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It is known that Baring-Gould and George Bernard Shaw were friends, and that GBS based his play “Pygmalion” on the story of Sabine and Grace, as did Jay Lerner with the musical “My Fair Lady”. Gervald Frykman, Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834–1924, A Fleeting Old Warwickian (Warwick School -Old Warwickian, 2022) https://youtu.be/_CHT_Ez5UhI Running Time: 3 minutes 39… Continue reading Music Owling 4: Nonsense Words… (👻4B of 4🎃)
Yesterday's Prompt Daily writing promptWhat’s one thing you own that holds deep sentimental value?View all responses At 9:00 p.m. EST, I was going through my digital camera folder to upload pictures for tomorrow's daily writing prompt. Fortunately, I haven't used my camera since taking a few pictures for Old Time Musings: Scarcity (December 3, 2025).… Continue reading Yesterday Adds Context to Today but Not Tomorrow (Writing Prompts)
Splitting Part 4 into three to lessen my word count. Note from past lessons: my posts with over 1,000 words can be tough to swallow and even harder to digest. Music Owling 4: Nonsense Words with Nuisance Bits & Literary Musings Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4A Before forcing you to strain your… Continue reading Music Owling 4: Nonsense Words… (4A of 4)
BALLADS are the first fruits of poetry, and in such we find the first records of history. Heroic deeds and local events being commemorated therein, that the recollection thereof might be the easier. Ballads are therefore a very common form of poetry, and some of the finest poetry is to be found in such; though… Continue reading Music Owling 4: Nonsense Words… (3 of 4)
I've seen my share of marketing strategies over the years, but none have left me as blurry as the Optical Illusions bits from Contact Lens Kings. https://youtu.be/0Ql_Cb1KmoM Running Time: 1 minute 24 seconds (Contact Lens King) All except Nuisance Bits of Part 2 are dedicated to Edwin Garrigues (Garry) Boring (1886-1968). Professor Boring dedicated a… Continue reading Music Owling 4: Nonsense Words… (2 of 4)
https://youtu.be/uoEi7IIQuMM Running Time: 2 minutes 28 seconds (Kendore Learning/Syllables Learning Center) https://youtu.be/VddnBTLfnuE Running Time: 1 minute 44 seconds (Shannon Materka) Music Owling 4: Nonsense Words with Nuisance Bits & Literary Musings Part 1 Over its 3 minutes and 36 seconds, the song I picked to begin this Music Owling uses only six words—two Tamil words… Continue reading Music Owling 4: Nonsense Words… (1 of 4)
Daily writing promptWhat’s the best online course you’ve ever taken?View all responses When it comes to online courses, I've been a lurker since 2007 (Open Yale Courses). The first lecture series I watched in full was Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 110) with Paul Bloom, mainly to see what had changed since I took it in… Continue reading Black Swan 101 (Daily Prompts)
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! I hate to start another holiday post with a gripe, but I have a tradition to keep alive. Why pick the second Monday of October instead of a Friday? Next year, my metro family will celebrate on a Friday night, but it will be just Maple, no Kindia (always leaves us with… Continue reading OMH: Learing with Landscapes 4 of 4
THE First Needle was possibly a thorn; and the First Fan was all probability a plantain or a banana leaf, with a stout stalk for a handle, and a ribbed flag of pulpy greenery for a "mount." G.A.S. (George Augustus Sala, 1828-1895) I didn’t fact-check G.A.S., and I have my doubts, but he makes a… Continue reading OMH: Learing with Landscapes 3 of 4
He wasn’t satisfied. How can a country have no enemies? Getting out of the taxi, I left a two-dollar tip to compensate him for our indolent Italian pacifism. And only then did it occur to me how I should have answered. It is not true that we Italians have no enemies. We have no outside… Continue reading OMH: Learing with Landscapes 2 of 4
