Beech in a Vermont forest in late May—the leaves still have that baby-green color of spring.
The return of Dzerzhinsky into any form of respectability is disturbing, disgusting, and depressing.
Parasite, the 2019 Korean film, received huge acclaim among cinephiles. I finally watched it a few days ago. Because of all the enthusiastic praise, I expected to like it. I didn’t. I found it unpleasant. I don’t think I’m a total philistine, but I’m genuinely puzzled by its accolades.
Soviet joke: in rural village a teacher explains how to add fractions:"add the top parts to each other, and same for bottom parts". A comission comes from Moscow, is horrified and explains how to do it properly. The teacher tells the kids: the Party has decreed that we add fractions differently now.
Just heard this one:
Two men sitting at the bar. "I'm writing a novel," says one. The other says: "And neither am I."
(Attributed to Peter Cook.)
While walking along a river yesterday, we stumbled upon some fresh beaver work. Here is a nice example. #Vermont