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Thursday, April 18, 2019
Shirkers (2018)
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
POTD: Self Portrait
From 2018 08 14 Peterhof |
Today's photo-of-the-day is from Peterhof, the St. Petersburg palace built by Peter the Great of Russia. It's a self portrait taken by Ellen. That's the two of us entangled in the candle holders of the gilt mirror frame. We could only imagine the effect at night in the 1700s when the gilt ballroom was lined with such mirrors and all the candles were lit and a royal ball was in progress. Oh, and our reflections would still be present of course.
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
POTD: Peterhof Gilt Ballroom
From 2018 08 14 Peterhof |
Today's photo-of-the-day is from Peterhof, the St. Petersburg palace built by Peter the Great of Russia. Originally intended as a summer retreat, Peter the Great happened to visit the French royal court in 1717 and came home with ideas to rival Versailles. The result? Peterhof.
Monday, April 15, 2019
Vanity Fair (TV 2018)
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Saturday, April 13, 2019
It's All Partisan Now
Much has been made in Richardson's City Council election about the presence of party politics in a supposedly non-partisan election. The subject took up way too much space in my own latest blog article. So why am I devoting an entire blog article to it? Because I think what's happening in Plano puts the issue to bed in Richardson once and for all. Like it or not, once the governor of Texas jumps into the fray, the field is open for all.
Friday, April 12, 2019
More Impressions of City Council Candidates
The candidates for Richardson City Council answered questions from the public at a forum sponsored by the JJ Pearce, Canyon Creek, and Reservation neighborhood associations. The forum was held at Mohawk Elementary School. About fifty people attended. Everyone was civil. (That last point should go without saying, but in today's political climate, you never know.)
Rather than provide a question-by-question account of the evening, I am going to present only the highlights that I found provocative.
(As for my first impressions of the candidates, from an earlier forum, they can be read elsewhere.)
Rather than provide a question-by-question account of the evening, I am going to present only the highlights that I found provocative.
(As for my first impressions of the candidates, from an earlier forum, they can be read elsewhere.)
Thursday, April 11, 2019
POTD: Cossack Dancers
From 2018 08 13 St Petersburg |
Today's photo-of-the-day is of Cossack dancers in St. Petersburg, Russia. I could tell you of the military tradition of the Cossacks, of how they allied with the tsars of Russia to conquer and colonize the length of the Volga and beyond the Urals to Siberia. Buy nyah. All anyone really wants to see today are those amazing dancers.
A bonus photo after the jump.
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