Tag Archives: mark twain

temperate

Posted on July 22, 2009 by twotreatises

I had never really thought about the phrase “in cold blood” before. When you (I) hear the phrase today, we (I) tend to think of a crime — violent and remorseless, cold and calculated. But really it just means dispassionate, … Continue reading →

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winging in the years

Posted on July 16, 2009 by twotreatises

“Eleven years winged their changeful flight — as the novels say. Eleven years winged their changeful flight, and last week came at last.” (Mark Twain in “On Postage Rates on Authors’ Manuscript”) If you’re curious, a Google search for the … Continue reading →

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BLDG BLOG “The First Million” event

Posted on January 13, 2007 by twotreatises

BLDG BLOG (1/07) speakers/presenters: Matthew Coolidge (founder and director of the Center for Land Use Interpretation): end of Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana, end of America liminal space engineered space (levees) disappearing due to sediment loss and hurricanes people who still … Continue reading →

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