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Wrong dictionary, I guess

June 21, 20041 Comment

And here I thought that “Fahrenheit” was a temperature scale invented by a dead German guy… Guess he must have been thinking of Ray Bradbury‘s choice of Fahrenheit 451 as the title of one of his novels. He chose that because this is the temperature at which paper ignites.

Absorbed in a book

May 21, 2004

I bought Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight right before lunch. I plop myself into the last seat at the crowded bar at Longhorn’s, start reading, and the next thing I know, Diane the bartender is saying, “Hey, I’ve been talking to you a couple of times now and you didn’t hear a thing … Continue reading Absorbed in a book

Bios

May 14, 2004

About Francis Jammes, apropos of this poem. Also here is a good bio page. Bring your French dictionaries.