First I was wondering what was wrong…. it looks so dull.
but I looked at Alexi’s link.
…
The reason the statue is lacking that glossy, nearly translucent, rather ethereal look that we saw yesterday, is that this is a plaster cast of it.
It’s going on display in a re-opening London museum in a hall of such replicas.
…
To my mind, just looking at it shows one reason some artists, for centuries, have “bothered” to chip and grind and smooth huge, hard blocks of Carrara marble, instead of modelling in clay, or carving softer stone.
Even though it’s an exact cast, the detail is dulled and flattened.
We’ve lost the feeling of gazing almost right through the surface, and sensing the life pulse in the muscles.
…
BTW… @Grayhame… saw your “disclaimer”… OK, glad if you didn’t really mean “bother”.
In any case, art is open to interpretation.
…
But I forgot to address the hooked nose you mentioned.
It’s called a “Roman” nose. On most ancient Roman statuary, it was thought to portray qualities of leadership, nobility, and authority.
Michelangelo was probably following the earlier convention…
though actually, an aquiline nose is also a feature of many Italian faces, and was simply considered attractive back then.
Yes, so true.
After giving the battlefield his “all”, this is all he has left, worn, torn, down.
Sad indeed.
Such is the message.
So poignant.
So powerful.
From the number of praline recipes I found from cookies to cake I looked up the definition.
From:
The New Oxford Dictionary of English
Published by: Oxford University Press (1998)
ISBN 0-19-861263-X
praline ► noun [mass noun] a smooth, sweet
substance made by boiling nuts in sugar and
grinding the mixture, used especially as a filling
for chocolates.
■ [count noun] a chocolate filled with praline.
— ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from French, named after
Marshal de Plessis-Praslin (1598 – 1675), the French
soldier whose cook invented it.
From:
“Woman’s Day Collector’s Cook Book (revised and enlarged)
Published by: Simon and Schuster, New York
SBN: 671-21986-3
I looked up both “mass” and “count” nouns; I couldn’t make any real sense of what I read, but grammarians say there is a difference.
“ “PECAN PRALINES” ”
3 cups pack light-brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk [whole milk — (3.25% milk fat)]
2 tablespoons butter or margarine [use butter]
1 teaspoon vanilla extract [real, not artificial]
2-1/4 cups pecan halves
Mix first 4 ingredients in saucepan.
Stir over low heat until sugar is dis-
solved. Cook, without stirring, until
small amount of mixture forms a soft
ball when dropped in very cold water
(236° F. on a candy thermometer.)
Cool to lukewarm. Add remaining in-
gredients and beat until creamy. Drop
from large spoon onto waxed paper
and let stand until firm. Makes about
1 3/4 pounds.
Notes from me:
Remember sugar dissolves in hot tea or coffee. When the recipe says low heat, it means low heat.
I recommend the use of a candy thermometer.
But I remember when my rather ornery dad was in the Alzheimer’s residence, he’d get angry even about therapy dogs in the same large room, or people’s visiting pets.
I’m with you! I was just thinking that a handy-dandy utility belt is what’s missing from my life. I’ll have to find out where the handy-dandy utility belt store is. Is there one in your area??
.
,
An article about what’s happening here. LINK
Be careful when you dust down below the belt. Even stone can get excited.
And you know this because….
or, he might be ticklish!
First I was wondering what was wrong…. it looks so dull.
but I looked at Alexi’s link.
…
The reason the statue is lacking that glossy, nearly translucent, rather ethereal look that we saw yesterday, is that this is a plaster cast of it.
It’s going on display in a re-opening London museum in a hall of such replicas.
…
To my mind, just looking at it shows one reason some artists, for centuries, have “bothered” to chip and grind and smooth huge, hard blocks of Carrara marble, instead of modelling in clay, or carving softer stone.
Even though it’s an exact cast, the detail is dulled and flattened.
We’ve lost the feeling of gazing almost right through the surface, and sensing the life pulse in the muscles.
…
BTW… @Grayhame… saw your “disclaimer”… OK, glad if you didn’t really mean “bother”.
In any case, art is open to interpretation.
…
But I forgot to address the hooked nose you mentioned.
It’s called a “Roman” nose. On most ancient Roman statuary, it was thought to portray qualities of leadership, nobility, and authority.
Michelangelo was probably following the earlier convention…
though actually, an aquiline nose is also a feature of many Italian faces, and was simply considered attractive back then.
Yeah, “Roman” all over his face!
..
“ Robot Medic”” By: Jakub Rozalski
sad…….
Yes, so true.
After giving the battlefield his “all”, this is all he has left, worn, torn, down.
Sad indeed.
Such is the message.
So poignant.
So powerful.
,
,
Are you suggesting this for Stel-Bel? I think she has done it already.
Not exactly the same one, but yes….Nighthawks did the series and I did a poster for Robin Hood.
Hound.
Loved it all.
Oh! Right! HOUND!!!
Woolly Bully is such an outrageous cultural appropriation mash up that I can’t help but love it.
I love to see these rescue dogs find love.
i sat here with a cup of coffee and TEARS!!!
such a moving rescue video!
You got me curious.
Here is WIKIPEDIA On “Sam the Sham.”
As I was reading it, I was reminded of the Tom Hanks 1996 movie, “That Thing You Do!”.
Well, this is a fine kettle of fish.
Or cage of minibassets.
I’m glad BatBasset has his handy dandy tools, and can cut through the bars to free himself and Sparrow.
I’m also glad that Dr. Ratbreth shrunk them to a reasonable thickness for a teeny tool to breach.
Then again, he knew he couldn’t leave the cage large, or our clever caped canines could have just walked out through the open spaces.
…
But now how will our two tiny heroes fight back?
No amount of spinach will make those teensy muscles mighty.
I guess they’ll cross that bridge when they come to it.
We’ll just have to wait for them to get there… their stride is suddenly extra small, so it might take a while.
Dum…de… dum….
…..
Make a pot of tea… I’ll bring some cookies…
and we can watch while they work at it.
I feel kind of bad that I can’t reach in and help them… but that would not only break all the rules of Comicdom…
it would probably spoil the next 2 or 3 exciting episodes….
and I don’t want to miss them. Or lose my job at C&C.
Good thinking, Susan!
pralines
From the number of praline recipes I found from cookies to cake I looked up the definition.
From:
The New Oxford Dictionary of English
Published by: Oxford University Press (1998)
ISBN 0-19-861263-X
praline ► noun [mass noun] a smooth, sweet
substance made by boiling nuts in sugar and
grinding the mixture, used especially as a filling
for chocolates.
■ [count noun] a chocolate filled with praline.
— ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from French, named after
Marshal de Plessis-Praslin (1598 – 1675), the French
soldier whose cook invented it.
From:
“Woman’s Day Collector’s Cook Book (revised and enlarged)
Published by: Simon and Schuster, New York
SBN: 671-21986-3
I looked up both “mass” and “count” nouns; I couldn’t make any real sense of what I read, but grammarians say there is a difference.
“ “PECAN PRALINES” ”
3 cups pack light-brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk [whole milk — (3.25% milk fat)]
2 tablespoons butter or margarine [use butter]
1 teaspoon vanilla extract [real, not artificial]
2-1/4 cups pecan halves
Mix first 4 ingredients in saucepan.
Stir over low heat until sugar is dis-
solved. Cook, without stirring, until
small amount of mixture forms a soft
ball when dropped in very cold water
(236° F. on a candy thermometer.)
Cool to lukewarm. Add remaining in-
gredients and beat until creamy. Drop
from large spoon onto waxed paper
and let stand until firm. Makes about
1 3/4 pounds.
Notes from me:
Remember sugar dissolves in hot tea or coffee. When the recipe says low heat, it means low heat.
I recommend the use of a candy thermometer.
Alexi~
The simplest way I can explain it is “count nouns” are things that can be counted.
ex.: There are 8 mothers in the maternity ward right now.
“mass nouns” are things that can’t be counted.
ex.: Motherhood is hard work.
Hope this helps.
Hope you don’t mind an addition….
There’s a bit more to it.
The reason it’s important, grammatically, is that count and mass sometimes use different verbs and adjectives.
It’s been added to the dictionary to avoid a common mistake.
….
Count noun examples:
There were 8 mothers in the maternity ward on Tuesday.
“Fewer of them” had boys than girls.
You don’t need to actually count, or even use the noun… But when referring to something countable you say…
There were “fewer” there on Friday.
NOT there were “less mothers” there.
And NOT that there were “less dogs” at the shelter in Queens…
There were “fewer.”
…
But for MASS nouns:
It was “less hot” on Saturday.
There’s “less sugar” in my recipe than in Alexi’s.
……..
Therefore:
I make a bit “less icing”…. but I use “fewer eggs”, because they are countable.
Much of the sugar is in the filling… MASS.
Many of the nuts are on top…. COUNT
It’s usually good to delve deeper, as you did. Thanks for the extra clarificatiion. I was just trying to keep it very simple….perhaps overly so.
Who you gonna call to save Got-Ham?
TGIF Bat Basset fans!
Y’all have lunch at work with your dog. (((((HuGz!)))))
Both of the beasts go to work with me every day.
None of your clients mind?
That’s great.
I’d think most would welcome them…
But I remember when my rather ornery dad was in the Alzheimer’s residence, he’d get angry even about therapy dogs in the same large room, or people’s visiting pets.
i’m going to rush right out and get a handy-dandy utility belt. if we all do that we can ALL help BatBasset and Sparrow get out and save the day.
I’m with you! I was just thinking that a handy-dandy utility belt is what’s missing from my life. I’ll have to find out where the handy-dandy utility belt store is. Is there one in your area??
sure, right down the road…………..
come on over PC and we’ll go together.
It’s probably over on Ballard St., across from the Pulley Store.
okay, let’s all meet at Ballard Street’s Handy-Dandy Store. then, we can all have a glass of Handy-Dandy wine afterwards.
Sounds like fun!
I’m sure you are right. Of course it would be on Ballard Street!
Love the statement ~ “one unsolvable problem at a time”. If only life were like that. It seems that they always come all at once.