May 9, 2020
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THE PEQUOD AND THE RACHEL
It was the Pequod that pursued Moby-Dick,
but in the end, Melville wanted us
to remember that it was the Rachel,
searching again for her own missing children,
who came upon Ishmael – yet another orphan.
I like diners. I love new Jersey diners. NJ is the diner capital. I’ve been going to them my whole life.
I started a Facebook group for my love. If you like diners (or love Jersey diners), check out the group at:
facebook.com/groups/njdinertour/
Hand with Reflecting Sphere also known as Self-Portrait in Spherical Mirror i- lithograph print by M. C. Escher, 1935.
What do AI chatbots know about my invented poetry form, the ronka? Here's what I found. #ronka
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At 16
Weekends in Paradelle turns 16 today. Quite a mature teenager.
Today this blog turns sixteen. The first post was on this day in 2008. Just a simple statement of purpose, followed the next day by an explanation of “paradelle.” Sixteen is a pretty carefree teenager year. High school, thoughts of college or jobs, young love, getting a driving permit or license, almost old enough to legally drink alcohol and vote – but not quite there on any of it. I’d like to…
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Looking Back at 2022
I am told that I posted here 813 times in 2022
644 posts created (79%)
169 posts reblogged (21%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@ofallingstar
@granolagal
@lilyhana
@rainie-is-seasonchange
@sensuelvenus
I tagged 654 of my posts in 2022
Only 20% of my posts had no tags
#fridaymelville - 42 posts
#art - 39 posts
#herman melville - 34 posts
#moby-dick - 22 posts
#nj - 19 posts
#film - 17 posts
#books - 14 posts
#moby-dick or the whale - 13 posts
#photography - 12 posts
#movies - 11 posts
Longest Tag: 44 characters
#sonata no. 14 in c sharp minor opus 27 no. 2
These were my Top Posts in 2022. I know why they were popular, but I reposted them earlier today. It would be a shame if they turn out to be the most popular ones in 2023 too.
#5
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21 notes - Posted June 11, 2022
#4
March - into April
21 notes - Posted March 31, 2022
#3
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27 notes - Posted February 24, 2022
#2
Michelangelo's Pietà, St Peter's Basilica (1498–99)
It's the birthday of Michelangelo, born in the village of Caprese, Italy March 6, 1475. His first major work of art was the Pietà, a marble statue of the Madonna holding the dead Christ in her arms. The figures were perfectly balanced and carved from a single block of marble.
The story was that, after the statue had been put on display, Michelangelo went to see it and overheard a crowd of people praising its beauty. Someone asked who had made it and another replied that it was il Gobbo, from Milan. That night Michelangelo locked himself in with the statue and carved an inscription on the Madonna's robe that reads "Michelangelo Buonarroti the Florentine made this."
It was the only work he ever signed.
28 notes - Posted March 6, 2022
My #1 post of 2022
53 notes - Posted August 4, 2022
Might as well get YOUR Tumblr 2022 Year in Review →