Philosophy
Oxford
I said no more felines, but that cannot be despite the strong mourning for Bruno. However, on the evening of June 12th during severe weather "Oxford" was delivered as a result of saving him from kind people who were forced to reduce their feline collection from five to two by an over zealous apartment manager trying to micromanage residents. Why the name "Oxford"...two reasons: He reminds me of a pair of saddle oxford shoes [contrasting black and white] and represents Oxford University...the location of many crime-ridden mysteries involving Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse and Detective Inspector Robert Lewis--a favorite pair of sleuths next to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. So we start new adventures.
Bruno...life's end
- The Oed In Print No More?
"The Oxford English Dictionary Definitions of ‘Print’ And ‘Digital’" by Tim Carmody August 30th, 2010 Wired The 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary is the bibliophile’s equivalent to the movie geek’s high-end home theater setup. It’s...
- A Curious Collection...lewis Carroll's Scrapbook
The Library of Congress... The Lewis Carroll Scrapbook at the Library of Congress is an original scrapbook that was kept by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Better known as Lewis Carroll, the Victorian-era children’s author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland...
- Oxford's Museum Of The History Of Science Aka Ashmolean After Elias Ashmole
Elias Ashmole May 23rd, 1617 to May 18th, 1692 Marconi's Coherer Receiver Bill Ashworth of the Linda Hall Library Newsletter wrote... Elias Ashmole, an English alchemist and collector of curiosities and manuscripts, died on May 18, 1692, at age...
- "naming Pluto"...a Film Review
Venetia Burney Phair "How an Oxford schoolgirl came to name planet Pluto" by Thom Airs April 24th, 2009 Oxford Mail THE story of how an 11-year-old Oxford schoolgirl named the planet Pluto is explored in a new documentary which premiered in the city...
- "collecting Things" Poll
Do you collect things such as rocks, minerals, fossils or books or stamps or cat whiskers? Yes...2 No...2 I think there must be a human gene that compels some of us to collect something and this gene tends to disintegrate as one gets older. In youth...
Philosophy
Oxford
OxfordI said no more felines, but that cannot be despite the strong mourning for Bruno. However, on the evening of June 12th during severe weather "Oxford" was delivered as a result of saving him from kind people who were forced to reduce their feline collection from five to two by an over zealous apartment manager trying to micromanage residents. Why the name "Oxford"...two reasons: He reminds me of a pair of saddle oxford shoes [contrasting black and white] and represents Oxford University...the location of many crime-ridden mysteries involving Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse and Detective Inspector Robert Lewis--a favorite pair of sleuths next to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. So we start new adventures.
Bruno...life's end
- The Oed In Print No More?
"The Oxford English Dictionary Definitions of ‘Print’ And ‘Digital’" by Tim Carmody August 30th, 2010 Wired The 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary is the bibliophile’s equivalent to the movie geek’s high-end home theater setup. It’s...
- A Curious Collection...lewis Carroll's Scrapbook
The Library of Congress... The Lewis Carroll Scrapbook at the Library of Congress is an original scrapbook that was kept by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Better known as Lewis Carroll, the Victorian-era children’s author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland...
- Oxford's Museum Of The History Of Science Aka Ashmolean After Elias Ashmole
Elias Ashmole May 23rd, 1617 to May 18th, 1692 Marconi's Coherer Receiver Bill Ashworth of the Linda Hall Library Newsletter wrote... Elias Ashmole, an English alchemist and collector of curiosities and manuscripts, died on May 18, 1692, at age...
- "naming Pluto"...a Film Review
Venetia Burney Phair "How an Oxford schoolgirl came to name planet Pluto" by Thom Airs April 24th, 2009 Oxford Mail THE story of how an 11-year-old Oxford schoolgirl named the planet Pluto is explored in a new documentary which premiered in the city...
- "collecting Things" Poll
Do you collect things such as rocks, minerals, fossils or books or stamps or cat whiskers? Yes...2 No...2 I think there must be a human gene that compels some of us to collect something and this gene tends to disintegrate as one gets older. In youth...