Consider the item below, which is one of the Cummings Center’s latest acquisitions. The ellipse, which is made of steel, measures 5 inches by 2 inches. And in the middle of the ellipse is a brass plate that has been silvered, with two movable “hands” that are used to mark the num...
Yes, you can discover a sort of Sibelius tonight with newly-created stars from the Melbourne Youth Orchestra featured alongside MSO regulars. But what conductorBenjamin Northeyand his forces offer is a Reader’s Digest version of the Finnish master; a little bit here, a morsel there, and perh...
There is something more than a little macabre about racing to a man’s execution. Life may have the pretense of an itinerary, but death is, after all, assumed to be unscheduled. “It’s just so different from the ordinary … when you call a hearse after someone has died,” said Sister...
Not only is there the previous investment (although it’s not an investment really) but if a parent stops the funnelling of resources into the activity, then there is the fear that the child might think the parent doesn’t believe in them anymore. And if the money stops, then maybe that...
This is a major update to an article originally posted March 28, 2004 Shortlink: https://askleo.com/1915 Tagged: email address « Previous post: Why Can’t I Delete This File? Next post: Why Is There So Much Spam? » Leo Who? I'm Leo Notenboom and I've been playing with ...
A different animal is commemorated each year. After 12 years the animals are repeated. Were you born in the Year of the Horse? Snake? or Tiger? Locate the year in the Chinese Lunar Year chart below. Then look at the top of the column to discover the most likely animal celebrated ...
This is a major update to an article originally posted March 28, 2004 Shortlink: https://askleo.com/1915 Tagged: email address « Previous post: Why Can’t I Delete This File? Next post: Why Is There So Much Spam? » Leo Who? I'm Leo Notenboom and I've been playing with ...
A righteous man never tccls ashamed to face his shadow when standing alone and to face his soul when sleeping alone. 君子之交淡如水,小人之交甘如醴。君子淡以亲,小人甘以绝。 The friendship between men of virtue is light like water, yet affectionate; the friendship between men without virtue...
The Bishop of Myra--or Santa Claus to most of the world--lived around 270-345 AD in what is now the Lycian region of Turkey. Both of Nicholas's parents died during an outbreak of the plague, leaving him a great sum of money. This Byzantine trust-fund baby entered the clergy, and ...