a tiny tot glued to the keyboard doing piano finger exercises. Like my mother always told me, "Practice makes perfect," and that's what it takes in life--repetition or Fuggedaboutit! I... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 14, 2012

Perfect Timing

“If your book doesn't keep you up nights when you are writing it, it won't keep anyone up nights reading it.” ~ James A. Michener James Michener, Jack London and Louis L'mour all kept many, many people up nights reading their books--including myself. How can you put a good book down and go to bed... Sign in to see full entry.

Bull!...Bull!

"The difference between what the most and the least learned people know is inexpressibly trivial in relation to that which is unknown." ~ Albert Einstein A long time ago, before you and I were even dreamed of, wished for, or regretted, trivia was important. It had meaning. It was the road to a... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Cut!

A trivium just for you-- It is an insignificant matter, a trifle, inessential to any importance to today's existence. It won't help you get rich. It won't win the presidential election. It won't help feed the homeless, or make you young again. So, why trivia? Of what importance is it in the modern... Sign in to see full entry.

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