"BEAUTY, n. The power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband."
— Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) The Devil's Dictionary, "B" section (1906)
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Portrait of Madame X by John Singer Sargent (1884) |
The Quote of the Day (from Liz Claiborne), plus other bits and pieces from my life in the North East of the United States. (I'm also a big fan of the PRI radio program This American Life.) Letters, emails, musing, and other sundry items from the attic of my PC's hard drive (all names have been changed).
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Portrait of Madame X by John Singer Sargent (1884) |
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George W. Bush flipping off the camera while getting ready for a local television appearance. The never-aired footage was uploaded to YouTube on March 5th, 2006. |