HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all Dads and their families
See also 'a brief personal bio'.
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his folks 50th anniversary, Nate with Lil at far right |
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JJ's Bar Mitzvah |
And, here's a reminiscence with a different Dad-protagonist
June 18, 2023
JUN 18, personal and family history: Father's Day reminiscence pics xxxxxxxxxxxxx Nate
June 17, 2023
JUN 17, palinku (poetic novelty): meat-eating
In this post, we continue with our novel form of poetic wordplay. Inspired by Japanese haiku poetry, the "palinku" is a terse verse with a total of 17 syllables displayed on three lines. Unlike its earlier English-language forerunners, this concoction does not mandate the precise distribution of the syllables among the three lines, but does stipulate that each word in the poem be included in a palindromic phrase or sentence (i.e. one that can be read either forwards or backwards).
To help the reader discern the origin of the lyrics, each palindrome, generally occupying one of the three lines of the poem, has been color-coded. Readers will note that we have been publishing verses of this type on the 17th of each month.
You can view them all our verses of this type if you proceed with a single click to our more encyclopedic blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE. (Or if you prefer, you can stay on this particular blogsite and look for the offerings for the 17th day of each month -- there are now more than 60 of these.)
links for any date: scroll over to the calendar-based listings of 'Past Posts' in the righthand column on this page, choose your month of interest, and then select (by clicking) the post of your choice.
June 16, 2023
JUN 16, lexicon of word-pairs: rhyming binomials Sm- to Z
Giorgio's Lexicon of Word-Pairs (rhyming binomials)
Quite a few rhyming binomials have been hightlighted in other short verses by the authors:
Matching the selection on the above slide, these include "weed and feed", "wear and tear", and "wine and dine".
You can easily find all of these on our topic-based blog "Edifying Nonsense" by clicking HERE, and following the links.
June 15, 2023
JUN 15, creative anachronism (Latin authors) ... xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxDrJJ
Authors' Note: When writers distort historic timelines intentionally or inadvertently in concocting their plots, they are said to write anachronistically.
Most of the above-mentioned Roman poets have also been discussed individually elsewhere on the OEDILF site. Many of these figures have had their true Latin names altered considerably to fit our Anglo-Latin construct. Apparently, however, none of these authors adopted the limerick format in their poetry.
Along the same lines, readers are invited to review our small but growing collection of "creative anachronisms" on our blog "Edifying Nonsense" by clicking HERE.
NOSTALGIC RECOLLECTION
(inspired by a birthday). Dr. JJ would be enjoying his 80th today.
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| at his younger bro's Bar Mitzvah |
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| surprise party (40th anniversary) for his folks |
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For several dozen more photos on this theme, please refer to our daily blogposts from February 5th 2022 to March 6th 2022.
June 14, 2023
JUN 14, photo-collage: Carolina lowcountry treat -- boiled peanuts
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| store display, in cellophane bags |
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| ready to eat (a somewhat messy finger-food) |
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| ramikin with empty shells. Delicious! |
Check out our previous post on this topic with an illustrated poem, song lyrics and more photos. Click HERE.
June 13, 2023
JUN 13, "pictures at a renovation": final posting
PREVIOUS VIEWS:
You can journey back through the whole arduous undertaking by scrolling back through our earlier posts (you can also click these dates for direct transport back to see the previous views). The earliest posts show the demolition phase, and that may be of particular interest to many viewers.
Jun 7: reconstruction
May 31: reconstruction
May 25: reconstruction
May 7: reconstruction
May 3: reconstruction
April 26: reconstruction
April 18: reconstruction
April 16: demolition phase
April 10: demolition phase
April 6: demolition phase
April 4: demolition phase
March 31: demolition phase
And, check out the project-planning stage, elucidated in photos and verse, on March 19, and March 27.
Current status: Lots of progress! But, this will be the final photo-collage posted on this topic. If you would like to see the final result, give us a few more weeks, and then arrange to come by!
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| vestibule, entrance to fronthall closet and 'new' office |
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| office, view back to main hall |
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| guest bathroom |
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| studio, storing appliances |
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| balcony, with some residual mouldings etc, needing some cleaning up |
TO SEE MORE STUFF: To see older or newer material (posted daily, or at least on most 'good' days), CLICK below the Comments Section, on 'Older Post' or 'Newer Post'.
June 12, 2023
JUN 12, portraits of couples: llamas
You can view these samples from our portfolio of 'Couples' portraits in a wider context on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE.
June 11, 2023
JUN 11, defining opinion: hone
Authors' Note: Fawn, an aspiring limericist, had been advised to carefully hone one of her submitted verses.
Our blogpost "Defining Opinion" on the topic-based blog "Edifying Nonsense" shows a selection of similar verses submitted to OEDILF (the online Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form). You can see all of these on one visit by clicking HERE.
June 10, 2023
JUN 10, a brief saga (wordplay): anagram swarms
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US Congressman Jamie Raskin |
For the purpose of this blog, a 'brief saga' is defined as a poem, usually narrative, but occasionally expository, that tell its story in at least 15 lines. Most commonly, the format involves three stanzas in limerick form, constituting a single submission to the online humor site 'Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form'. On the OEDILF site, rigorous standards for content and format are involved in a collaborative editing process that may take several weeks to over a year.
There are now over 40 of these lengthier bits of doggerel featured at OEDILF in Giorgio's "Author's Showcase". The OEDILF number for each accepted multiverse poem is shown here on the slide with its first verse. We have been blog-publishing these poetic adventures here monthly since January 2020.
To access all of our 'brief sagas' by the year of their creation, click on your selection below.
June 9, 2023
JUN 9, mythed opportunities: shooting dice with Satan (hosta)
Author's Note: Many floriculturists would sell their souls to find a cultivar of the lush perennial hosta, Hosta spp., whose foliage would persist through the winter. Although the plant routinely dies back during icy months, it usually returns in the following spring.
You can take advantage of the whole spectrum of illustrated poems dealing with 'Mythed Opportunities' that we have collected on our full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Click HERE!
June 8, 2023
JUN 8, lexicon of word-pairs, rhyming binomials M to Sl-
Giorgio's Lexicon of Word-Pairs (rhyming binomials)
Quite a few rhyming binomials have been hightlighted in other short verses by the authors:
Matching the selection on the first slide above, these include "near and dear".
Matching the selection on the second slide, these include "poop and scoop", and "red or dead".
You can easily find all of these on our topic-based blog "Edifying Nonsense" by clicking HERE, and following the links.
June 7, 2023
JUN 7, "pictures at a renovation":
Flooring, cabinets, wallboard repairs, doors, and some of the baseboards are now in place, and a lot of the debris has been cleaned up!
PREVIOUS VIEWS:
You can journey back through the whole arduous undertaking by scrolling back through our earlier posts (you can also click these dates for direct transport back to see the previous views). The earlier posts show the demolition phase, and that may be of particular interest to many viewers.
May 25: reconstruction
May 7: reconstruction
May 3: reconstruction
April 26: reconstruction
April 18: reconstruction
April 16: demolition phase
April 10: demolition phase
April 6: demolition phase
April 4: demolition phase
March 31: demolition phase
June 6, 2023
JUN 6, ambulatory verse: escape
Authors' Note: Although the difference is no longer well demarcated, wiggling originally implied movement in place without forward momentum, as in squirm, twist or jiggle. Wriggling, like the directionally motivated activities crawling and tunnelling, may be the ambulatory technique to choose when escape from entrapment is needed.
You can review all our verses on this topic, accumulated for you on our companion blog "Edifying Nonsense", by clicking HERE.
June 5, 2023
JUN 5, painterly poetry: Picasso's blue period
Check out our entire collection of illustrated verses on "painterly poetry" by clicking HERE.
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| another artist's blue period |
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