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night of snow
Saturday, January 22nd, 2022 02:50 amIt is our night of snow, snow on the ground and air temps below freezing. Tomorrow is today, will be sun and probably melt. Some might survive in the shadows for a bit longer.
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On Wednesday I ordered some things on Amazon. I chose an Amazon Day Delivery of Jan 27 for the ones that had the choice, as I'm in no hurry. An email I got today for one item "Sold by Amazon.com Services LLC" says, "New estimated delivery date: Monday, January 24, 2022 - Friday, March 25, 2022".
So either they'll have it shipped right out to me in a couple of days, or maybe it will take 2 months. Weird.
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Last year, in a store I came across some hologram artworks, 2-d paintings made into 3-d with holograms. 11 by 16 inches in size. They were neat, and I bought 2 that looked like paintings of southeast Asian goddesses.
Later after doing some searching, I discovered that the artist is Zeng Hao, and the paintings are of Kuan Yin, aka Guan Yin. I wonder if whoever made and sold these posters had permission from the actual artists; I tend to suspect not.
But I wanted to ask if any of you know... is there a special name for 3-d hologram artworks of this kind? The store had others with different kinds of artwork on them. But when I searched online, I didn't find anything like it, possibly due to not using the right search terms.
It also is a problem that photos of holograms don't look like holograms, so when looking at images in search results, I can't tell if the items shown are holographic like the ones I have or not.
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On Wednesday I ordered some things on Amazon. I chose an Amazon Day Delivery of Jan 27 for the ones that had the choice, as I'm in no hurry. An email I got today for one item "Sold by Amazon.com Services LLC" says, "New estimated delivery date: Monday, January 24, 2022 - Friday, March 25, 2022".
So either they'll have it shipped right out to me in a couple of days, or maybe it will take 2 months. Weird.
.
Last year, in a store I came across some hologram artworks, 2-d paintings made into 3-d with holograms. 11 by 16 inches in size. They were neat, and I bought 2 that looked like paintings of southeast Asian goddesses.
Later after doing some searching, I discovered that the artist is Zeng Hao, and the paintings are of Kuan Yin, aka Guan Yin. I wonder if whoever made and sold these posters had permission from the actual artists; I tend to suspect not.
But I wanted to ask if any of you know... is there a special name for 3-d hologram artworks of this kind? The store had others with different kinds of artwork on them. But when I searched online, I didn't find anything like it, possibly due to not using the right search terms.
It also is a problem that photos of holograms don't look like holograms, so when looking at images in search results, I can't tell if the items shown are holographic like the ones I have or not.
"Salad Days"
Wednesday, September 15th, 2021 09:41 pmThe song "Gold" by Spandau Ballet includes this line in its lyrics:
These are my salad days
The term "salad days" was not familiar to me, but there's a whole Wikipedia article about it. It says:
I don't know why, but it strikes me as odd, to think of Ancient Egyptians eating salad. But then, Cleopatra cavorted with Ancient Romans. Did Ancient Romans eat salads? Apparently so.
Bon Appetit Wednesday! An Ancient Roman Salad:
Romans loved salads. Columella’s writings suggest the Romans were much like we are today in their search for delicious and inventive salad combinations.[2] A main ingredient in all of these recipes was salt. In fact, the word salad comes from the Latin word sal, meaning salt.
According to the next articles, Ancient Egyptians domesticated lettuce. But they also considered it an aphrodisiac (or they didn't, depending on the article).
Watch out the Egyptian salad. Lettuce in Ancient Egypt: a ‘sexy vegetable’ and its usages
Lettuce and Kings: The Power Struggle Between Horus and Set
Ancient Egyptian Sexuality: Life in Ancient Egypt
... there I am getting dragged down a winding path of topics from where I started.
Going back to the Shakespeare Cleopatra line, it's neat how it is a double (or more) metaphor. Green is a metaphor for youth; coldness (temperature) is a metaphor for coldness (lack of emotion). And then salad, being green and cold, becomes another metaphor for youth and/or coldness.
Update, 2021/09/29:
The ancient Egyptian depictions of lettuce shown on the above link don't look much like modern day lettuce.
But today I came across a lettuce variety which does look somewhat similar to the Egyptian depictions:
Celtuce (also known as "stem lettuce".
Celtuce: A Stocky Stem Lettuce From China (video)
These are my salad days
The term "salad days" was not familiar to me, but there's a whole Wikipedia article about it. It says:
The phrase was coined in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra in 1606. In the speech at the end of Act One in which Cleopatra is regretting her youthful dalliances with Julius Caesar she says:
...My salad days, / When I was green in judgment, cold in blood/To say as I said then!
The phrase became popular only from the middle of the 19th century, coming to mean "a period of youthful inexperience or indiscretion." The metaphor comes from Cleopatra's use of the word 'green' — presumably meaning someone youthful, inexperienced, or immature. Her references to "green" and "cold" both suggest qualities of salads.
I don't know why, but it strikes me as odd, to think of Ancient Egyptians eating salad. But then, Cleopatra cavorted with Ancient Romans. Did Ancient Romans eat salads? Apparently so.
Bon Appetit Wednesday! An Ancient Roman Salad:
Romans loved salads. Columella’s writings suggest the Romans were much like we are today in their search for delicious and inventive salad combinations.[2] A main ingredient in all of these recipes was salt. In fact, the word salad comes from the Latin word sal, meaning salt.
According to the next articles, Ancient Egyptians domesticated lettuce. But they also considered it an aphrodisiac (or they didn't, depending on the article).
Watch out the Egyptian salad. Lettuce in Ancient Egypt: a ‘sexy vegetable’ and its usages
Lettuce and Kings: The Power Struggle Between Horus and Set
Ancient Egyptian Sexuality: Life in Ancient Egypt
... there I am getting dragged down a winding path of topics from where I started.
Going back to the Shakespeare Cleopatra line, it's neat how it is a double (or more) metaphor. Green is a metaphor for youth; coldness (temperature) is a metaphor for coldness (lack of emotion). And then salad, being green and cold, becomes another metaphor for youth and/or coldness.
Update, 2021/09/29:
The ancient Egyptian depictions of lettuce shown on the above link don't look much like modern day lettuce.
But today I came across a lettuce variety which does look somewhat similar to the Egyptian depictions:
Celtuce (also known as "stem lettuce".
Celtuce: A Stocky Stem Lettuce From China (video)
