Katherine Neville, author of The Eight —
"Nine is a very powerful Nordic number."
in The Magic Circle , Ballantine paperback, 1999, p. 339.
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Der Einsatz
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”Confusion is nothing new.” |
(This may serve as today’s tribute to Katherine Neville.)
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Saturday, February 4, 2012
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Saturday, November 2, 2019
Plan 9 Continues.
"So, after summer, in the autumn air,
Comes the cold volume of forgotten ghosts,
But soothingly, with pleasant instruments,
So that this cold, a children's tale of ice,
Seems like a sheen of heat romanticized."
— Wallace Stevens,
"An Ordinary Evening in New Haven"
The German title of "The Recruit" (released Jan. 31, 2003)
is "Der Einsatz." Its MacGuffin is "'Ice 9."
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Monday, October 6, 2014
Monday, March 25, 2013
Einsatz für Pessach
"… potential recruits with the right skills
have too often been heading for business,
and those who do choose government work
often go to the National Security Agency…."
Review: Einsatz in this journal—
The German title of "The Recruit" (released Jan. 31, 2003)
is "Der Einsatz." Its MacGuffin is "'Ice 9."
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Death on Good Friday
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Edward Reed Whittemore Jr. was born |
In memoriam:
PART I —
PART II —
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
Go Ask Emma*
From Katherine Neville's novel The Eight (see also April 4, Der Einsatz )—
"You walked out of my dreams and into my car…"
* Frost
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Monday, May 23, 2011
The Stoner Series
A reader comments on yesterday afternoon's New York Times
"The Stone" column by Justin E.H. Smith—
"I did indeed appreciate Mr. Smith’s essay.
And I’m curious as to what future contributions of his,
to the Stoner series, that we can look forward to."
From August 24, 2010—
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Happy day 23 of Mental Health Month.
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Magnificent Load
From Doonesbury today—
From this journal (September 20, 2009)—
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scheinen
Quine, Pursuit of Truth,
Google search:
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Wednesday September 30, 2009
Midnight in the Garden, Autumn 2009
Review:
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From this journal on the following day, Sept. 21:
Happy birthday, Stephen King.
Today's previous entry is based on a song, "Unthought Known,"
from the above album; the cover of the album uses the 3×3 grid
shown in Sept. 20's midnight review. For related material
on the unconscious, see June 13-15, 2005.
I know more than Apollo,
For oft when he lies sleeping
I see the stars at mortal wars
In the wounded welkin weeping.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Sunday September 20, 2009
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Monday, March 3, 2008
Monday March 3, 2008
CENTRAL Central Intelligence
A Wrinkle in Time:
A Wrinkle in Time:
"Holding hands, they crossed the square. The huge CENTRAL Central Intelligence Building had only one door, but it was an enormous one, at least two stories high and wider than a room, made of a dull, bronzelike material.
'Do we just knock?' Meg giggled."
Associated Press story
by Tom Raum:
by Tom Raum:
Detail:
"Do we just knock?"
"Click PLAY."
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Related material:
Der Einsatz
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Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Tuesday May 1, 2007
May 1, 2007
2:45 AM
I could tell you a lot,
but you gotta be
true to your code.
— Sinatra
2:45 AM
I could tell you a lot,
but you gotta be
true to your code.
— Sinatra
At the still point…
— Eliot
…da ist der Tanz;
Doch weder Stillstand noch Bewegung.
Und nenne es nicht Beständigkeit,
Wo Vergangenheit und Zukunft sich sammeln.
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| to put one's back into something |
bei etwas Einsatz zeigen |
| to up the ante |
den Einsatz erhöhen |
| to debrief | den Einsatz nachher besprechen |
| to be on duty |
im Einsatz sein |
| mil.to be in action | im Einsatz sein |
| to play for high stakes |
mit hohem Einsatz spielen |
"Nine is a very
powerful Nordic number."
— Katherine Neville,
The Magic Circle
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