Monthly Archives: May 2008

Some links: 28

Posted on Wednesday, 28 May 2008 by David Gorsline

Oh, I think I need to try me some of these: Unclutterer sings the praises of transparent Post-its. (Link via Lifehacker.)

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Lewis Falls-Blackrock circuit

Posted on Monday, 26 May 2008 by David Gorsline

First hot day of the summer, so what better time for the ceremonial first seasonal exposure of my lower limbs to sunlight? I pointed my car west on I-66, heard the whine of the pavement as I headed for Prince … Continue reading →

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Be prepared?

Posted on Sunday, 25 May 2008 by David Gorsline

…Margaret realized the chaotic nature of our daily life, and its difference from the orderly sequence that has been fabricated by historians. Actual life is full of false clues and signposts that lead nowhere. With infinite effort we nerve ourselves … Continue reading →

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New ballpark

Posted on Friday, 23 May 2008 by David Gorsline

Tuesday evening, Leta and I took in the game at the Nationals’ new ballpark. A well-pitched game that ended, alas, with a 1-0 loss to the Phillies. We hard fairly good seats, down the right field line, so I craned … Continue reading →

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An aha moment

Posted on Monday, 19 May 2008 by David Gorsline

From David Remnick’s profile of jazz expert Phil Schaap, DJ for Columbia University’s WKCR: “…I was out on a Hundred and Fourteenth Street and I could hear ["Scrapple from the Apple"] playing from the buildings, from the open windows. That … Continue reading →

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More to see

Posted on Sunday, 18 May 2008 by David Gorsline

Artomatic 2008 is more spacious and generally comfortable than its predecessor events, spanning nine floors of Capital Plaza I, none of them built out. It was quite pleasant to use the office tower to get a 360° look at the … Continue reading →

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At the park: 18

Posted on Sunday, 18 May 2008 by David Gorsline

The brood of Tufted Titmouse has not left the nest in box #5 yet. The boxes along lower Barnyard Run continue to be the most popular: we have second clutches (all Wood Duck) started in three of the boxes, and … Continue reading →

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To rebuild a wetland

Posted on Thursday, 15 May 2008 by David Gorsline

Dr. Katharina (Katia) Engelhardt of the University of Maryland spoke to the Friends of Dyke Marsh about her research at the wetland and the prospects for its restoration. Dyke Marsh constitutes about 200 hectares of tidal freshwater marsh on the … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: 12

Posted on Wednesday, 14 May 2008 by David Gorsline

Leta and I have our seats reserved for this year’s Contemporary American Theater Festival, 9 July through 3 August. I’ll be posting reviews of that we see, but since our dates are late in the run, I’m posting now to … Continue reading →

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Jackie O

Posted on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 by David Gorsline

Via Bookslut: a Chris Ware animation of a story from This American Life. How cool is that?!

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At the park: 17

Posted on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 by David Gorsline

Two more clutches of Wood Duck have started since last week, so we’ll be checking boxes well into June. New arrivals of the season seen or heard on Sunday: Green Heron (Butorides virescens), Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) (spotted by Paul), … Continue reading →

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Cinderella

Posted on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 by David Gorsline

The surprise star of this production, set to a supremely danceable score by Sergei Prokofiev, is the role of the Jester, who stirs up the merrymarking at the Prince’s ball. At Saturday’s performance, Chauncey Parsons danced the role with aerial … Continue reading →

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A list

Posted on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 by David Gorsline

Via kottke.org, David Remnick lists his top 100 jazz albums.

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Reunited with John

Posted on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 by David Gorsline

Assemblage artist Robert Rauschenberg has left us at the age of 82. “I really feel sorry for people who think things like soap dishes or mirrors or Coke bottles are ugly,” he once said, “because they’re surrounded by things like … Continue reading →

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Attend the lords of France and Burgundy

Posted on Monday, 12 May 2008 by David Gorsline

We struck King Lear yesterday evening. All in all, a good run, one that met my expectations. The scanty houses middle weekend (16 Sunday, 11 stalwarts on Friday) built to some better numbers for our closing weekend, including a declared … Continue reading →

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