Thursday, March 16, 2017
Yea or Nay for Y'all
Getting in touch with my Southern roots.
From the Atlantic -
America Needs ‘Y’all’
English has no standard second-person plural word, and it’s time for that to change.
By VANN R. NEWKIRK II
How y’all doing?
A greeting as Southern as a bowl of grits, it rolls off the tongue in a single open-mouth utterance. Sweeter than honey and often saturated with hidden meaning, it can open up a dialogue with a roomful of strangers with ease.
Part of that ease hinges on the incredible versatility of the phrase’s most important word. “Y’all,” that strange regional and ethnic conjunction, offers a simplicity to speech that can’t be found elsewhere. It is a magnificently elegant linguistic creation.
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/03/the-case-for-yall/473277/
From the Atlantic -
America Needs ‘Y’all’
English has no standard second-person plural word, and it’s time for that to change.
By VANN R. NEWKIRK II
How y’all doing?
A greeting as Southern as a bowl of grits, it rolls off the tongue in a single open-mouth utterance. Sweeter than honey and often saturated with hidden meaning, it can open up a dialogue with a roomful of strangers with ease.
Part of that ease hinges on the incredible versatility of the phrase’s most important word. “Y’all,” that strange regional and ethnic conjunction, offers a simplicity to speech that can’t be found elsewhere. It is a magnificently elegant linguistic creation.
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/03/the-case-for-yall/473277/
If You Live in the South and Fashion is Your Thing . . .
Check this out.
From the New York Times -
Is This Store the Best-Kept Secret in Fashion?
By STEVEN KURUTZ
NASHVILLE — The novelist Ann Patchett, who lives in this city, has said that she brings out-of-town visitors to two places: the Parthenon, the replica of the ancient Greek structure in Centennial Park, and United Apparel Liquidators, or U.A.L. as devotees know it. Both are temples of a sort.
The small clothing chain has three stores in the Nashville area. The flagship is also in the city, in a strip mall of no distinction, half-hidden between a nail salon and a Chinese takeout place. Ms. Patchett took the author of “Eat, Pray, Love,” Elizabeth Gilbert, shopping there one day last year, and during a literary talk that night, they dished about the Christian Dior flats that Ms. Gilbert purchased.
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And yet, many fashion insiders have never heard of the place. Its founders, Bill and Melody Cohen, who run the business with their former daughter-in-law, Stephanie Cohen, are savvy if eccentric businesspeople, who for 37 years have operated what the shopping website Racked called the “best-kept secret” in fashion. They locate their stores in secondary markets in the South, in small cities like Hattiesburg, Miss., and Slidell, La., where one doesn’t expect to find, say, a $10,000 crystal-embroidered Dolce & Gabbana bustier dress for sale next to a pool hall with $2 bottles of Michelob Ultra.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/fashion/best-kept-secret-in-fashion-shopping-nashville-ual.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ffashion&action=click&contentCollection=fashion®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=7&pgtype=sectionfront
From the New York Times -
Is This Store the Best-Kept Secret in Fashion?
By STEVEN KURUTZ
NASHVILLE — The novelist Ann Patchett, who lives in this city, has said that she brings out-of-town visitors to two places: the Parthenon, the replica of the ancient Greek structure in Centennial Park, and United Apparel Liquidators, or U.A.L. as devotees know it. Both are temples of a sort.
The small clothing chain has three stores in the Nashville area. The flagship is also in the city, in a strip mall of no distinction, half-hidden between a nail salon and a Chinese takeout place. Ms. Patchett took the author of “Eat, Pray, Love,” Elizabeth Gilbert, shopping there one day last year, and during a literary talk that night, they dished about the Christian Dior flats that Ms. Gilbert purchased.
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And yet, many fashion insiders have never heard of the place. Its founders, Bill and Melody Cohen, who run the business with their former daughter-in-law, Stephanie Cohen, are savvy if eccentric businesspeople, who for 37 years have operated what the shopping website Racked called the “best-kept secret” in fashion. They locate their stores in secondary markets in the South, in small cities like Hattiesburg, Miss., and Slidell, La., where one doesn’t expect to find, say, a $10,000 crystal-embroidered Dolce & Gabbana bustier dress for sale next to a pool hall with $2 bottles of Michelob Ultra.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/fashion/best-kept-secret-in-fashion-shopping-nashville-ual.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ffashion&action=click&contentCollection=fashion®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=7&pgtype=sectionfront
Get This People!
Use technology to beat Trump at his own game. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
From the Daily Good -
This New Anti-Trump Tech Is The Most Genius Thing Of 2017
by Kate Ryan
Nearly two months into Trump’s presidency, we’ve seen all the stories imploring us to write, call, and fax our senators about the issues that matter most to us. We’ve done our best to digest and implement most of them. Of course, GOOD is certainly guilty of adding to the mounting pile of well-intentioned suggestions, mostly because we can’t imagine not. But we really mean it this time when we say there’s a tech tool that will take the headache out of reaching out to your congresspeople. It’s called “Resistbot,” and it’s by far the easiest way to gradually chip away at Trump’s spirit.
Here’s how it works:
Text “resist” to 50409.
You’ll be prompted to provide your name, zip code, and a message you’d like to send to your senators.
https://www.good.is/articles/anti-trump-tech?utm_source=thedailygood&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailygood
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This works!
I just did it.
I wrote a quick sentence about fighting the drastic budget cuts and that info was formatted into letters to my two senators. Once I ok'd them, they were faxed to them in Washington, DC.
Quick and easy.
RESIST!!!
From the Daily Good -
This New Anti-Trump Tech Is The Most Genius Thing Of 2017
by Kate Ryan
Nearly two months into Trump’s presidency, we’ve seen all the stories imploring us to write, call, and fax our senators about the issues that matter most to us. We’ve done our best to digest and implement most of them. Of course, GOOD is certainly guilty of adding to the mounting pile of well-intentioned suggestions, mostly because we can’t imagine not. But we really mean it this time when we say there’s a tech tool that will take the headache out of reaching out to your congresspeople. It’s called “Resistbot,” and it’s by far the easiest way to gradually chip away at Trump’s spirit.
Here’s how it works:
Text “resist” to 50409.
You’ll be prompted to provide your name, zip code, and a message you’d like to send to your senators.
https://www.good.is/articles/anti-trump-tech?utm_source=thedailygood&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailygood
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This works!
I just did it.
I wrote a quick sentence about fighting the drastic budget cuts and that info was formatted into letters to my two senators. Once I ok'd them, they were faxed to them in Washington, DC.
Quick and easy.
RESIST!!!
Chores by Age
As seen on Pinterest.
From the blog Sunshine & Hurricanes -
The Importance of Chores for Children (Printable Chore Chart)
By KIRA LEWIS
http://www.sunshineandhurricanes.com/the-importance-of-chores-for-children-printable-chore-chart-included/
http://www.sunshineandhurricanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ChoreAgeChart-2.pdf
From the blog Sunshine & Hurricanes -
The Importance of Chores for Children (Printable Chore Chart)
By KIRA LEWIS
http://www.sunshineandhurricanes.com/the-importance-of-chores-for-children-printable-chore-chart-included/
http://www.sunshineandhurricanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ChoreAgeChart-2.pdf
The Whole City is Reading
I love this!
From Vulture -
How to Talk to All the Other People on the New York Subway Also Reading Americanah As Part of the City’s Book Program
By Jackson McHenry
Today, the New York mayor’s office announced that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 2014 novel Americanah is the city’s “One Book, One New York” pick. The novel, which follows a Nigerian woman named Ifemelu who immigrates to the U.S., was chosen after NYC commuters cast a series of votes in the subway system.
http://www.vulture.com/2017/03/americanah-chimamanda-adichie-one-book-one-new-york.html
From Vulture -
How to Talk to All the Other People on the New York Subway Also Reading Americanah As Part of the City’s Book Program
By Jackson McHenry
Today, the New York mayor’s office announced that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 2014 novel Americanah is the city’s “One Book, One New York” pick. The novel, which follows a Nigerian woman named Ifemelu who immigrates to the U.S., was chosen after NYC commuters cast a series of votes in the subway system.
http://www.vulture.com/2017/03/americanah-chimamanda-adichie-one-book-one-new-york.html
Yves Béhar designs Samsung television as a framed work of art
Shhh. Be careful though. It might be spying on you.
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Funny Father
From the Huffington Post -
Ryan Reynolds Might Be One Of The Funniest Dads On Twitter
The actor shares his musings on raising two kids under 3.
By Caroline Bologna
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ryan-reynolds-twitter-dad_us_589a4854e4b04061313a25e0?
Ryan Reynolds Might Be One Of The Funniest Dads On Twitter
The actor shares his musings on raising two kids under 3.
By Caroline Bologna
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ryan-reynolds-twitter-dad_us_589a4854e4b04061313a25e0?
Child Prodigy
From the Daily Mail -
Child virtuoso AGED 11 will make history as the world's youngest conductor as he commands the 75-strong Nottingham Symphony Orchestra
By RACHAEL BURFORD
A British child prodigy is set to make history as the world's youngest orchestra conductor at just 11 years old.
Talented Matthew Smith is a Grade 5 standard violinist and also plays the guitar, drums, piano and viola.
Incredibly he will take the lead when Nottingham Symphony Orchestra (NSO) play Die Fledermaus at the Royal Concert Hall in the city on April 2.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4312256/Child-virtuoso-make-history-youngest-conductor.html#ixzz4bP3yuqh3
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4312256/Child-virtuoso-make-history-youngest-conductor.html#ixzz4bP3gn8il
Child virtuoso AGED 11 will make history as the world's youngest conductor as he commands the 75-strong Nottingham Symphony Orchestra
By RACHAEL BURFORD
A British child prodigy is set to make history as the world's youngest orchestra conductor at just 11 years old.
Talented Matthew Smith is a Grade 5 standard violinist and also plays the guitar, drums, piano and viola.
Incredibly he will take the lead when Nottingham Symphony Orchestra (NSO) play Die Fledermaus at the Royal Concert Hall in the city on April 2.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4312256/Child-virtuoso-make-history-youngest-conductor.html#ixzz4bP3yuqh3
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4312256/Child-virtuoso-make-history-youngest-conductor.html#ixzz4bP3gn8il
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