uh-oh!

One of my potential child's names--Cadence--was chosen by one of the moms on "sixteen and Pregnant" as a middle name for her kid. Silver lining: gender entirely neutral. Name: Bentley Cadence. Source: 16 First and Middle Names of Babies on 16 and Pregnant, in Order of How Much I Spit Out My Drink When They Were Revealed

#twitterversecoincidence

These two tweets were posted right next to each other in my feed this morning. NB the timeline on Twitter is such that the most recent tweets are on the top and the older tweets are on the bottom.

(I don't feel bad about including their "twitter handles" because it just gives them both good press.)

Measuring Knowledge

Here is the test Thomas Edison required his employees to pass.
Find the multiple choice version (and the answers) by clicking here

1) What is the lightest wood?

2) Where is Manchuria?

3) What is the highest mountain?

4) Who invented the cotton gin?

5) What country are earthquakes most frequent?

6) How many miles are there between the earth and the sun?

7) Where is Pikes Peak?

8) Which U.S. president started a speech with the words, "Four score and seven years ago..."?

9) Rhode Island is the smallest state.  What is the next smallest?

10) Where is the river Volga?

11) From what country did we get Louisiana?

12) Where is the so-called "Bad Lands"?

13) What is the Spanish Armada?

14) What state is the largest in 1921?

15) Where is Copenhagen?

16) Where is Tierra del Fuego?

17) Who was Hannibal?

This is in honor of studying for the GRE and LSAT

"Dancers" in Western North Carolina

Many people would fit into this category.

I want to mention in this post two dancers / entrepreneurs from the Asheville, North Carolina area. I was visiting Asheville and Brevard and Hendersonville two weekends ago and I saw two businesses that are owned by people who are also famous famous dancer choreographers. The coincidence seems worth noting here.

One was MARK MORRIS, whom most know as person of joyful movement (The Hard Nut Nutcracker "parody" and Gloria are especially celebrated works of his), but might be more celebrated in Western North Carolina as a realtor.

The other is PAUL TAYLOR, an ingenue of American modern dance (see Esplanade, in order!! and the more recent Promethean Fire), and of hand-made sandals. 

Things that are the exact same color as other things

living by salt marshes: the last 3 months

 

looking for patterns

NYtimes.com's new feature articles "recommended for you" is currently listing 3 items for me:

Theatre Listings

Mixed-Use Zorlu Center Raises Stakes in Istanbul

Names of the Dead


What is message is NYtimes.com trying to tell me?