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Clothing and society in the Roman world
Convergence — Saturday night and Sunday
Noted at Convergence
I first learned about science fiction fandom in the spring of 1968, more than 40 years ago. I attended my first convention a year later. So I have been a part of fandom, and vice versa, for more than 2/3 of my life.
Convergence — Late Saturday afternoon
mia_mcdavid is upstairs taking a nap. I am back in the music room, listening to 3 Pints Gone, with a Guinness in front of me :-)>
Saturday at Convergence — I
Friday at Convergence — II
Friday at Convergence – I
Off to Convergence
…. the biggest local science-fiction convention. mia_mcdavid and our son J are already there. It is the tenth anniversary for this con, so they are extending it for an extra day. Hence we will be returning home on Sunday. The holiday helps.
Monday Night Irish Class, June 30, 2008
Irish Class, June 30, 2008
Irish Class, June 30, 2008
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Fadas: áéíóúÁÉÍÓÚ
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We have a class project for the summer: To translate a menu into
Irish. Each of us chose one item. I got:
Minnesota wild rice
stuffed chicken breast
I first reworded the English to
be
Breast of chicken with stuffing of wild rice
from Minnesota
Which I translated
as
Cíoch sicín le buiste ríc fiáin as
Minnesota
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