Charlottesville Words

I received a pleasant surprise in the mail yesterday: a copy of Notable Quotable Cryptograms, from Stephen P. Ryder and the good folks at Cryptogram.org. I’ve posted about the Puzzle Baron before and spent many happy hours with his on-line games. Now I’ve got a handy volume to slip into my bag for those long [...]

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protagonize: about protagonize
'"So," you're asking yourself. "What exactly is Protagonize all about?"
'Protagonize is an online community originally dedicated to the (nearly) lost art of the addventure (yes, that's spelled right), a very specific type of collaborative fiction. Recently, the site has been expanded to support the creation of linear stories, as well. We hope this [...]

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The Name Generator – A Name Generating Tool for Authors
"Our name generator can spit out over 463 billion different first and last name combinations…."
via the lovely and fascinating BookofJoe.com

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At New Dominion Bookshop:

Wednesday, November 12 at 5:30 PM
Jeff Goldsmith, The Long Baby Boom: An Optimistic Vision for a Graying Generation

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Jeff Goldsmith will discuss and sign copies of his new book

The Long Baby Boom
An Optimistic Vision for a Graying Generation

Wednesday, November 12
5:30 PM
In 2006, the first baby boomers turned [...]

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Country music star Marty Stuart will be at New Dominion Bookshop
to meet customers and sign copies of his new book
Country Music: The Masters
(includes an audio CD)
Friday, November 14
1:00–2:00 PM
This event is a book-signing only.
(Note: Marty Stuart will perform in concert with Travis Tritt the same evening,
Friday, November 14 at 8:00 PM, at the Paramount Theater
for [...]

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HOWTO live in a schoolbus – Boing Boing
This was all the rage when I was a kid, for many of the same economic reasons. Good times!

The Elegant Variation: Present-Tense Fiction Redux
Joshua Henkin (Matrimony) is blogging up a storm as a guest on TEV. I can't keep up! But I did catch this post on the [...]

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Language Log » Temporally speaking
“Substituting temporally for temporarily is a common error, perhaps due to the phonological process of haplology (the omission of one of a pair of similar sounding syllables, like saying lib’ry for library).” Also, a new vocabulary word: Peeveblogging.

Chair made from discarded paperbacks – Boing Boing
Cute idea, but doesn’t look comfy.

The Martian [...]

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1726 Concord Drive, Charlottesville
We have aquarium equipment and pet supplies – cheap!
And books? Of course!
Today and tomorrow.

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Titles from HAMLET, Act I
Via pagesturned.blogspot.com

Stephen Colbert Reads Joyce’s Ulysses | Open Culture
“Every June 16 is Bloomsday, which commemorates Jame’s Joyce’s Ulysses.This year, in New York City, one high-profile event featured Stephen Colbert reading the part of Leopold Bloom, the character around which the sprawling novel turns.”

Doors Opening? Bit o’ Lit for Reading Riders – [...]

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The 2008 Tournament of Books – The Morning News
And the winner is…!

CRITICAL MASS: In Retrospect: “Disgrace,” Coetzee’s Masterpiece

Brainstorm: The Value of Roget – Chronicle.com

Peak Energy: Zero Point Energy Inventor Self-Destructs
They warned us not to do it.

The Reading Experience: A Wedge Between Writers and Readers
“It’s tempting simply to dismiss these as the philistine remarks they clearly [...]

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I left a bit of code in the Leonard Cohen post that messed up my page layout. All appears to be well now. Whew.

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You may have heard that Veterans Affairs only recently added the pentacle the list of emblems permitted for display on government headstones. My S.O. passed along this site that displays all the symbols currently allowed by the VA. While you’re there, scroll down to the end of the list and note:

CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST (Cross & [...]

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Can you name 50 states in 10 minutes? From IronicSans.

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