quote of the day
"It's easier to get forgiveness than permission."
"Not in this house!"
---me and Lisa (wife of
popfiend)
"Not in this house!"
---me and Lisa (wife of
popfiend)January 4th, 2009
Schott's Miscellany 3 January 2009
FRENCH NOTEPAPER TRADITIONS
According to the 1891 edition of Brewer's Historic Notebook, an attempt was made in French society (during the 18th century) to create a formal etiquette concerning notepaper. Different colored writing paper was to be used for each day of the week:
| Day | notepaper color |
| Sunday | delicate mauve |
| Monday | pale green |
| Tuesday | pink |
| Wednesday (an unlucky day) | somber gray |
| Thursdayay | blue |
| Friday | white |
| Saturday | straw color |
Samuel Johnson (1709-84)
a Chronic Rift Quickie on Doctor Who
Now live is the first Chronic Rift Quickie, as John S. Drew (drewshi), Orenthal V. Hawkins (popfiend), Jay Smith (dr_p_venkman), and I discuss the casting of the Eleventh Doctor, as announced last night. ("Quickie" for us, of course, is still half an hour....)
Get it from iTunes, from the Rift web site, or directly from our spiffy new podOmatic page (we got a paid account).
Next real episode will be available on the 12th of January: a Roundtable discussion entitled "Here's to the future: Where's my flying car?"
drewshi), Orenthal V. Hawkins (popfiend), Jay Smith (dr_p_venkman), and I discuss the casting of the Eleventh Doctor, as announced last night. ("Quickie" for us, of course, is still half an hour....)Get it from iTunes, from the Rift web site, or directly from our spiffy new podOmatic page (we got a paid account).
Next real episode will be available on the 12th of January: a Roundtable discussion entitled "Here's to the future: Where's my flying car?"
