No, I did not make my daily report yesterday. When I got home from work, which was around 2, I read a little and decided to get groceries instead of taking a nap. I wanted to go Payless, but the necessary bus went off like a rocket. I went to the south Walmart instead. I came home with pork jowls and friend chicken and onions and a head of lettuce. I think I lost another filling in one my eyeteeth ont he chicken. No more Walmart fried chicken.
I got back here around 6. Then I ran through the email, watched a little of the news, did a little reading. I called it a night around 9,
Decided to sleep in today. I worked on MW's database. No writing this weekend. I spoke with KH yesterday, I let him know I wanted his opinion on the end of "Road Tripping". He still has not read it. I fear I have been too caught up with the typing, that I cannot see the tree for the forest (or is it the forest for the trees) (well, you should get the idea.
I walked down to McClure's las tnight and got my smokes and caffeine. I may need to make another trip today. It is cold and drizzly outside. The weather I absolutely hate the worst.
My accomplishment for the day: getting the laundry done.
Dinner awaits: pork jowl stewed with cabbage and onions and carrots.
I read with great interest, and learned a bit from, Religion and Humor: An Unorthodox Relationship? from Public Orthodoxy (a great place for Orthodox Christians and for anyone interested in expanding their knowledge of Christianity).
Even if the Orthodox Christian faith can appear humorless and the Christian Orthodox world a religious and cultural sphere that is lacking a sense of lightheartedness and humor, the situation on the ground is more nuanced. Humor and its corollaries, including laughter, are present and manifest themselves in different degrees and in various contexts, including especially in the ways Christian Orthodoxy is practiced and lived individually around the world.
Okay, so Illinois population becoming higher-paid, more foreign-born, but state losing older, Black and rural residents, study finds is what goes on in Illinois, where is the same for Indiana? (Have all our newspapers been gobbled up by Gannet?)
Okay, let say I am completely ignorant of emojis - know they exist, rarely use them - and clueless about eggplants until looked at Fruit and Veg: The Sexual Metaphors of the Renaissance from JStor.
A cursory glance through any Zoomer’s chat history or social media DMs will reveal images of various fruits, vegetables, and animals used in lieu of regular written communication. Many of these “emojis” are used as sexual metaphors today, a practice that isn’t new by any means. The first use of representations of produce for this purpose dates back to the late Renaissance in Rome. How did this trend, which corresponds with contemporary sociological practices, become popular in the first place?
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One reason for this assertion of the anthropomorphic nature of fruits and vegetables goes back to the “doctrine of signatures,” which had been advocated for centuries by “herbalists searching for signs to the efficacy of God’s creations.” Varriano writes that the epicenter of this relationship between food and sex was in papal Rome because of its largely male population. A number of painters, including Raphael and Caravaggio, inserted figs, peaches, melons, and squashes into their paintings, even when they depicted religious scenes.
And how did my monitoring software miss this but kept me out of The Saturday Evening Post's submission page?
End of an era – Michael Caine confirms his retirement at the age of 90. I think the first time I saw Michael Caine was Play Dirty; it used to be on TV rather frequently.
Indiana college and university officials discuss plans to convince Hoosier students of degrees. Payback for a culture that thinks the educated can just go elsewhere, or that they no education for the jobs they want to work. You can chase away the educated, the ambitious, for only so long before you create a culture of the listless and apathetic.
IU Indianapolis announced its own initiative last month to offer direct admission to Indianapolis Public Schools students who have a grade point average of at least 3.0. Huber said the program has already garnered a “flood” of interest from other Marion County high schools who want the same opportunity for their students.
“We’re banking on relationships,” Hasler added, referring to collaborations in Indianapolis between the universities and industry.
But he emphasized that Indiana-based companies “have to compete,” too. That means more internships, apprenticeship programs and other incentives will need to come together to better “woo” students to stay in the Hoosier state.
Well, better late than never.
Dwayne Pinkney, Indiana University’s executive vice president for finance and administration, emphasized that IU’s tuition prices are among the lowest in the Big 10, and that the school is “committed to getting institutional aid” to as many students as possible.
“We certainly recognize that tuition increases create challenges for students and families,” he said. “We’re making sure we’re doing everything we can.”
Still, Pinkney doubled down that “investments” in the state’s schools still offer “great returns.” He said 80% or more of the university’s funds are needed to compensate “the excellent faculty, researchers and support staff who provide the best opportunities for our students.”
Anand Marri, Ball State’s interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, said utility costs are also on the rise, affecting some schools’ budgets. Even though the Muncie school has the largest geothermal system in the country, utility costs have increased by more than 5%, he said.
Marri added that university research shows a four-year degree provides more than $1.7 million to a graduate over their lifetime, and that schools “have to get that message across to an increasingly skeptical audience.”
Increasingly? I had guys in my high school class (1978) who questioned the need for a literature class when they were going to work for GM. No one seems to notice GM left and is not coming back - people are still there with eyes peeled for 1972 to makes its return.
BSU has the country's largest geothermal system? I learned something there.
LEAP, carbon projects require Hoosiers to trust their government. Considering the Republicans have run this state for most of my life, this may be a big ask. Do not Republicans claim government is not a good thing? As why people might have followed the Republicans in their anti-government crusade, see the above piece about Indiana's colleges.
Another rejection came in the email:
Thank you for sending us "The Sloe Gin Effect." We appreciated the chance to look over it. However, it's not for us. Don't feel bad, though; this is a reflection of our aesthetic, not your quality. Also, please like/follow us on Facebook and Twitter. It helps :)
Thanks again. Best of luck.
Sincerely,
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