Archive for November, 2009

"The main loss when a language dies is not cultural but aesthetic. The click sounds in certain African languages are magnificent to hear. In many Amazonian languages, when you say something you have to specify, with a suffix, where you got the information. The Ket language of Siberia is so awesomely irregular as to seem a work of art."

Uploaded with Darkslide.

the sun is starting to set over the soy field and the combine.
Uploaded with Darkslide.

Moriah picks some cooking apples.
Uploaded with Darkslide.

Article about the effort to read through Barthelme's entire list of suggested readings for his students. Perhaps more interesting is the actual list itself.

“The room was filled with the noise of bells, and speaking-tubes. What was the new food like? Could she recommend it? Had she any ideas lately? Might one tell her one’s own ideas?”

The continuous shooting mode shot from after I took the picture of Erin.

After we saw and cheered Erin at our first position at Flatbush and 4th Ave, we headed up to 1st ave and 94th in Manhattan to give her another cheer later in the race, at about mile 18. She showed up around 12:37 or so - she kept at an 8 minute mile pace throughout, so far as i know. Apologies for the blurriness, but she moves fast and also the blurriness represents pride.

Moriah's halloween costume.