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I just received a book I ordered from some place in Kansas, and it had an old price tag on it from the Strand here in New York.

Yeah! My sailing certification is here. Hear that Dr. Marvin?

Lightning is cool.

Ouch! There was a rock in my General Tso’s Chicken.

Just watched Kurosawa’s “Ran.” It’s quite epic. Serious family issues.

Ken’s Most Awesome Tuna Sandwich Ever: Ahi tuna steak rubbed in garlic salt, seared and sliced. Placed between two slices of home made white bread with cold cut turkey, American cheese, mayo, and fresh basil leaves.

Don’t watch “Manhattan” unless you plan on taking a long nap. The concept was good, and so was imagery, but the dialogue tries too hard to be smart. A good flick for nostalgia, but not for fun.

Watching Woody Allen’s “Manhattan.” Never seen it before. Love Gershwin.

Is “ept” the opposite of “inept?”

“I had the most depressing Thursday ever one Thursday. My friends were nowhere to be found, so I wandered through the city until I ended up at Wendy’s, where I cried into my Diet Coke.” — Jelly Roper, American Sage.

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Robert Frost’s Sound of Sense

I’m not a huge fan of Robert Frost. I really like a few of his poems, but most of them I just don’t get. One thing I absolutely love about him though, are his thoughts on what he calls the Sound of Sense. It’s the syntactical sounds that make up a particular language. In a letter to a friend in 1913, Robert Frost described it as hearing muffled “voices behind a door.” I’d describe it as talking about your day around the dinner table with a mouthful of mashed potatoes. Even though they’ll scold you for talking with your mouth full, your family can still understand what you’re talking about.

Frost’s poetry reflects his theory. Have a listen for yourself.

Here are some links to check out:
Sound Devices
Robert Frost Out Loud (contains mp3’s of Frost reading his poems)

Definately check out some of the recordings of Frost. At first he sounds so dry and boring, but if you listen closely, you can tell how he emphasizes the sound of the language.