Saturday, June 30, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, June 29, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
sausage/egg/cheese on longroll sandwich
2 pints of lager (royal/imperial)
glass of fountain gingerale
2 pints of lager (royal/imperial) same location
1 chicken quesidilla
2 bottles of lager (diff. location)
3 pints of lager (diff. location)
sm bag of peanuts (net wt. 1 oz.)
pack and half of cigarettes
good writing:
Service is best described as earnest. Note: earnest, not Ernest. I won't mention his name because the bucket to chill our sparkling wine never showed up, and our entrees weren't served together. When we asked him a few questions at the end of the meal, he pulled up a chair and sat down with us. Which was oh-so-wrong, and, yet, very endearing.
by Lari Robling for the Daily News
other:
The Unheard Voice In The Barnes Debate? Barnes Himself
As the arts community here eagerly works to capture the $30 billion Barnes art collection, moving it from its Merion home to a new gallery on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the city is eagerly promoting the move as a tremendous economic development opportunity.
postscript: the previous Evening Bulletin entry was eagerly edited
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Friday, June 29, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, June 28, 2007
lg mocha coffee (20 fl.oz.)
1 hash brown (net wt. 2.2 oz.)
5-6 cups of black coffee
1 kaiser roll with butter
pint of lager
1 slice of bbq chicken pizza
2 pints of lager (*) diff. location
sm glass of fountain coke
1 bag of bbq corn chips (net wt. 1.5 oz.)
1 bag of peanuts (net wt. 2 oz.)
2 pints of lager (*) diff. location
2 pints of lager (*) diff. location
(?) pint of lager (diff. location)?
pack and half of cigarettes
*additional pint(s) of lager
photo essay: Please don't say that my soul has died away
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Thursday, June 28, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
lg coffee
1 sausage/egg/cheese on longroll sandwich
1 bottle of water (16.9 fl.oz.)
2 pints of lager
1 can of coke (12 fl.oz.)
1 warm roast beef (mayo/horseradish/lettuce/tomato) on kaiser roll sandwich
sm side of potato salad
1/2 sliced pickle
dbl espresso
sm sample of hot sausage on cut longroll bread with mustard
1 sample tortilla chip with mixed artichoke/spinach type topping/dip
2 pints of lager (royal/imperial)
2 corn tacos (meat/cheese/lettuce/tomato)
2 bottle of lager (diff. location)
pack of cigarettes
Music: Stephen Malkmus :: (Nine Unreleased) Live Jams
Food - Two Recipes:
Steamed Asian Buns
Makes up to 16 buns
For the dough:
>>3 cups all-purpose flour
>>1 tablespoon baking powder
>>1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
>>1 tablespoon vegetable oil
>>3/4 cup warm water
For the filling:
>>2 teaspoons sesame oil
>>1 pound shiitake mushrooms, chopped
>>1/2 large clove garlic, crushed
>>1 tablespoon sugar
>>4 tablespoons peanut butter
>>1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
>>2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
>>2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1. For the dough, stir the flour, baking powder and sugar in a bowl. Stir in the oil and water to make a soft dough; shape into a ball. Knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth and pliable, 3 to 4 minutes. Return to the bowl, cover with a towel, and let rest 10 to 15 minutes.
2. For the filling, heat the sesame oil in a wok or skillet, add the mushrooms and garlic, stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the remaining 5 ingredients, mix well and cook until thick and sticky. Remove to a bowl to cool.
3. Roll the dough flat. With a 3-inch cookie cutter, cut up to 16 rounds. Roll or hand-flatten each round thin. Place a generous tablespoon of filling in the center of each, gather up the edges and twist firmly to secure the filling. Put the buns (twist up) in a foil-lined bamboo steamer. Be sure they don't touch. Steam over a pan of simmering water until firm, about 15 minutes. Serve warm.
Note: The recipe says it makes 16 buns; we got 12 with filling left over to freeze for use later.
Per serving (based on 16): 141 calories, 4 grams protein, 22 grams carbohydrates, 3 grams sugar, 5 grams fat, trace cholesterol, 108 milligrams sodium, 1 gram dietary fiber.
courtesy: - Pure Vegetarian by Paul Gayler, (Kyle Books, 2006) and Philadelphia Inquirer (6/28/07)
Potato "Dosadillas"
Makes 4 servings
>>1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
>>2 tablespoons minced scallions or onions
>>2 cups mashed potatoes (see Note)
>>1/2 cup frozen baby peas, thawed
>>1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder or paste, or to taste
>>4 large whole wheat tortillas
1. Heat the oil in a small skillet. Saute the scallions until soft. Add the potatoes, peas and curry and mix well. Cook until hot. For a spicier mixture, add more curry.
2. Spread the mixture evenly over half of each of the tortillas. Fold the tortillas and heat them, two at a time, in a large nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat. Cook, turning once, until lightly browned on both sides. Keep them warm while cooking the remaining dosadillas. Eat them with your hands or with a knife and fork.
Note: My kids loved these but suggested buttering the tortilla and adding more butter to the mashed potatoes.
Per serving: 297 calories, 10 grams protein, 55 grams carbohydrates, 3 grams sugar, 5 grams fat, 2 milligrams cholesterol, 336 milligrams sodium, 6 grams dietary fiber.
courtesy - Quick-Fix Vegetarian by Robin Robertson (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2007) and Philadelphia Inquirer (6/28/07)
Beer Fueled Petition Drive:
(over/otherside)
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
lg cherry frozen slushie (20 fl.oz.)
3 lg coffees
2 pints of lager
1/2 pint of lager
2 pints of lager (**) diff. location
bottle of lager
1 peanut butter/grape jelly/nacho chips on whole wheat sandwich
1 bag of nacho cheese tortilla chips (net wt. 1 oz.)
1 sm rice crispy/marshmallow square
1 apple
1 bottle of water (16.9 fl.oz.)
2 packs of cigarettes
*plus additional lager pint(s)
currently owe the coffee vendor for 13 or so large coffees ($13ish). will pay asap. paid this a.m./yesterday. ($7/$9 total $16)
things to do: replace wristwatch battery asap. Watch losing 15 minutes every day done (17th/Chestnut) $6, had only $5 on me, proprietor did it on condition I come back and pay $1. will do.
other monetary transactions:
4:11 p.m. purchased a can of coffee (365 French Roast) $4.29 total/net wt. 11 oz. for the computer lab
random:
Successive powers of 3/2 in base 6. The leading digits in the fractional parts of these numbers form a sequence that seems random. The process of multiplication by 3/2 in base 6 corresponds to a k=6, r=1 cellular automaton rule.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, June 25, 2007
2 lg coffees (light/sweet)
1 toasted raisin bagel with cream cheese
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 apple
1 peanut butter/grape jelly/nacho cheese chips on whole wheat bread sandwich
1 bag of nacho cheese tortilla chips (net wt. 1 oz.)
1 brownie
1 peanut butter/grape jelly/bbq potato chips on whole wheat bread sandwich
1 bag of bbq potato chips (net wt. 1 oz.)
1 brownie
1 apple
bottle of water (16.9 fl.oz.)
3 slices of pepperoni pizza
1 slice of cheese pizza
1 sausage dog (plain)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
Short Silent Documentary (3 parts)
More Duchamp:
Found one copy of Duchamp's "Manual of instructions for Etant donnes" plus two different editions of supplementary material (Philadelphia Museum of Art Bulletin) at the Free Library of Philadelphia (art department/reference section)
Personal Author: Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968.
Title: Manuel of instructions for Marcel Duchamp Etant donnes: Given: 1. the waterfall, 2. the illuminating gas.
Publication Information: Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art [1969]
General Note: Title sheet in English, manual in French. On spine: Etant donnes. A reproduction of the pages of the original ring binder
Library: Central Library
Call Number: 709.24 D856M F
1 copy
Material: AREFERENCE
Location: Bookstacks
Personal Author: D'Harnoncourt, Anne, 1943-
Title: Etant donnes; reflections on a new work by Marcel Duchamp
General Note: At head of title: Bulletin, Philadelphia Museum of Art. Originally issued as as v. 14, no. 299-300 of the Bulletin
Personal Subject: Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968. Given: 1. the waterfall, 2. the illuminating gas.
Added Author: Hopps, Walter
Added Author: Philadelphia Musuem of Art
Library: Central Library
Call Number: 735.44 D856d
Material: AREFERENCE
Location: Bookstacks
Personal Author: D'Harmoncourt, Anne, 1943
Title: Etant donnes; reflections on a new work by Marcel Duchamp
General Note: "Second reprint of the Philadelphia Museum of Art Bulletin, volume LXIV, Numbers 299 and 300, April-September 1969, with the 1973 afterward by Anne D'Harnoncorut."
Personal Subject: Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968
Added Author: Hopps, Walter
Added Author: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Uniform Title: Bulletin (Philadelphia Museum of Art)
Library: Central Library
Call Number: 709.24 D856D3 STACK REFERENCE
Copies: 1
Etant donnes: 1. La chute d'eau 2. Le gaz d'eclairage (Given: 1. The Waterfall 2. The Illuminating Gas)
Duchamp died in 1968 but his final work was yet to be revealed. He had worked on it with two accomplices in absolute secrecy and had subtitled it: "Collapsible mock-up made between 1946 and 1966 in New York with scope for ad-libbing during assembly and disassembly." In 1969 Etant donnes was installed using his instruction manuel (an intregal part of the work, of course) in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which was then home also to Large Glass (still there) and other works.
Etant donnes stands in a bare room. As you approach this dead end you'll see a large wooden door set in an arch of brick. The door cannot be opened but there are two small holes at eye level, which invite closer inspection. A dark space opens through a roughly hewn hole in a brick wall onto a brilliantly lit landscape with a figure of a woman in the foreground, prone, naked and with legs splayed towards the viewer. The figure is a palpable thing in real space—a three dimensional sculpture, like many of Duchamp’s works—but this one is for the eyes only and only from this viewpoint—the work is not available to any alternative means of access. Dawn Ades offers the following description:
The two small holes, allowing natural bifocal looking rather than the single viewpoint that would be allowed by a keyhole, gives visual access onto further openings. The rough hole in the brick wall is separated from the door by a short dark passage (lined in black velvet), through which the nude is seen, lying on a bed of twigs. Her head is hidden by the edge of the brick wall, and the spectator’s first instinct is to shift position to try, in vain, to see the whole figure.
One of the features of this work is that it subverts the conditions described by Walter Benjamin in “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.” Here is a work that simply cannot be reproduced technically. If you want to view it you must go to Philadelphia. The artwork, taken as a whole, is an experience that cannot be achieved with out a single and present observer—viewing it is part of the action comprising the work—one looks through two holes and then on through another. Duchamp has argued that the work of art is not performed by the artist alone: “All in all, the creative act is not performed by the artist alone; the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and interpreting its inner qualifications and thus adds his contribution to the creative act.” There is a feeling of paradox in this, however, given that “given” does not exploit the spectator’s creative capacities in any active or direct way but rather positions the spectator, whose “act” the work engages.
above info via: http://courses.nus.edu.sg/course/elljwp/duchamp.htm
Duchamp reference info and link graciously/patiently provided by Librarian (afternoon-evening shift) from Free Library of Philadelphia (Art Department), who requested no mention of herself on this blog stating, "It's my job." editor's note: she went beyond the call of duty.
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Monday, June 25, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, June 24, 2007
3 sm carrot cakes (weight watchers - 1 points value per cake)
1 ham/cheese (plain) on white bread sandwich
1 honey bun (net wt. 3 oz.)
sm black coffee (sweet)
1 blue raspberry Tootsie Roll (loli)Pop
6 cheese crackers with peanut butter (total net wt. 1.38 oz.)
bottle of water (16.9 fl.oz.)
med coffee (light/sweet)
3 sm carrot cakes (weight watchers - 1 points value per cake)
med serving of (risotto style) rice with red/green bell pepper and onion
2 sm caramel covered coffee cakes (weight watchers - 1 points value per cake)
bottle of water (16.9 fl.oz.)
jar of peanut butter (net wt. 18 oz.) consumed by the spoonful over 7-8 days
1 swiss cake roll (net wt. 2.2 oz.)
1 zebra cake (net wt. 2.1 oz.)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
Real Life Things by Nathan Alling Long
Rumi and Writing (everywhere is falling everywhere)
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Sunday, June 24, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Saturday, June 23, 2007
2 turkey/cheese (plain) on white bread sandwiches
4 Mini Creme cookies - strawberry (total net wt. 0.95 oz.)
1 chocolate iced/cream filled TastyKake chocolate cupcake (net wt. 3 1/3oz.)
1 sm vanilla creme cake
8-10 sm powdered donuts
1/4 (longroll) sandwich of grilled meat/onions
3-4 chocolate donut holes
1 orange
1 sm Crunch original square
1 bottle of water (16.9 fl.oz.)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
Duchamp and Joyce (a superficial comparison)
Marcel Duchamp (July 28, 1887 – October 2, 1968):
"The Green Box" is a limited edition of notes on scraps of paper that details Duchamp's own explication of 'The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (The Large Glass)'.
James Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941)
Handwritten manuscript of Ulysses
Duchamp:
exact facsimile of the manual of instructions/working notebook* for Etant donnés: 1. La chute d’eau 2. Le gaz d’éclairage (Given: 1. The Waterfall 2. The Illuminating Gas)
*note: couldn't find a copy of the Etant Donnés instruction manual/notebook online. The Philadelphia Museum of Art sells the facsimile in the gift shop or at least used to.
Joyce:
exact facsimile of handwritten mauscript for Ulysses
Duchamp:
Tzanck Check, 1919 (financial readymade)
book based on a telegram from Duchamp (telegram owned by David Prowler)
Joyce:
returns check in the amount of $200, Joyce's cut of the sale, back to Ezra Pound (broker of the sale of the handwritten manuscript) claiming it was sold to Philip H. &. A.S.W. Rosenbach for too little. Location of returned check unknown.
more Duchamp/Joyce
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Saturday, June 23, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, June 22, 2997
lg coffee (light/sweet)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
10 fl. oz. of water (guesstimate)
2 med glasses of orange fountain soda
3 piece serving of Boston Chicken plus
sm side of cream spinach and
sm side of macaroni/cheese
1 sm cornbread
med coffee (light/sweet)
sm can of Shasta cola (8 fl.oz.)
1 can of beer (12 fl.oz.)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
lg cup of sweet tea
hamburger patty (mustard/ketchup) on sliced white bread
1/2 corn on the cob
1/2 pack of cigarettes
installation of sculpture (Iroquois by Mark di Suvero)
A.A.: "Congratulations. This piece is a very strong addition to Philadelphia."
Mark di Suvero: " Why... thank you."
A.A.: "Yeah, the City even added the sidewalk to partition and give some space to your piece. [flashing the rock'n'roll "devil" handsign] You're total Blue-Chip now."
di Suvero: [laughing to himself] "Thank you."
di Suvero, still laughing to himself, turns towards a female companion and says to her, "Total Blue-Chip."
more about Mark di Suvero's Iroquois Installation (Friday, June 22, 2007 entry)
After long years of building and fixing, an architectural fantasia (Nine Centuries of History and Wine Making)
Clambake, Hold The Sea
More NY Times: article/recipes re: Saturday/Sunday breakfast food from my hometown in Southwest Texas.
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Friday, June 22, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, June 21, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
4-5 sm cups of water
1 bottle of Pepsi (20 fl.oz.)*
1 bottle of water (20 fl.oz.)
sm cup of orange drink soda
bowl of white rice topped with
gravy/chicken/corn
1 slice of white bread
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes
things to do: replace wristwatch battery asap. Watch losing 15 minutes every day
Photo Essay: Employment (Thursday, June 21, 2007; 9 a.m. -
1 p.m.)
^Employment Cont. (horizontal position)^
^opposite view: found, unopened soda bottle (pre- total consumption)*^
^more Fairmount Park photos^
note: was paid to protect and guard tents against vandalism/theft. All photos taken between 10:52 a.m. - 10:57 a.m. while on the clock.
other topic: David Berman of the Silver Jews posts album info and song titles for next Joos project plus he's looking for a summer intern. "Writers and Musicians need not apply".
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
med coffee (light/sweet)
sm glass of water
med serving of baked/shredded chicken meat
sm serving of noodle pasta/tomato sauce
2 slices of rye bread
1 slice of white bread
sm danish pastry
1 salami/provolone cheese/"delicatessen style" mustard on short roll sandwich
1 chocolate chip brownie
box of apple juice (8.45 fl.oz.)
sm sample cup of Starbucks orange "frosty"(?) with whipped cream
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes
Are you a Writer living in, or originally from, Pennsylvania, Delaware, or New Jersey?? Submit work for publication!!
more good writing:
“Today I Saw…” - a series of nonfiction shorts by Jeff Deeney
previous "Today I Saw..."
both Jeff Deeney entries via Phawker
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)*
20 fl.oz. (guesstimate) of Pepsi Twist (lemon flavored)
med coffee (light/sweet)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 crunchy peanut butter/grape jelly/chips** on whole wheat bread sandwich
1 bag of nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips** (net wt. 1 oz.)
1 apple
1 sm brownie
1 bottle of water (16.9 fl.oz.)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
*note: currently owe the coffee vendor for 9-10 lg coffees ($9-$10 excluding 20% gratuity). will pay asap.
Black Holes - Do They Really Exist??***
related: Back on Earth ***
***via: Digg/News
recipe:
Fiery Garlic Salmon
This dish is much more fun than the eaten-it-a-gazillion-times lemon-and-herb version. It goes well with spinach sauteed with olive oil, garlic and fish sauce. Serves two.
>> 4 cloves roasted garlic, crushed
>> 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped
>> 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
>> 1 tablespoon olive oil
>> 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
>> 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
>> A splash of fish sauce
>> Salt and pepper to taste
>> 1 pound fresh salmon
1) Grind garlic, ginger and olive oil together with a mortar and pestle. Mix garlic and ginger mixture with cayenne pepper, mustard, lime juice, fish sauce, and salt and pepper.
2) Place salmon in a foil-lined baking dish, and slather on the paste. Bake in a 400-degree oven for 25 minutes, or until fish is flaky. Serve over rice.
courtesy Brook Midgley/Philadelphia Weekly
unrelated - suggested books:
Mark Bittman's Quick And Easy Recipes from The New York Times by Mark Bittman
Flow: The Life and Times of Philadelphia's Schuylkill River by Beth Kephart
Schuylkill speaks up - it's no babbling brook. The prose flows in a volume that's all about the river. More Beth Kephart by Dianna Marder/Philadelphia Inquirer
more Mark Bittman (The Minimalist) -Not for Bean Counters
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, June 18, 2007
1 bottle of water (16.9 fl.oz.)
1 turkey/cheese (plain) on white bread sandwich
1 orange
3 lg coffees (light/sweet)
1 toasted onion bagel with cream cheese
1 bottle of water (20 fl.oz.)
2 sm cups of orange drink
sm-med serving of (curried) veg. medley
med serving of mixed green salad
sm-med serving of coleslaw
1 long roll (6"-8" french bread)
1 bottle of water (16.9 fl.oz.)
1 crunchy peanut butter/grape jelly/chips* on white bread sandwich
1 bag of nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips* (net wt. 1 oz.)
1 apple
1 Rice Krispies marshmallow square (net wt. 1 oz.)
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes
Music, Photos, Fowl:
Traveling Wilburys CDs reissued with care
Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty in action
Newly created quarry at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Kentucky Fried Movie via Fallnet mailing list
other topics:
fore/fire
fire/fore
Speak Kindly Of Your Fire Department
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Monday, June 18, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, June 17, 2007
2 sm coffees (instant/light/sweet)
2 cruller donuts
1 bottle of water (16.9 fl.oz.)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 hotdog (mustard/raw onion)
sm-med serving of baked bbq chicken (assorted pieces)
med serving of white (risotto-type) rice
bottle of water (16.9 fl.oz.)
1 turkey/cheese (plain) on whole wheat bread sandwich
3 turkey/cheese (plain) on white bread sandwiches
1/2 pkg of Bugler tobacco
On June 19th, QuickMuse, a website about poetry and improvisation, will feature some extemporaneous verse from David Berman (of Silver Jews fame/author of Actual Air). Berman will be given a theme and asked to create a poem in real time. To see what the process looks like, check out something Robert Pinsky wrote about Charlie Parker.
See you tomorrow (Tuesday).
info via SJBB
Interesting artwork (watercolor/crayon) by Philadelphia artist Matthew Weinstone
other topic:
How The Rich Invest
Weather to Buy or Sell
info via The Wall Street Journal (weekend edition - 6/16-17/07)
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Sunday, June 17, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Saturday, June 16, 2007
2 lg coffees (light/sweet)
3 pretzels (one with mustard/two plain)
2 sm coffees (light/sweet)
1 sm tootsie roll
1 sm york peppermint/chocolate
1 bottle of water (16.9 fl.oz.)
1/2 pkg of Bugler tobacco
Fun in Philly (cont.) 6-16-07*
Bloomsday Herald:
What Brave Tongues Dare Tackle This Tangled Text? - The Bloomsday Readers
Why read Ulysses?
Bloomsday Exhibitions
The Rosenbach Manuscript of Ulysses
The Odyssey (one film/24 books)
(Current Exhibition) Chosen: Philadelphia's Great Hebraica
*Saturday; the Bloomsday narrated in Ulysses - June 16, 1904 - was a Thursday
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Saturday, June 16, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, June 15, 2007
2 sm cups of water
serving of spaghetti medley (with meat sauce, corn, potatoes)
2 slices of whole wheat bread
sm container of apple sauce
1/2 pint of milk
2 sm brownies
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 container of lemon chiffon yogurt (net wt. 6 oz.)
2 med raisin cookies
1 glazed donut
1 cream bear claw
lg mocha coffee (24 fl.oz.)
2 glazed donuts
2 med glasses (plastic cup) of sweet tea
1 baked chicken drumstick
3/4 pack of cigarettes
Experimental Jet Set, Trash & No Star (Sonic Youth & Starbucks)
other topic - moronism:
Why did the City pave the barely existing pedestrian-made footpath that crosses the narrow park next to the Philadelphia Museum of Art?? (The elevated concrete sidewalk aggressively bisects 1/4 of the park.)
photos appearing soon...
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Friday, June 15, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, June 14, 2007
1 bottle of water (20 fl.oz.)
sm piece of angel cake
2 lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 toasted bagel with cream cheese
2 pints of lager (*)
1 hotdog (mustard/raw onion)
2 pints of lager (*) diff. location
med. glass (plastic cup) of fountain coke
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
pack and half of cigarettes
*plus additional pint(s)
Did You Know?
Reusable Bags Save The Planet
14,000,000,000 plastic shopping bags are used each year in the USA
Each disposable shopping bag is typically used for less than 30 minutes and an average of 1% are recycled
46,000 pieces of plastic are found in each square mile of the ocean
100,000 marine animals die each year due to plastic bags
Paper bags may seem a better alternative to plastic, but the production of paper bags produces 50% more air pollution, 94% more waste water and uses 40% more energy
note: advert (Whole Foods Market will give you a $0.05 credit each time you reuse a bag)
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Thursday, June 14, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 lg ham wrap cut in half (lettuce/tomato)
bottle of orange/mango juice (17.5 fl.oz.)
3 med coffees (light/sweet)
1 sesame seed bagel with cream cheese
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes
Food, Film, Fish, Mudville, and more:
recipe:
Chili-Rubbed Corn on the Cob
Ingredients:
>Corn on the cob
>4 oz. unsalted butter
>1 Tbsp. chili powder
>1 tsp. garlic powder
>Dash salt
>Dash white pepper
1. Add chili powder and dried garlic powder to melted butter to create a "wet" rub for the corn. Stir well and refrigerate until solid.
2. Rub the solid refrigerated chili butter evenly on the cob.
3. Season corn with salt and white pepper.
4. Wrap corn in aluminum foil.
5. Place corn on grill on medium fire for 18 minutes turning over halfway through.
6. Unwrap corn and serve.
courtesy Rum Bar and Metro Newspaper
Felice Frankel Calls It ‘Phenomena.’ Everyone Else Calls It Art.
Fish Cam and Fish Guys (related article - City Paper)
Casey at the Bat
by Ernest Lawrence Thayer ©
Published: The Examiner (06-03-1888)
The Outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine that day:
The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play.
And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same,
A sickly silence fell upon the patrons of the game.
A straggling few got up to go in deep despair. The rest
Clung to that hope which springs eternal in the human breast;
They thought, if only Casey could get but a whack at that -
We'd put up even money, now, with Casey at the bat.
But Flynn preceded Casey, as did also Jimmy Blake,
And the former was a lulu and the latter was a cake;
So upon that stricken multitude grim melancholy sat,
For there seemed but little chance of Casey's getting to the bat.
But Flynn let drive a single, to the wonderment of all,
And Blake, the much despis-ed, tore the cover off the ball;
And when the dust had lifted, and the men saw what had occurred,
There was Jimmy safe at second and Flynn a-hugging third.
Then from 5,000 throats and more there rose a lusty yell;
It rumbled through the valley, it rattled in the dell;
It knocked upon the mountain and recoiled upon the flat,
For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat.
There was ease in Casey's manner as he stepped into his place;
There was pride in Casey's bearing and a smile on Casey's face.
And when, responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat,
No stranger in the crowd could doubt 'twas Casey at the bat.
Ten thousand eyes were on him as he rubbed his hands with dirt;
Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt.
Then while the writhing pitcher ground the ball into his hip,
Defiance gleamed in Casey's eye, a sneer curled Casey's lip.
And now the leather-covered sphere came hurtling through the air,
And Casey stood a-watching it in haughty grandeur there.
Close by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped-
"That ain't my style," said Casey. "Strike one," the umpire said.
From the benches, black with people, there went up a muffled roar,
Like the beating of the storm-waves on a stern and distant shore.
"Kill him! Kill the umpire!" shouted someone on the stand;
And its likely they'd a-killed him had not Casey raised his hand.
With a smile of Christian charity great Casey's visage shone;
He stilled the rising tumult; he bade the game go on;
He signaled to the pitcher, and once more the spheroid flew;
But Casey still ignored it, and the umpire said, "Strike two."
"Fraud!" cried the maddened thousands, and echo answered fraud;
But one scornful look from Casey and the audience was awed.
They saw his face grow stern and cold, they saw his muscles strain,
And they knew that Casey wouldn't let that ball go by again.
The sneer is gone from Casey's lip, his teeth are clenched in hate;
He pounds with cruel violence his bat upon the plate.
And now the pitcher holds the ball, and now he lets it go,
And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey's blow.
Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright;
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
But there is no joy in Mudville - mighty Casey has struck out.
"Phin"
Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer ©
Stats for Dan Casey, Philadelphia Phillies 1884-1890, who maintained until his death in 1943 that he was the doomed hitter portrayed in the poem “Casey at the Bat.”
website with counter countdown documenting the upcoming 10,000th loss by the Phillies
plus merchandise
info/related NYT article: Milestone Marks What Phillies Fans Already Knew
better news: The current standings of the Phillies
National League
East W L Pct GB Home Road Last 10 Streak
Mets 36 28 .563 -- 17-16 19-12 1-9 Lost 5
Braves 35 31 .530 2 18-16 17-15 3-7 Lost 2
Phillies 35 31 .530 2 18-15 17-16 7-3 Won 3
Marlins 32 34 .485 5 14-18 18-16 5-5 Lost 1
Nationals 28 37 .431 8.5 14-19 14-18 5-5 Won 2
other news - update: A Multimillion-Dollar Head Case
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
1 bottle of water (16.9 fl.oz.)
1 slice of sausage/pepperoni/bell pepper/onion pizza
2 sausage dogs
3 lg coffees (light/sweet)
3-5 sm cups of water
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
Smokes, Sand, Salad:
Though smoking cigarettes is a filthy and deadly habit, think tobacco companies could do more to help smokers from at least littering.
1st: change the filters from the current synthetic material to a biodegradable one (cotton).
2nd: attach a small resealable pouch to the outside plastic wrap (about the size of a "dime-quarter" baggie) so smokers could keep the butts till they're closer to a garbage container for disposal.
note: smokers must make sure the used cigarette is *completely* extinguished before storing/disposing.
Fun in Philly:
Egypt-a-delphia...
lg sandstructures at Franklin Square (Race between 6th/7th) - 8 days to construct, 150 tons of sand (8 dumptruck loads) from south New Jersey. Will be up till early September unless destroyed by the elements
Recipe:
Summer Green Bean Salad (serves four)
>> 1 pound trimmed green beans
>> 1 container grape or cherry tomatoes, cut in half
>> 1/2 red onion, sliced
>> 1 bunch roughly chopped basil
>> 1/2 pound chopped fresh mozzarella
>> 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
>> 1/3 cup olive oil
>> Salt and pepper
>> 1) In a medium pot of boiling water cook green beans for 3 to 5 minutes until bright green and crunchy.
>> 2) Whisk vinegar and olive oil together. Add basil, mozzarella, beans, tomatoes and onions. Add salt and pepper to taste.
courtesy Marisa McClennan and Philadelphia Weekly
related article by Mara Zepeda
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, June 11, 2007
2 lg coffees (light/sweet)
lg mocha coffee (24 fl.oz.)
1 crunchy peanut butter/grape jelly/potato chips* on white bread sandwich
1 bag of sour cream/onion potato chips* (net wt. 1 oz.)
2 chocolate covered peanut butter spread wafer sticks
1 apple
2 slices of sausage/pepperoni/bell pepper/onion pizza
1 sausage dog
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
Silver Jews music
the Silver Jews Bulletin Board
most recent post (since removed)
note: you must now create/register an account to post on the SJBB
other news:
1+1+1=compound eye (the world of Robert Pollard)
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Monday, June 11, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, June 10, 2007
2 sm coffees (light/sweet)
3-4 glazed donut holes
3-4 biscuits
serving of spaghetti (meat/tomato sauce)
sm-med side of salad
2 sm coffees (light/sweet)
4-5 biscuits
1 cream-filled donut
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
currently owe the coffee vendor for 6 large coffees ($6). will pay asap.
(googled) image of a Starling... "those other birds I've yet to identify."
update re: DANGER - Falling Branches/Deadwood at Parkway Park (Youth Study Center)
email reply dated: 6/11/07
Hi Mr. (name withheld):
I am forwarding your e-mail to (name withheld), Park Director of Operations, as he can best address the concerns in your e-mail below.
Thank you,
(name withheld)
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Sunday, June 10, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Saturday, June 9, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
peanut butter/grape jelly on white bread sandwich
1/2 banana
sm-med serving of potato salad
bottle of water (16.5 fl.oz.)
4 lg "chicken fingers"
2 corn on the cobs
5-6 biscuits
bottle of Mountain Dew (24 fl.oz.)
med side of green salad with tomatoes
bottle of water (16.9 fl.oz.)
baked bbq chicken breast/drumstick
sm side of green beans
sm side of white rice
bottle of Mountain Dew (24 fl.oz.)
bottle of water (16.9 fl.oz.)
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes
Odd Mathematical Lists
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Saturday, June 9, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, June 8, 2007
lg coffee (light/sweet)
5 sm cups of water
2 sm cups of coffee (light/sweet)
2 sm bread rolls
can of apple juice (5.5 fl.oz.)
can of orange juice (5.5 fl.oz.)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
lg croissant
can of apple juice (5.5 fl.oz.)
1 plain bagel
1 long roll (6")
amount of water equal to one med. glass
orange drink (12 fl.oz. guesstimate)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
Did You Know?
Scandinavia has the world's highest per capita annual coffee consumption, 26.4 pounds.
Beer-Fueled Video Log (6-2/3)*
*note: statements made may not be entirely factual or accurate
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Friday, June 8, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, June 7, 2007
3 lg coffees (light/sweet)
1 toasted buckwheat bagel with cream cheese
1 serving of beef stew*
sm side of carrots*
sm side of green bean medley*
1 crab cake patty*
3 sm stuffed dumplings*
sm side of white rice*
sm container of red (cherry) jell-o
lg mocha coffee (24 fl.oz.)
1/2 pack of cigarettes
*frozen food platter/tv dinner
Did You Know?
Canned coffee is sold, hot or cold, from vending machines in Japan. The hot cans make nice hand warmers in the winter.
internet correspondence (6/8):
DANGER - Falling Branches/Deadwood at Parkway Park (Youth Study Center)
Dear Ms. (name withheld),
I visited the Farimount Park website and did not find a bulletin board to post information or an email address to inform the proper authorities regarding safety measures needing to be made/performed. This short e-mail concerns the necessary trimming of trees behind the Youth Study Center (small park on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway).
Recently (past month or so) some deadwood/branches have fallen/crashed to the ground on the pedestrian made path in the park at irregular intervals. The danger is a real and unexpected one for persons walking underneath or near the grove of trees.
If you could forward this email or respond with an e-mail address re: the proper department to be notified, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
(name withheld)
reply:
(name withheld)/FPC/Phila is out of the office.
I will be out of the office starting 05/31/2007 and will not return
until 06/11/2007.
Please e-mail (name withheld) at (name withheld)@phila.gov if you need
an immediate response. Thanks, (name withheld)
correspondence continued:
DANGER - Falling Branches/Deadwood at Parkway Park (Youth Study Center)
Dear Sir,
This short e-mail concerns the necessary and urgent trimming of trees behind the Youth Study Center (small park on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway).
Recently (past month or so) numerous deadwood/branches have fallen and crashed to the ground on the pedestrian-made path in the park at irregular intervals. The danger is a very real and unexpected one for those walking near or underneath the grove of trees.
If you could forward this email or respond with an e-mail address re: the proper department to be notified/contacted, I would greatly appreciate it. I thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
(name withheld)
postscript: I checked the Farimount Park website and did not find a bulletin board to post information or an email address to inform the proper authorities regarding safety measures needing to be made/performed.
reply:
(name withheld)/FPC/Phila is out of the office.
I will be out of the office starting 06/08/2007 and will not return
until
06/19/2007.
If you require immediate assistance, please contact the Director of
Stewardship at (name withheld)@phila.gov**
**note: is the first person emailed.
postscript: now think (hopefully) trees/deadwood were trimmed/removed last week when maintenance crews mowed and cleaned the grounds.
other topic:
create your own Jackson Pollock
more Jackson Pollock... authentic or fake?
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Thursday, June 7, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
2 lg coffees
sm slice of angel cake
3 sm cups of water
pint of beer
pint of lager
3 bottles of lager (diff. location)
pack of cigarettes
photo of Irish Pub located at 24th/Brown (Philadelphia)
note: attached small restaurant/professional kitchen currently available for lease.
Untitled#41 (Korean War era)
Todays thought for the day brought
tears to my eyes and a ring-a-ling-ding
reminder of every horseshoe match lossed.
Kneeling down, my eyes fixed on the stump
counting every annual ring
wondering how decapitation feels if done correctly
Am I still going to be here
to let the telephone ring 186 times?
Every girl I dated or stayed with wanted to
paint the walls blue, "for the sky effect."
I always let them decorate the place to their liking.
I told them all, "I'm a rolling stone."
They all said the same thing,
"You're not a rolling stone, you're
more like an energy saver lightbulb."
Nathaniel Brennan (2007)
Art for the Cash Poor 8
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Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
sm coffee (light/sweet)
4-5 cups of black coffee
2 sm chicken wraps
1 roast beef on sm roll sandwich
3 pints of lager
bottle of lager (diff. location)
med mocha coffee (16 fl.oz.)
pack and half of cigarettes
Bad Moves by the Barnes Foundation and the City:
Art foundation plans transition into Center City (Philadelphia)
Barnes Foundation Chairman Bernard C. Watson said the move is needed to bring art education to “ordinary people.”
the process (not an easy one) us ordinary people wanting to view/visit the collection as conceived/envisioned/housed by Dr. Albert C. Barnes must go through
note: reservations *must* be made 30-45-60 days in advance
postscript: it is unfortunate that the McNay Art Museum, another great private collection/estate turned museum for the benefit of the public at large, is not being used as a paragon by the aforementioned parties.
photographs of the (Marion Koogler) McNay Art Museum grounds
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Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Monday, June 4, 2007
lg coffee
sausage/egg/cheese on long roll sandwich
4-5 cups of black coffee
chicken fillet/gravy sauce with*
sm side of white rice and*
sm side veg/tomato medley*
med serving of beef stew*
sm serving of apple cobbler
2 med servings of lasagna (tomato sauce/random olives)
sm container of apple sauce (net wt. 3.9 oz.)
pack and half of cigarettes
*tv dinner/frozen food platter
Most Expensive Piece of Contemporary Art ever bought/sold at auction (estimated/projected to be)
other topic:
GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY!
insider Politic/Politician Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Chief of Staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for lying to federal investigators/obstruction of justice
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Monday, June 4, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Sunday, June 3, 2007
2 sm coffees (instant/light/sweet)
lg coffee
pint of lager
glass of fountain coke
4 pints of lager
2 sm (1/2)pints of lager
vegan burger (fully garnished)
side of sm green salad plus
half order of frites
glass of fountain coke
bottle of lager (diff. location)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
pint of lager (diff. location)
2 bottles of lager (diff. location)
pack and half of cigarettes
Sunday In The Park
Saturday, June 2, 2007
bottle of fruit punch (16 fl.oz.)
hash brown (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
bottle of peach tea (16 fl.oz.)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
sausage/egg/cheese on long roll
2 pints of lager
glass of fountain coke
pilsner glass of lager
1 honey bun/hotdog (chinatown bakery)
1 roast pork bun (chinatown bakery)
1 egg/ham honey bun (chinatown bakery)
2 bottles of lager
pint of lager (diff. location)
glass of fountain coke
3 pints of lager (diff. location)
glass of fountain coke
bottle of lager
pack and half of cigarettes
saturday matinee (part one)
saturday matinee (part two)
saturday matinee (part three)
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Saturday, June 2, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Friday, June 1, 2007
hash brown (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
2 pints of lager (royal/imperial)
2 glasses of fountain coke
1 orange
2 pints of lager
med-lg glass (plastic cup) of fountain coke
pint of lager
can of PBR (12 fl.oz.) diff. location
slice of cheese pizza
pint of lager
glass (plastic cup) of fountain coke
2 pints of lager
pack of cigarettes
interesting menu sides:
roasted garlic mash $3
Montrachet mash $4
Saffron Risotto $4
other topics:
butthead baseball
comic
music
Pow-Wows or The Long Lost Friend
more art
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Friday, June 1, 2007
Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany
Thursday, May 31, 2007
lg mocha coffee (20 fl.oz.)
hash brown (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
6-7 cups of black coffee
2 strawberry pop-tarts
turkey/cheese/lettuce/tomato on rye bread (mayo/mustard)
3 sm tuna-fish on wholewheat bread sandwiches
3 sm servings of french onion dip with potato chips
can of Mountain Dew (12 fl.oz.)
2 pints of lager
2 pints of lager (diff. location)(**)
cup of Irish potato soup
pkg of saltine crackers (2 per pack)
pack and half of cigarettes
(*) additional lager pint(s)
Baseball and Merchandise
Beef-Beer-Bus Trip:
Cherry St. Tavern
Tues 6-6 (Reds) or
Fri 7-13 (Cards)
$40 (single pkg)
memo to self:
cafepress.com
*black long sleeve t-shirt with white lettering running up/down sleeves (auto-acne)
white lettering on front only "my other car is a computer"
*six/single pint glasses with automotiveacne.blogspot
*barf bag with autoacne.blogspot (include non-linear graphic)
*child's bib (?)
will be a 3-4 piece gift (merchandise)
start planning for the limited edition "fountain in a box" x-mas ornamant (edition of 20-30) to be sold on philebrity.com
offtopic:
no remorse and corrupting the judicial system
addendum - 50 yrs for Camp Fed
gas/hot air
art related:
Richard Serra - Man of Steel (democratic art/pure form)
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Saturday, June 2, 2007
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