Here. They visit Postman’s Park, where I used on occasion to have lunch, and which commemorates among others a DTP slave martyred for using Motter Tektura in Seattle. (Would anyone still try to save someone else from a dangerous attack of weed?) (Off topic: When will we have a monument to the unknown minister?)

Just couldn’t take the spanking.

Xavier (check his crazy blog, Le dicon) in an interesting comment has introduced me to Jean-Pierre Brisset. Brisset is interesting because he anticipates Derrida (différance) by taking a a lexical trick that works only in French and using it as the basis for universal theory, despite most of us not having been blessed with an [...]

From the mid-fifteenth century translation into Spanish of Peter Apian’s Cosmography:
The towns of the Duchy of Saxony.
- Wittemberg, Witenberga. 30.30/51.50.
- Halberstat, Halberstadium, 28.38/52.11.
- Lunenborg, Luneburgum, 27.50/54.0.
- Braunsvick, Brunsuicum, 28.0/52.34.
- Embeck, Embica, In this region they make very good beer. 27.32/52.6.
- Lebenberg, Leoburgum, 28.2/54.10.
- Hal, Hallis Saxoniae, 26.49/51.41.
- Lubeck, Lubecum, 28.20/54.48.
- Meydburg Puerto, Mesvium, 29.38/52.20.
- Hersburgum, [...]

Not as dramatic as this gentleman but probably better company, Steve Vaught (“The fat man walking”) is walking across the States to try to lose weight. Two local guys (“Dos en un burro”) are cheating and have a donkey pulling them. I hope it gets more Three men in a boat-ish, because there’s promise in [...]